By Jesse Whittock. Hello and welcome to another week that was in international entertainment. Jesse Whittock here, back to guide you through the big stories and scoops. Drop him a note and say hello. Gone are the masks and vaccination certificates and back is the closing of King Street and orange shirt volunteers. More here. Watch on Deadline. This lack of success has been a source of miscomprehension for the country that considers itself the birthplace of cinema. It remains to be seen if the new-look committee can buck the trend.
The French government has suggested it will allocate some of the revenue raised by VAT to fill the funding gap, but details on how this will work are sketchy. There are fears the move will impact both budgets and editorial independence. Both partners say the fusion is essential if they are to hold their own in the face of competition from the global platforms, but have made it clear they will not push it through at any cost.
BBC and Chatterbox Media in firing line: Hypocrisy within a large organization and toxic behaviour and alleged bullying within a small one were exposed by a Deadline investigation this week. Our reporting found that the BBC had continued commissioning Meet the Khans producer Chatterbox Media despite discovering its owners had at least a dozen complaints lodged against them including for bullying over a month period.
The BBC has placed resolving bullying and wellbeing issues at the heart of its approach to TV production over the past year, since high-profile cases such as Noel Clarke, so the decision to commission Chatterbox for reality series Charlotte in Sunderland shortly after receiving a letter from union Bectu detailing the allegations was met with shock by former employees, some of who were emboldened to contact Deadline.
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Mixed half-year: ITV half-year results day this week , painting a mixed picture of goings-on at the commercial broadcaster. Expect a wide variety of cool international projects from the operation β the type Georges and Abed are known for finding β and much more. Read on. Not only that, but its also in talks with Lionsgate over a strategic tie-up , as Andreas and Anthony revealed. I had the scoop. Caroline had the details as Kylie returned.
