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Back-to-work blueprint for UK TV production unveiled
Major broadcasters, Pact, Coba and ITN fire starting gun on return to production.
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Goldfinch creates £500,000 loans fund for independent UK producers
Companies must pay a minimum £2,000 admin charge.
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Screen Yorkshire launches £200,000 Covid-19 support fund
The Indie TV and Film Development Fund will allocate grants up to £25,000.
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Banff organisers unveil plans for summer virtual edition
Banff Virtual Edition to launch on May 26 with Snowpiercer Master Class.
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Playground, wiip to adapt BIFA winner Emma Jane Unsworth’s ‘Adults’
Story centres on woman in her thirties forced to reevaluate her life.
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Endeavor Content, Motive Pictures to adapt Terry Pratchett’s ‘Discworld’ novels for TV
The series will be produced by Narrativia, the company originally launched by Terry Prachett.
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‘Train To Busan’ director Yeon Sang-ho launches new Netflix series ‘Hellbound’
The series will be produced by Korea’s Lezhin Studio.
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'The Traitor' co-writer Ludovica Rampoldi to adapt New York-set Mafia tale for wiip (exclusive)
Mixed-language series based on late author Arrigo Petacco’s non-fiction book Mano Nera.
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Bectu, Pact join forces to lobby UK government over freelancers
Bodies demand clarity over whether freelancers whose contracts reached ‘natural end’ can be furloughed.
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Series Mania extends project component of Digital Forum until May 29
Online platform was created to replace physical event that was due to take place in northern French city of Lille.
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J J Abrams’ Bad Robot to make three series for HBO Max
Prolific creator struck $500m overall deal with WarnerMedia last year.
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HBO Europe orders ‘At Home’ anthology series from five Spanish directors
Warner Bros. has created the series with Caballo Films in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
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SK Global names new president of TV division
New hire had “no intention of returning to the executive ranks.”
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NATPE moves back key events in Budapest, Los Angeles
Rescheduling amid pandemic follows cancellation of LA Screenings Independents, LA Screenings.
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Edinburgh TV festival switches to online-only for 2020 edition
Freelancers will be offered free access to the digital event.
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Monte-Carlo Television Festival pushed to 2021 due to Covid-19
The 60th edition was due to take place in June 2020.
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Emmy-winning composer, Fountains Of Wayne co-founder Adam Schlesinger dies from coronavirus
Oscar nod in 1997 for song from That Thing You Do!
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Emmys push back voting deadlines, suspends “For Your Consideration” events
The Television Academy is responding to the coronavirus crisis.
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Wiip secures critical growth investment (exclusive)
Money will fuel mission to “empower artists and creators to realise their creative visions”.
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Series Mania kicks-off online digital forum with market premieres and project pitches
Drama Adult Material and Basque conflict saga Patria among series set to market premiere online.