Streamer Spend On British TV Topped B For First Time Last Year, Pact Research Finds, As John McVay Accuses Channel 4 Of “Snarkiness” Over ‘Adolescence’ Row

Streamer Spend On British TV Topped $1B For First Time Last Year, Pact Research Finds, As John McVay Accuses Channel 4 Of “Snarkiness” Over ‘Adolescence’ Row

Streamer spend on British TV shows comfortably topped $1B last year, according to Pact’s latest census, with chief John McVay rowing in behind the American giants to accuse Channel 4 of “snarkiness” over the Adolescence row that rocked the Edinburgh TV Festival. For full-year 2024, streamers invested £850M ($1.15B) in UK series, a 24% rise…

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Judith Light On Artistry, Activism & Global TV & Mireille Dumas On The Vital Role Of Documentaries: Monte-Carlo TV Festival Preview

Judith Light On Artistry, Activism & Global TV & Mireille Dumas On The Vital Role Of Documentaries: Monte-Carlo TV Festival Preview

Judith Light and Mireille Dumas are headed to Monte-Carlo. The duo will be in town to head up, respectively, the drama and documentaries juries at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival. Ahead of time, they sat down with Deadline and discussed their hopes for their sections, and, more generally, the worlds of drama and factual programming. Judith…

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