Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ to Come Under Enhanced U.K. Regulation by Ofcom

Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ to Come Under Enhanced U.K. Regulation by Ofcom

The U.K. government said on Tuesday that streaming services with more than 500,000 U.K. users, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, ITV’s ITVX and Channel 4’s services, will be covered by enhanced regulation by U.K. media regulator Ofcom “designed to protect audiences and improve accessibility.” The government unveiled “secondary legislation to implement the Media Act…

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Tourette’s Campaigner John Davidson Says He Is “Deeply Mortified” If Anyone Considers “Involuntary Tics to Be Intentional” After BAFTA Backlash

Tourette’s Campaigner John Davidson Says He Is “Deeply Mortified” If Anyone Considers “Involuntary Tics to Be Intentional” After BAFTA Backlash

John Davidson, the Tourette’s campaigner at the center of the BAFTA Film Awards backlash, has released a statement after shouting a racial slur at presenters Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo during the ceremony. “I can only add that I am and always have been deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be…

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Banijay Content Chief, Development Talks State of Reality (“Still Absolutely King”), Sportainment, and Swinging Big to Find the Next Hit

Banijay Content Chief, Development Talks State of Reality (“Still Absolutely King”), Sportainment, and Swinging Big to Find the Next Hit

Big Brother, Survivor, Deal or No Deal, MasterChef, Temptation Island – those are just some of the non-scripted hit shows of independent production powerhouse Banijay Entertainment. As Banijay‘s chief content officer, development James Townley is responsible for not resting on those laurels and instead driving the development and creation of original non-scripted intellectual property (IP), format…

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‘Soumsoum, The Night of the Stars’ Wins Fipresci Honor, ‘Moscas’ Wows Ecumenical Jury

‘Soumsoum, The Night of the Stars’ Wins Fipresci Honor, ‘Moscas’ Wows Ecumenical Jury

Berlin competition titles Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars, and Moscas won over the independent juries at this year’s Berlinale, with Soumsoum, from Franco-Chadian auteur Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, taking top prize for best film from the Fipresci jury of international film critics, and Moscas from Mexican Director Fernando Eimbcke, winning the top honor of this year’s…

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