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Hugh Hudson, whose first feature directing effort Chariots of Fire won four Academy Awards including Best Picture, has died, according to a statement from his family obtained by the BBC. He was 86. Hudson began his career making documentaries and television commercials, which he continued to do even…

It's Friday and that can mean only one thing, folks: another edition of International Insider. Jesse Whittock here to take you through another week in film and TV. Pouncing On Cannes Lions Climate chaos: Our intrepid Weekend Editor Caroline Frost braved the travel chaos in Europe to make her way to the mega…

The reception to Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America on Amazon Prime Video last year provided Amazon marketing chief Ukonwa Ojo’s point when she said Thursday at Cannes Lions that “it's not possible to reach diverse audiences without diversity.” Ojo, Global Chief Marketing Officer for Amazon Prime Video and Amazon…

Berlinale Calls For Acquittal Of Filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga Following Protest Arrest The directors of the Berlin International Film Festival are calling on the Zimbabwe government to clear filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga and journalist Julie Barnes or drop the case before an upcoming trial begins. Both women were…

Ted Sarandos confirmed Thursday that Netflix is speaking to multiple potential partners to help it introduce ads to its platform. The streamer’s co-CEO and chief content officer was speaking on a “Future Of Entertainment” panel at the Cannes Lions advertising conference where he received the event’s Entertainment…

Delegates at Cannes Lions were stopped from entering the advertising festival this morning after Greenpeace activists staged an anti-fossil fuels protest on top of the Palais des Festival — the latest of several guerrilla stunts to disrupt the event. Crowds, delegates and fans were all held back and doors closed while…

If there is any blossoming romance between Netflix and NBCUniversal amid speculation the former is looking for an ad sales partner, the latter's CEO Jeff Shell wasn't spilling the beans Wednesday when he sat down for a discussion at the Cannes Lions event. "I'm not going to comment on any conversations we may be…

Master, Black Monday and Girls Trip star Regina Hall has revealed how honing her acting and writing skills helped her overcome a period when the roles she landed felt "stagnant and didn't show my range." The actress and producer was speaking at a panel at ad market Cannes Lions exploring the impact of women on…

Ryan Reynolds has revealed that his recent incarnation as a global marketing supremo came about in part because of tireless efforts to get his hit comic movie Deadpool off the ground. "I spent ten years trying to get the film Deadpool made — it was hell,” he told an audience at the Cannes Lions advertising event in…

Issa Rae has revealed she mandates that all of her sets are at least 60% diverse. The Golden Globe-nominated star and creator of Insecure disclosed the directive as she laid down a challenge to marketing and advertising personnel today as part of an impassioned discussion at the Cannes Lions conference about…

In a virtual presentation today during the Cannes Lions brand confab, Nielsen shed a bit more light on streaming from its growing body of research on the U.S. market. Following up on its announcement last week of a new measurement tool called The Gauge, SVP of product strategy Brian Fuhrer explored the May viewing…

Advertising and marketing confab Cannes Lions will be fully digital this year, running from 21-25 June. The move marks the second consecutive cancellation of the physical event due to the pandemic. Philip Thomas, Cannes Lions Chairman, commented: "Over the last year, we've been consulting with our customers and…