Freely to Launch Spotlight Channels as Commercial Opportunity for Connected TV Partners

Freely to Launch Spotlight Channels as Commercial Opportunity for Connected TV Partners

Freely, the free streaming service backed by U.K. broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Paramount’s 5 that launched in 2024, will introduce Freely Spotlight Channels to enable “increased monetization opportunities” for connected TV operating system (CTV OS) partners via the Freely TV Guide. Everyone TV, formerly known as Digital U.K., the joint venture behind Freely, shared the news on Monday. Its focus is on enabling…

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BAFTA Film Awards Review of Tourette’s Fiasco Finds “Weaknesses” in Planning and Crisis Procedures, But No “Malicious Intent”

BAFTA Film Awards Review of Tourette’s Fiasco Finds “Weaknesses” in Planning and Crisis Procedures, But No “Malicious Intent”

An independent review of the BAFTA Film Awards has found a “number of structural weaknesses” in planning, escalation procedures, and crisis coordination before John Davidson‘s Tourette’s outburst. Davidson, an executive producer on the BAFTA-winning I Swear, dominated headlines for weeks after involuntarily shouting the n-word as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the award…

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Korean Auteur Na Hong-jin’s Long-Gestating Thriller ‘Hope,’ Starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, Headed to Cannes

Korean Auteur Na Hong-jin’s Long-Gestating Thriller ‘Hope,’ Starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, Headed to Cannes

Korean auteur Na Hong-jin is finally headed back to Cannes. A decade after his visceral supernatural freakout The Wailing wowed festivalgoers, the genre mercenary is set to return to the Croisette this May with the long-gestating sci-fi thriller Hope, his first film in the event’s main competition. Hope was among the 21-title competition lineup unveiled…

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‘The Girl With the Needle,’ ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ Directors to Pitch New Films to Investors at Cannes Market

‘The Girl With the Needle,’ ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ Directors to Pitch New Films to Investors at Cannes Market

The fourth edition of the Cannes Investors Circle, the Marché du Film’s initiative connecting private investors with high-end film projects, has unveiled a showcase of eight projects from auteurs for the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival next month, including new films from the directors of The Girl With the Needle, The Ties That…

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