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Leading Middle East VOD Shahid Appoints Chief Content OfficerÂ
Shahid, the Middle East VOD platform run by MBC Group, has named Jakob Mejlhede Andersen as its new Chief Content Officer.
Andersen will oversee the content strategy for both Shahid and its premium offering, Shahid VIP, handling original content, exclusive premieres, and licensed programming, in Arabic and other…
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The Queen’s Coronavirus Address Watched By 24M In The UK
Queen Elizabeth II’s rare address to the British public and the Commonwealth became one of the UK’s most-watched TV events of the past decade after 24M tuned in to watch Her Majesty.
In a nod to families and friends being kept apart by coronavirus, the Queen’s speech included the emotive line that “we will meet again,”…
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ITV Creates $615,000 Coronavirus Development Fund For Producers
ITV has announced plans to create a £500,000 ($615,000) development fund to support producers through the coronavirus-induced production shutdown.
ITV wants to increase investment in development so it can be quicker in greenlighting ideas once the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted and filming can get back underway on TV…
Coronavirus: London’s West End To Remain Closed Until May 31 At Earliest
London’s theatre district the West End will remain shuttered until at least May 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT), the industry body that represents West End theaters, issued an update this morning UK time.
SOLT said in a statement: “We are now cancelling all performances up…
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BBC Sets Out Five-Point Plan To Help Production Companies Through Coronavirus Crisis
The BBC has outlined its plan of action for assisting the UK production community through the coronavirus pandemic, which has ripped through the industry halting filming on most major TV shows.
The BBC is in a unique position given that its funding is guaranteed by the licence fee, and it is keen to show that it is…
Netflix Gives $1M To India Producers Guild Relief Fund & Commits Four Weeks Pay To Local Crew
Two weeks ago, Netflix established a $100M fund to back the global creative industry during the coronavirus crisis, and the company is beginning to outline how that money will be distributed.
In India, one of the fastest growing streaming markets, Netflix has award $1M to the Producers Guild of India Relief Fund…
Channel 4 Chiefs Set For 20% Pay Cut As UK Broadcaster Eyes $92M Emergency Credit Facility
Channel 4’s top executives, including CEO Alex Mahon, are set to join other entertainment industry chiefs in taking a coronavirus pay cut as the advertising downturn begins to bite.
The Gogglebox and Great British Bake Off broadcaster, which is almost entirely funded by the ad market, is preparing to announce a range…
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Coping With COVID-19 Crisis: Damian Lewis & Helen McCrory On Feeding Health Workers After Filming Halted On ‘Billions’ & ‘Peaky Blinders’
Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…
Coronavirus: Middle East Distributor Front Row Shifts Raft Of Movies Online Including ‘Resistance’, ‘Endings, Beginnings’ & ‘The Assistant’
Middle East distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment is shifting a raft of theatrical releases online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered cinemas across the region.
It’s rare for MENA distributors to forego theatrical releases on decent-sized movies given strict windowing rules. But the current climate…
China’s iQiyi Streams Blockbuster ‘Ne Zha’ Across South East Asia
Chinese streaming giant iQiyi has made 2019 blockbuster animated film Ne Zha available in nine South East Asian markets. VIP subscribers in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei and Cambodia from Sunday were given exclusive access to the $726M worldwide grosser which is…
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SXSW Film Festival Unveils Award Winners For Canceled 2020 Edition
Berlin Film Festival Winners: Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘There Is No Evil’ Takes Golden Bear
César Awards: Polanski Best Director, ‘Les Miserables’ Top Film Amid Controversy
NAACP Image Awards Winners: Lizzo, ‘Just Mercy’, ‘Black-ish’, ‘When They See Us’, More
Duran Duran’s John Taylor Reveals Coronavirus Diagnosis, Recovery: “We Can And Will Beat This Thing”
Duran Duran bassist John Taylor on Sunday revealed that he has recovered from COVID-19 after testing positive “three weeks ago”.
“Perhaps I am a particularly robust 59 year old – I like to think I am – or was blessed with getting only a mild case of Covid 19. But after a week or so of what I would describe as a…
NBC News’s Kate Snow Says Husband Chris Bro Is Sick With Coronavirus Symptoms
In the wake of her absence on NBC Nightly News, Kate Snow posted a video on Twitter explaining that she hasn’t been on the news program because husband, Chris Bro has been showing coronavirus symptoms.
“My kids and I are healthy,” she wrote on Twitter. “Chris is strong and we're hopeful he'll be better soon. Please…
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