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NewsNBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Leaves After “Inappropriate Relationship”
NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell has left the US entertainment giant after acknowledging an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman in the company.
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House of the Dragon, This Is Going to Hurt Lead BAFTA TV Craft Award Winners
Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon and BBC medical drama This Is Going To Hurt won three awards each at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2023.
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Amelia Brown Named CEO of Fremantle UK
Fremantle has appointed Amelia Brown as CEO of its business in the UK, replacing Simon Andreae who left the company this month.
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Film and TV Production Restart Scheme Supported More Than 100k Jobs
The UK government’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme, which was launched in July 2020 amid the Covid pandemic, has supported more than 100,000 jobs for cast and crew on more than 1,200 productions.
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Fremantle UK CEO Simon Andreae to Step Down
Fremantle UK chief executive Simon Andreae has stepped down from his role.
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Ofcom proposes to refer UK cloud market for investigation
Ofcom has proposed referring the UK cloud market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for further investigation amid concern about the practices of leading cloud infrastructure providers Amazon (AWS) and Microsoft.
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Disney appoints Hulu exec Joe Earley as streaming chief
Joe Earley has been named president of direct-to-consumer at Disney Entertainment and will take charge of the company’s streaming efforts, including Disney+ and Hulu.
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Fremantle Appoints Marco Tombolini as CEO of Italian Division
Fremantle has promoted Marco Tombolini to CEO of Fremantle Italy.
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Red Planet Pictures’ Alex Jones Appointed Pact Vice-Chair
UK producers’ alliance Pact has elected Red Planet Pictures joint managing director Alex Jones as its new vice-chair. He takes up the post with immediate effect.
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This is Going to Hurt, The Responder Lead Nominations for Bafta Television Awards
BBC dramas This is Going to Hurt and The Responder have emerged as the front runners at the Bafta Television Awards with six nominations each.
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UK Bans TikTok on Govt Devices, BBC Asks Staff to Delete App
Chinese-owned social media app TikTok has been banned on UK government electronic devices, while the BBC has advised staff to delete TikTok from corporate phones because of privacy and security fears.
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Kristy Matheson Named as BFI Festivals Director
The British Film Institute (BFI) has appointed Kristy Matheson as BFI Festivals director, leading the UK’s largest film festival the BFI London Film Festival (4–15 October), and BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival from the 2024 edition.
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Vice appoints Bruce Dixon, Hozefa Lokhandwala as co-CEOs
Vice Media Group (VMG) has promoted Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala to co-chief executive officers.
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Alex Pumfrey steps down as CEO of Film and TV Charity
The Film and TV Charity’s chief executive Alex Pumfrey has announced that she is to leave the organisation after nearly six years in post.
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Vice Media Group CEO Nancy Dubuc to leave
Vice Media Group chief executive officer Nancy Dubuc is leaving the company after five years.
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Mental health and wellbeing improving in UK industry: Looking Glass Survey
The Film and TV Charity’s Looking Glass ’22 survey has reported a small but significant shift in the industry’s mental health and wellbeing.
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French streamer Salto to close
France Televisions, M6 and TF1 have officially announced that they are closing their joint venture streaming platform, Salto.
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Banijay Americas replaces CEO
Banijay Americas has promoted Ben Samek to CEO, replacing Cris Abrego who remains chairman of the Americas for Banijay.
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Disney to cut 7,000 jobs and make $5.5 billion in savings
The Walt Disney Company is to cut 7,000 jobs and make $5.5 billion in savings as part of a major restructure to trim costs and return power to creative executives.
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MBC Studios appoints Christina Wayne as managing director
Middle East broadcasting group MBC has appointed Christina Wayne as the new managing director of its production arm, MBC Studios.
