formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
A record £4bn was spent making TV shows in the UK in the past year – almost double the figure before the pandemic. TV production slumped during lockdown but rebounded to a new high between October 2020 and September 2021, … Continued
Regulator asked interview panellists to be replaced as they were ‘not sufficiently independent’. Tory intrusion ‘chilling’ independence of national bodies, critics claim. Source: Watchdog stopped ministers breaching neutrality code in top BBC and BFI hires | Conservatives | The Guardian
With the advent and now-ubiquity of streaming, massive disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the much-discussed demise of the leading man, Hollywood is in greater flux than ever. While not all change may be wholly positive, one development that … Continued
STEVE MCQUEEN claimed he came close to boycotting the BBC after the broadcaster failed to apologise when a correspondent said the N-word during a report. Source: Steve McQueen almost boycotted BBC over N-word scandal: ‘So offensive it was untrue’ | … Continued
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned eight new scripted series from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, including a thriller from the writers of Humans. Source: https://www.c21media.net/news/bbc-tours-uk-for-drama-package/
The BBC in the UK has appointed a British Film Institute (BFI) exec as head of its new writers room and unveiled a raft of new dramas, including a show from the creatives behind The Salisbury Poisonings. Jessica Loveland becomes … Continued