TV Giants Refuse To Pay Fees For UK’s Independent Bullying & Harassment Complaints Body After String Of Power Abuse Scandals

TV Giants Refuse To Pay Fees For UK’s Independent Bullying & Harassment Complaints Body After String Of Power Abuse Scandals

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 and Disney are among the television giants declining to pay annual fees to the UK industry’s new independent bullying and harassment complaints body, Deadline can reveal. As executives gather in Scotland for the Edinburgh TV Festival, sources said there is growing uncertainty over whether the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (now commonly…

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Nicola Coughlan Leading Next ‘I Am’ Anthology Series For Channel 4; ‘Sight Unseen’ Sales; Particle6 AI Hire; Channel 4 Xmas Specials – Global Briefs

Nicola Coughlan Leading Next ‘I Am’ Anthology Series For Channel 4; ‘Sight Unseen’ Sales; Particle6 AI Hire; Channel 4 Xmas Specials – Global Briefs

Nicola Coughlan Leading Next ‘I Am‘ Anthology Series For Channel 4 Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan is leading the next series of Channel 4’s I Am, which won Kate Winslet a BAFTA two years ago. Coughlan will front I Am Helen alongside Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole. Coughlan developed her I Am with creator Dominic Savage…

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Channel 4 Launches Comedy YouTube Channel As Digital Boss Reveals Strategy Insight: “The Show Starts At Minus 10 Seconds”

Channel 4 Launches Comedy YouTube Channel As Digital Boss Reveals Strategy Insight: “The Show Starts At Minus 10 Seconds”

EXCLUSIVE: Having kickstarted the careers of David Mitchell, Chris Morris and Jamie Demetriou, Channel 4 is taking its rich comedy heritage to YouTube with the launch of a new channel. The Gogglebox network has expanded its YouTube strategy by rolling out A Comedy Thing, which will publish weekly long-form programming for YouTube plus content on…

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Bella Ramsey Lands Lead Role In Channel 4 Thriller ‘Maya’, With Creator Daisy Haggard Making Directorial Debut

Bella Ramsey Lands Lead Role In Channel 4 Thriller ‘Maya’, With Creator Daisy Haggard Making Directorial Debut

EXCLUSIVE: Bella Ramsey has set their next role – as the titular daughter in Daisy Haggard‘s Channel 4 thriller drama Maya. We can also reveal Haggard will make her directorial debut in the Two Brothers Pictures-produced show, alongside co-director Jamie Donoughue (Doctor Who). Time and The Last of Us star Ramsey will co-lead the six-part…

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