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International UK Culture Secretary Lays Out Why The Government Is Regulating The Streamers

Streamer regulation has been a hot topic in the UK for years now and the government is acting. In an exclusive op-ed for Deadline, UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer explains this week’s decision to regulate the likes of Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video. “If we want our public service broadcasters to continue holding their own in 50 years time, we need a rulebook that allows them to innovate and compete,” she writes, delivering her first comments on broadcasting since taking on the role last month.

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Roku Laying Off Another 200 Employees, 6% Of Workforce

Roku said today it plans to lay off 200 employees, or 6% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring plan as the drumbeat of staff cuts across the industry continues. Roku laid off 200 last fall on advertising woes and a challenging economy, both of which are still rocky. Roku said in a statement…

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Streaming Films Are Far More Diverse Than Theatrical Features, Study Finds

When it comes to diversity in film, streaming far outpaced theatrical releases last year, according to a new report from UCLA, which found that diversity has taken "a step back in theatrical films but strides forward in streaming." The report found that women and people of color fared far better in…

Film

BBC Savings Target Rockets By 40% To $500M With 1,000 Hours Per Year Set To Be Cut

The BBC’s savings target has rocketed by 40% to £400M ($493M) and the corporation is responding by cutting 1,000 hours worth of shows per year. Issued in the past few minutes, the BBC’s Annual Plan said there will be an “acceleration” of savings plans due to the freezing of the license fee, which…

International

French Movie Sector Drew $1.28B Investment In 2022 As Activity Returned To Pre-Pandemic Levels

The French movie sector saw investment and activity return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, while streamer contributions rose, according to the annual production report of France’s National Cinema Centre. Overall, there was $1.28 billion (1.18 billion euros) worth of investment in feature film…

International

London VFX House Union Opens Studio In Montreal

EXCLUSIVE: British visual effects outfit Union is launching its first international studio in Montreal, Canada, as it looks to expand the services it offers its clients in feature film and high-end television. The new studio, which comes as Union enters its 15th year, is based in a refurbished…

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Roman Kemp To Front BBC Daytime Format ‘The Finish Line’

EXCLUSIVE: Roman Kemp is to host The Finish Line, the BBC’s latest big daytime TV bet from The Chase producer Potato. Kemp, the well-known radio host who came third on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 2019, will be assisted by Sarah Greene in the show, which is currently filming in…

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Jonathan Majors’s Army Ads Being Refashioned To Run As Scheduled During Final Four

The Army is mobilizing to quickly update its planned Jonathan Majors recruiting ads touting the service so that they can run as scheduled. The ads were pulled last Sunday following Majors’s weekend arrest on various assault charges. The new ads will be part of the men’s and women’s Final Four…

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‘Riverdale’ Boss Talks Season 7 Premiere, Hints Characters Will Face Off Against “Society Itself” For 1950s-Set Final Installment

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 7 premiere of The CW’s Riverdale. It’s the beginning of the end for Riverdale. The series kicked off its final season on Wednesday, picking up where the last moments of Season 6 left off, after the characters were suddenly transported back in…

Keith Reid Dies: Procol Harum Lyricist On ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ And Other Hits Was 76

Keith Reid, who cowrote the lyrics for most of Procol Harum's original songs, died March 23 of cancer, his wife confirmed. No details on location were provided. Reid was a writer on Procol Harum's biggest hit, 1967's "A Whiter Shade of Pale," as well as on group classics as "A Salty Dog,"…

‘Snowfall’ Spinoff In Early Development At FX; Gail Bean Rumored To Star

EXCLUSIVE: A spinoff of the hit drama series Snowfall is in early stages of development at FX, sources tell Deadline. No one would comment but we hear that, if it comes to fruition, the offshoot would potentially star Gail Bean reprising her fan-favorite Snowfall character, Wanda. The spinoff is a…

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N’Neka Garland Dies: Daytime Emmy-Winning ‘General Hospital’ Producer Was 49

N’Neka Garland, a Daytime Emmy-winning longtime producer on General Hospital, has died. She was 49. Her father, William Garland, confirmed her passing on Facebook but did not provide details. Garland graduated from Hampton University in Virginia in 1995 with a degree in mass media. She began her work…

Little-Noticed February Vote By Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek Board “Completely Circumvents” Authority Of New DeSantis-Chosen Overseers

“We’re going to have to deal with it and correct it,” Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board of Supervisors member Brian Aungst Jr. said today of a vote taken by the then Disney-controlled Reedy Creek Improvement District in February. “It's a subversion of the will of the voters and the…