Tom Cruise Once Slammed His Mission Impossible Crew For This Reason. (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Tom Cruise is very dedicated to his work and ensures his crew members do not fool around. The Hollywood A-lister has a pretty good reputation in the industry, barring the Scientology controversy, but he once lost his temper while doing Mission Impossible 7, aka Mision: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. An audio of him criticizing the crew members was allegedly published by a leading media outlet and at a studio in the UK.
The Mi franchise led by Cruise is one of his most popular ones, and the fans eagerly wait for every part. However, Mi 7 failed to create the same magic at the box office as its predecessors because of the Barbenheimer effect. It was released in the same month as Oppenheimer and Barbie. However, the actor has no time to get upset about that as...
Tom Cruise is very dedicated to his work and ensures his crew members do not fool around. The Hollywood A-lister has a pretty good reputation in the industry, barring the Scientology controversy, but he once lost his temper while doing Mission Impossible 7, aka Mision: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. An audio of him criticizing the crew members was allegedly published by a leading media outlet and at a studio in the UK.
The Mi franchise led by Cruise is one of his most popular ones, and the fans eagerly wait for every part. However, Mi 7 failed to create the same magic at the box office as its predecessors because of the Barbenheimer effect. It was released in the same month as Oppenheimer and Barbie. However, the actor has no time to get upset about that as...
- 3/26/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
BBC chairman Richard Sharp has resigned over his role in a 2020 loan to then U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Sharp has been under pressure to step down ever since a damning report in the U.K.’s Sunday Times in January alleged that Johnson recommended Sharp as chairman just weeks after the latter was involved in Johnson’s attempt to arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800,000 [$990,000].
A parliamentary inquiry into the matter in February — by the same Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) committee that interviewed Sharp for the job — found that he had made “significant errors of judgement” when he didn’t declare his role in the facilitation of a loan to Johnson.
Sharp resigned after a report that set out the findings of an inquiry by Adam Heppinstall into the 2020/21 competition to appoint a new chair of the BBC board, was published on Friday.
Sharp has been under pressure to step down ever since a damning report in the U.K.’s Sunday Times in January alleged that Johnson recommended Sharp as chairman just weeks after the latter was involved in Johnson’s attempt to arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800,000 [$990,000].
A parliamentary inquiry into the matter in February — by the same Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) committee that interviewed Sharp for the job — found that he had made “significant errors of judgement” when he didn’t declare his role in the facilitation of a loan to Johnson.
Sharp resigned after a report that set out the findings of an inquiry by Adam Heppinstall into the 2020/21 competition to appoint a new chair of the BBC board, was published on Friday.
- 4/28/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran and Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
It’s straight in at the deep end with Bertie Carvel. The London actor, who was once the most hated man in the country as Suranne Jones’s cheating suburban hubby in Doctor Foster, is speaking to me about the second season of his Channel 5 detective drama, Dalgliesh. He appears over Zoom from the Hampstead house he grew up in, which he moved back into with his wife during the pandemic. That must have provided some comfort in uncertain times, I proffer. He tilts his head sideways. “Well, it was distressing in some ways, because we moved back here because my mum had passed away.” Oh, right. “It was a lot to encounter all of your history in that way, but amazing, too.” Around the same time, Carvel’s son was born. “I was looking back over my life as he was starting his,” he says. “It was sort...
- 4/24/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Exclusive: The BBC raised concerns about the way the government was going about appointing its new Chairman before the controversial hire of Richard Sharp.
Sir David Clementi, the BBC’s former Chairman, wrote to the government in October 2020 to complain about the recruitment process for his successor.
The UK government is responsible for appointing the BBC’s Chairman, while ministers also play a role in hiring four other board members.
The procedure has become increasingly divisive, with concerns about ministers installing political candidates, leaving the BBC open to the accusation that its non-executive directors are too close to the government.
Clementi’s letter to Oliver Dowden, the former Culture Secretary, could fuel suspicions that the government played politics with the BBC’s board amid a wider agenda against the broadcaster.
In the letter, disclosed by the BBC under a Freedom of Information request, Clementi raised questions about the Chairman recruitment...
Sir David Clementi, the BBC’s former Chairman, wrote to the government in October 2020 to complain about the recruitment process for his successor.
The UK government is responsible for appointing the BBC’s Chairman, while ministers also play a role in hiring four other board members.
The procedure has become increasingly divisive, with concerns about ministers installing political candidates, leaving the BBC open to the accusation that its non-executive directors are too close to the government.
Clementi’s letter to Oliver Dowden, the former Culture Secretary, could fuel suspicions that the government played politics with the BBC’s board amid a wider agenda against the broadcaster.
In the letter, disclosed by the BBC under a Freedom of Information request, Clementi raised questions about the Chairman recruitment...
- 3/24/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The UK government has made the same move as the U.S. by banning TikTok on ministers and civil servants’ phones.
Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden delivered a statement in the Houses of Parliament in the past few minutes announcing the ban, which comes a few weeks after the U.S. Senate mandated that all federate employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. The U.S. is currently threatening a nationwide TikTok ban unless owner ByteDance divests the app, according to reports earlier this week, but Dowden stressed the UK TikTok ban will only apply to government devices.
Although ByteDance has strongly denied these reports, TikTok has faced allegations it hands users’ data to the Chinese government, and today’s move follows a review from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre.
Dowden described the TikTok government ban as “good cyber hygiene.”
“Our security must always come first,...
Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden delivered a statement in the Houses of Parliament in the past few minutes announcing the ban, which comes a few weeks after the U.S. Senate mandated that all federate employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. The U.S. is currently threatening a nationwide TikTok ban unless owner ByteDance divests the app, according to reports earlier this week, but Dowden stressed the UK TikTok ban will only apply to government devices.
Although ByteDance has strongly denied these reports, TikTok has faced allegations it hands users’ data to the Chinese government, and today’s move follows a review from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre.
Dowden described the TikTok government ban as “good cyber hygiene.”
“Our security must always come first,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC chair Richard Sharp made “significant errors of judgement” when he did not declare his role in the facilitation of a loan in 2020 to the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a U.K. parliamentary inquiry has found.
Sharp, a banker and former chair of the Royal Academy of Arts, was appointed in January 2021 on the recommendation of Oliver Dowden, then Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) secretary, and Boris Johnson, who was still Prime Minister at the time.
A report in U.K.’s The Sunday Times in January alleged that Johnson put forward the recommendation just weeks after Sharp “helped to arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800,000 [990,000 ]” for Johnson.
According to The Sunday Times, Sharp was drawn into Johnson’s finances while dining with the Prime Minister and businessman Sam Blyth, a friend and “distant cousin” of Johnson’s. The report stated that Blyth...
Sharp, a banker and former chair of the Royal Academy of Arts, was appointed in January 2021 on the recommendation of Oliver Dowden, then Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) secretary, and Boris Johnson, who was still Prime Minister at the time.
A report in U.K.’s The Sunday Times in January alleged that Johnson put forward the recommendation just weeks after Sharp “helped to arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800,000 [990,000 ]” for Johnson.
According to The Sunday Times, Sharp was drawn into Johnson’s finances while dining with the Prime Minister and businessman Sam Blyth, a friend and “distant cousin” of Johnson’s. The report stated that Blyth...
- 2/12/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
BBC chair Richard Sharp has denied allegations that he helped “arrange” a loan for the then U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2020.
Appearing before a parliamentary enquiry convened by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) Committee on Tuesday, Sharp said: “I’ve never given the [former] Prime Minister advice. He’s never sought it. I know nothing about his personal financial affairs.”
Under the BBC’s Royal Charter, which governs the broadcaster, the position of BBC Chair is appointed by the British monarch on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Dcms.
Sharp, a banker and former chair of the Royal Academy of Arts, was appointed in Jan. 2021 on the recommendation of Oliver Dowden, then Dcms secretary, and Boris Johnson, who was still Prime Minister at the time.
A report in U.K.’s The Sunday Times in January alleged that Johnson put...
Appearing before a parliamentary enquiry convened by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) Committee on Tuesday, Sharp said: “I’ve never given the [former] Prime Minister advice. He’s never sought it. I know nothing about his personal financial affairs.”
Under the BBC’s Royal Charter, which governs the broadcaster, the position of BBC Chair is appointed by the British monarch on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Dcms.
Sharp, a banker and former chair of the Royal Academy of Arts, was appointed in Jan. 2021 on the recommendation of Oliver Dowden, then Dcms secretary, and Boris Johnson, who was still Prime Minister at the time.
A report in U.K.’s The Sunday Times in January alleged that Johnson put...
- 2/7/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
There was a moment in November when Channel 4’s senior executives breathed a sigh of relief.
Seated at the top table of Channel 4’s 40th birthday party, Chief Executive Alex Mahon was flanked by her friend Elisabeth Murdoch and doyens of UK broadcasting, including BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Carolyn McCall, ITV’s Chief Executive. They were raising a glass to a British success story in a rare public display of unity.
On the same table was Thérèse Coffey, a senior government minister who had survived three prime ministers in the space of little more than three months. Her presence at the V&a Museum event bemused others, who believed the government only had hostile intentions for Channel 4 after sanctioning a sale of the broadcaster against its wishes.
Things soon got weirder. Coffey turned to Mahon and asked if she could raise a glass to Channel 4. She then proceeded...
Seated at the top table of Channel 4’s 40th birthday party, Chief Executive Alex Mahon was flanked by her friend Elisabeth Murdoch and doyens of UK broadcasting, including BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Carolyn McCall, ITV’s Chief Executive. They were raising a glass to a British success story in a rare public display of unity.
On the same table was Thérèse Coffey, a senior government minister who had survived three prime ministers in the space of little more than three months. Her presence at the V&a Museum event bemused others, who believed the government only had hostile intentions for Channel 4 after sanctioning a sale of the broadcaster against its wishes.
Things soon got weirder. Coffey turned to Mahon and asked if she could raise a glass to Channel 4. She then proceeded...
- 2/3/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Crown” alum Helena Bonham Carter says she doesn’t think the Netflix series “should carry on” now that it has nearly caught up to the present day.
“I should be careful here too, but I don’t think they should carry on, actually,” said the actor in a recent interview with The Guardian.
“I’m in it and I loved my episodes, but it’s very different now. When ‘The Crown’ started it was a historic drama, and now it’s crashed into the present. But that’s up to them.”
Bonham Carter portrayed Queen Elizabeth II’s sister Princess Margaret in Season 3 and Season 4 of the Netflix drama, taking over the role from Vanessa Kirby. She passed the baton to Lesley Manville for Season 5, which premiered last fall. Season 6, also starring Manville, is forthcoming.
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“I should be careful here too, but I don’t think they should carry on, actually,” said the actor in a recent interview with The Guardian.
“I’m in it and I loved my episodes, but it’s very different now. When ‘The Crown’ started it was a historic drama, and now it’s crashed into the present. But that’s up to them.”
Bonham Carter portrayed Queen Elizabeth II’s sister Princess Margaret in Season 3 and Season 4 of the Netflix drama, taking over the role from Vanessa Kirby. She passed the baton to Lesley Manville for Season 5, which premiered last fall. Season 6, also starring Manville, is forthcoming.
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- 2/1/2023
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Helena Bonham Carter said in a recent interview with The Guardian that Netflix’s “The Crown” should end now as it’s no longer a historical drama. The actor portrayed Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister Princess Margaret in the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix royal drama, taking over the role from Venessa Kirby. The fifth season of “The Crown” launched in November 2022 and brought the show out of the past and into more recent events as it covered the royal family during the 1990s. Lesley Manville starred as Princess Margaret.
“I should be careful here too, but I don’t think they should carry on, actually,” Bonham Carter said. I’m in it and I loved my episodes, but it’s very different now. When ‘The Crown’ started it was a historic drama, and now it’s crashed into the present. But that’s up to them.
“I should be careful here too, but I don’t think they should carry on, actually,” Bonham Carter said. I’m in it and I loved my episodes, but it’s very different now. When ‘The Crown’ started it was a historic drama, and now it’s crashed into the present. But that’s up to them.
- 2/1/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Update:
Broadcasting union Bectu has called for Richard Sharp’s appointment as BBC Chair to be investigated by the U.K.’s Commissioner for Public Appointments.
“As a public service broadcaster it is absolutely essential that the public and Parliament can trust the BBC to carry out its duties and appointments free from any real or perceived conflict of interest,” said Bectu head Philippa Childs. “The corporation has been vocal about the importance of impartiality and transparency across all levels of the organisation and in its output, and Bectu members and other staff at the BBC face intense scrutiny to this effect in carrying out their roles. The corporation must be equally scrupulous in applying these standards to members of its Board, who set its strategic vision and must ensure BBC decisions are made in the interests of the public.”
“While we note confirmation that the BBC Board will review the conflict of interest claims,...
Broadcasting union Bectu has called for Richard Sharp’s appointment as BBC Chair to be investigated by the U.K.’s Commissioner for Public Appointments.
“As a public service broadcaster it is absolutely essential that the public and Parliament can trust the BBC to carry out its duties and appointments free from any real or perceived conflict of interest,” said Bectu head Philippa Childs. “The corporation has been vocal about the importance of impartiality and transparency across all levels of the organisation and in its output, and Bectu members and other staff at the BBC face intense scrutiny to this effect in carrying out their roles. The corporation must be equally scrupulous in applying these standards to members of its Board, who set its strategic vision and must ensure BBC decisions are made in the interests of the public.”
“While we note confirmation that the BBC Board will review the conflict of interest claims,...
- 1/23/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
UK culture secretary Michelle Donelan dubbed the broadcaster a “linchpin of Britain’s booming creative industries”.
UK culture secretary Michelle Donelan has formally confirmed that Channel 4 will not be sold as she dubbed the broadcaster a “linchpin of Britain’s booming creative industries”.
The culture secretary finally called time on the drawn-out debate about the future ownership of the Public Broadcasting Service that she inherited from her predecessors Oliver Dowden and Nadine Dorries.
“Channel 4 is a British success story and a linchpin of our booming creative industries. After reviewing the business case and engaging with the relevant sectors I...
UK culture secretary Michelle Donelan has formally confirmed that Channel 4 will not be sold as she dubbed the broadcaster a “linchpin of Britain’s booming creative industries”.
The culture secretary finally called time on the drawn-out debate about the future ownership of the Public Broadcasting Service that she inherited from her predecessors Oliver Dowden and Nadine Dorries.
“Channel 4 is a British success story and a linchpin of our booming creative industries. After reviewing the business case and engaging with the relevant sectors I...
- 1/5/2023
- by Alex Farber Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
The Crown has not included a fictional disclaimer for its new season despite calls from critics.
The hit Netflix show returned on Wednesday (9 November) for its highly anticipated fifth season, which largely focuses on the breakdown of the marriage between the late Princess Diana and then Prince Charles.
You can follow updates from the series’ launch on The Independent’s live blog here.
Despite controversy, series producers decided against adding a disclaimer that reminds viewers that the show is a fictional dramatisation of real events.
Instead, a disclaimer was added the latest trailer for The Crown in the lead-up to its new season but not the programme itself.
In its trailer, posted on YouTube, Netflix writes: “Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatisation tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign.”
The Independent has contacted Netflix for comment.
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The hit Netflix show returned on Wednesday (9 November) for its highly anticipated fifth season, which largely focuses on the breakdown of the marriage between the late Princess Diana and then Prince Charles.
You can follow updates from the series’ launch on The Independent’s live blog here.
Despite controversy, series producers decided against adding a disclaimer that reminds viewers that the show is a fictional dramatisation of real events.
Instead, a disclaimer was added the latest trailer for The Crown in the lead-up to its new season but not the programme itself.
In its trailer, posted on YouTube, Netflix writes: “Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatisation tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign.”
The Independent has contacted Netflix for comment.
Stars like Dame Judi Dench...
- 11/9/2022
- by Furvah Shah
- The Independent - TV
The Crown loves a metaphor. In the latest season, everyone is wondering what to do with the clapped-out royal yacht Britannia. It’s the Nineties, and the monarchy is looking a bit worn out, too. “It shouldn’t come as a surprise she’s falling apart, she’s a creature of another age… in many ways she’s obsolete,” says Prince Philip, definitely talking about a big, expensive boat. “Don’t say that!” the Queen flaps, definitely also talking about a boat. The show is filled with analogies so bold you could spot them from space. In another zinger, Diana’s Panorama interview is compared to Guy Fawkes’s gunpowder plot. And yet people still love to take this show very, very literally. Why, when it’s so clearly on the royals’ side?
The build-up to the fifth season of Peter Morgan’s royal soap opera, which is on Netflix from 9 November,...
The build-up to the fifth season of Peter Morgan’s royal soap opera, which is on Netflix from 9 November,...
- 11/5/2022
- by Jessie Thompson
- The Independent - TV
Netflix has added a disclaimer to the text description accompanying its Season 5 trailer for “The Crown,” following backlash from British actors, politicians and more to its portrayal of the royal family’s inner workings.
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign,” the disclaimer reads, in a first for the streamer. Trailers for previous seasons have not included such language. You can watch the Season 5 trailer above.
In full, the description continues: “It’s a new decade, and the royal family are facing what may be their biggest challenge yet: proving their continued relevance in ‘90s Britain. As Diana and Charles wage a media war, cracks begin to splinter the royal foundation.”
Judi Dench was the latest to call on Netflix to add a disclaimer to the Emmy-winning drama, stating in an open letter...
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign,” the disclaimer reads, in a first for the streamer. Trailers for previous seasons have not included such language. You can watch the Season 5 trailer above.
In full, the description continues: “It’s a new decade, and the royal family are facing what may be their biggest challenge yet: proving their continued relevance in ‘90s Britain. As Diana and Charles wage a media war, cracks begin to splinter the royal foundation.”
Judi Dench was the latest to call on Netflix to add a disclaimer to the Emmy-winning drama, stating in an open letter...
- 10/21/2022
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Netflix has added a disclaimer to the description for its latest The Crown trailer following a difficult couple of weeks for the royal series.
In the YouTube description below the video for the fifth season trailer, Netflix states: “inspired by real events, this fictional dramatisation tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign” .
None of the previous trailers included this disclaimer, instead going straight into a description of the season.
The move comes after two years of lobbying from certain circles including former Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, who said in late 2020 that a “health warning” should be played before episodes so viewers know the series is a work of fiction.
That “health warning” still doesn’t appear in the current trailer, however, only in the YouTube description. Netflix already uses the “fictionalised” line in press materials, on social media and on...
In the YouTube description below the video for the fifth season trailer, Netflix states: “inspired by real events, this fictional dramatisation tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign” .
None of the previous trailers included this disclaimer, instead going straight into a description of the season.
The move comes after two years of lobbying from certain circles including former Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, who said in late 2020 that a “health warning” should be played before episodes so viewers know the series is a work of fiction.
That “health warning” still doesn’t appear in the current trailer, however, only in the YouTube description. Netflix already uses the “fictionalised” line in press materials, on social media and on...
- 10/21/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood star Judi Dench is not a fan of Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ and she wrote an open letter in which she criticised the hit series, which chronicles the British royal family, for being “cruelly unjust” in its depiction of the royals.
In her letter to The Times UK, Dench wrote that “no one is a greater believer in artistic freedom” than her but “this cannot go unchallenged.”
She stressed, “The closer the drama comes to our present times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism,” reports aceshowbiz.com.
The actress, who portrayed Queen Victoria in the 1997 film ‘Mrs. Brown’ as well as 2017’s ‘Victoria & Abdul’ and played Queen Elizabeth in 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love”, also penned that “while many will recognise ‘The Crown’ for the brilliant but fictionalised account of events that it is, I fear that a significant number of viewers,...
In her letter to The Times UK, Dench wrote that “no one is a greater believer in artistic freedom” than her but “this cannot go unchallenged.”
She stressed, “The closer the drama comes to our present times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism,” reports aceshowbiz.com.
The actress, who portrayed Queen Victoria in the 1997 film ‘Mrs. Brown’ as well as 2017’s ‘Victoria & Abdul’ and played Queen Elizabeth in 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love”, also penned that “while many will recognise ‘The Crown’ for the brilliant but fictionalised account of events that it is, I fear that a significant number of viewers,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Judi Dench is joining the chorus of critics of “The Crown” to speak out against what she called a “cruelly unjust” and “inaccurate and hurtful” fictionalized depiction of the British monarchy going into Season 5’s Nov. 9 premiere.
While maintaining in an open letter to Netflix (via The Times) on Thursdsay that it’s a “brilliant but fictionalised account of events,” the U.K. acting royalty and Oscar winner has gotten wind of “wounding suggestions apparently contained in the new series” that she believes requires an explicit message to viewers that what they’re watching is more fiction than fact.
“I fear that a significant number of viewers, particularly overseas, may take its version of history as being wholly true,” she wrote.
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While maintaining in an open letter to Netflix (via The Times) on Thursdsay that it’s a “brilliant but fictionalised account of events,” the U.K. acting royalty and Oscar winner has gotten wind of “wounding suggestions apparently contained in the new series” that she believes requires an explicit message to viewers that what they’re watching is more fiction than fact.
“I fear that a significant number of viewers, particularly overseas, may take its version of history as being wholly true,” she wrote.
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- 10/20/2022
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Judi Dench has become the latest celebrity to criticiseThe Crown and suggest it should include a disclaimer.
Netflix’s historical drama series is returning for its fifth season in November.
The new run of episodes will jump forward to the Nineties with a new cast playing the royal family. They will reportedly depict the breakdown of King Charles III’s marriage to Princess Diana.
It is also rumoured to show Charles requesting then-prime minister John Major’s support for the Queen’s abdication.
While Netflix has always insisted that its viewers know the show is a work of fiction, there has been much discussion in recent years about whether subscribers should be told this when they tune in.
When the fourth season of the historical drama dropped in 2020, then-culture secretary Oliver Dowden said that the streamer should add a “health warning” to the series, reminding viewers that it was not fact.
Netflix’s historical drama series is returning for its fifth season in November.
The new run of episodes will jump forward to the Nineties with a new cast playing the royal family. They will reportedly depict the breakdown of King Charles III’s marriage to Princess Diana.
It is also rumoured to show Charles requesting then-prime minister John Major’s support for the Queen’s abdication.
While Netflix has always insisted that its viewers know the show is a work of fiction, there has been much discussion in recent years about whether subscribers should be told this when they tune in.
When the fourth season of the historical drama dropped in 2020, then-culture secretary Oliver Dowden said that the streamer should add a “health warning” to the series, reminding viewers that it was not fact.
- 10/20/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
Dame Judi Dench is calling on Netflix to firmly declare that “The Crown” is a “fictionalized drama” series.
Dench shared a letter with UK’s The Times (via Deadline), in which the Academy Award winner slammed the series for presenting an “inaccurate and hurtful account of history” without a formal label of being a work of fiction. In her piece, she invoked recent criticisms made by former Prime Minister John Major about an episode in Season 5 suggesting that, in 1991, Prince Charles (now King Charles III) complained to Major about waiting to take over the throne.
“Sir John Major is not alone in his concerns that the latest season of ‘The Crown’ will present an inaccurate and hurtful account of history,” Dench wrote. “Given some of the wounding suggestions apparently contained in the new series — that King Charles plotted for his mother to abdicate, for example, or once suggested his mother...
Dench shared a letter with UK’s The Times (via Deadline), in which the Academy Award winner slammed the series for presenting an “inaccurate and hurtful account of history” without a formal label of being a work of fiction. In her piece, she invoked recent criticisms made by former Prime Minister John Major about an episode in Season 5 suggesting that, in 1991, Prince Charles (now King Charles III) complained to Major about waiting to take over the throne.
“Sir John Major is not alone in his concerns that the latest season of ‘The Crown’ will present an inaccurate and hurtful account of history,” Dench wrote. “Given some of the wounding suggestions apparently contained in the new series — that King Charles plotted for his mother to abdicate, for example, or once suggested his mother...
- 10/19/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Judi Dench wrote an open letter to The Times UK criticizing Netflix’s “The Crown” for being “cruelly unjust” in its depiction of the British royal family. The Oscar winner stressed that she supports artistic freedom, thus she’s urging Netflix to add a disclaimer to each episode stressing to viewers that the show is a fictionalized account of historical events.
“The closer the drama comes to our present times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism,” Dench’s letter reads.
Dench’s letter was published ahead of “The Crown” Season 5 launching on Netflix in November. The new episodes cover some of the royal family’s most tumultuous years in the 1990s, including the bitter divorce between Prince Charles (Dominic West) and Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki).
“Given some of the wounding suggestions apparently contained in the new series — that King Charles...
“The closer the drama comes to our present times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism,” Dench’s letter reads.
Dench’s letter was published ahead of “The Crown” Season 5 launching on Netflix in November. The new episodes cover some of the royal family’s most tumultuous years in the 1990s, including the bitter divorce between Prince Charles (Dominic West) and Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki).
“Given some of the wounding suggestions apparently contained in the new series — that King Charles...
- 10/19/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
“The Crown” has officially opted not to show Princess Diana’s fatal car crash in Season 6.
While production for the final season is currently underway, Netflix confirmed to The Sun that “the exact moment of the crash impact will not be shown” featuring actors Elizabeth Debicki as the late Princess Diana and Khalid Abdalla as late partner Dodi Al-Fayed.
Princess Diana and Al-Fayed died in a car accident in Paris in 1997. The events and aftermath will be captured in Season 6 of the Emmy-winning Netflix series.
A production source told Deadline that the crew was “dreading” filming Diana’s death and that there is a “certain anxiety, a palpable sense of being slightly on edge” among the production team. “There’s bombshell sensitivity surrounding this one,” the unnamed source added.
Ultimately, it was decided that “The Crown” will not recreate the collision itself. Instead, it will focus on the moments leading...
While production for the final season is currently underway, Netflix confirmed to The Sun that “the exact moment of the crash impact will not be shown” featuring actors Elizabeth Debicki as the late Princess Diana and Khalid Abdalla as late partner Dodi Al-Fayed.
Princess Diana and Al-Fayed died in a car accident in Paris in 1997. The events and aftermath will be captured in Season 6 of the Emmy-winning Netflix series.
A production source told Deadline that the crew was “dreading” filming Diana’s death and that there is a “certain anxiety, a palpable sense of being slightly on edge” among the production team. “There’s bombshell sensitivity surrounding this one,” the unnamed source added.
Ultimately, it was decided that “The Crown” will not recreate the collision itself. Instead, it will focus on the moments leading...
- 10/17/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Two years after “The Crown” Season 4 raised concerns at Buckingham Palace, the teaser for the fifth season of the Emmy-winning Netflix drama has already ruffled a few royal feathers.
“The Crown” Season 5 centers on the marriage between Prince Charles (Dominic West) and Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), under the watchful eye of Queen Elizabeth II, now played by Imelda Staunton.
Now, with Prince Charles having been anointed as King Charles in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, “The Crown” has a new ruler to answer to. According to a “senior royal source” at the Telegraph UK, Buckingham Palace wants to emphasize that “The Crown” is a “drama, not a documentary.”
An unnamed friend of King Charles, per the report, called the upcoming fifth season “exploitative” and added that Netflix has “no qualms about mangling people’s reputations.”
“What people forget is that there are real human beings and...
“The Crown” Season 5 centers on the marriage between Prince Charles (Dominic West) and Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), under the watchful eye of Queen Elizabeth II, now played by Imelda Staunton.
Now, with Prince Charles having been anointed as King Charles in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, “The Crown” has a new ruler to answer to. According to a “senior royal source” at the Telegraph UK, Buckingham Palace wants to emphasize that “The Crown” is a “drama, not a documentary.”
An unnamed friend of King Charles, per the report, called the upcoming fifth season “exploitative” and added that Netflix has “no qualms about mangling people’s reputations.”
“What people forget is that there are real human beings and...
- 9/26/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Crown may be a retelling of real events – but it’s also a work of fiction.
Netflix’s hit royal drama stirred up a wave of controversy when it released its fourth season in November 2020, attracting criticism from figures including former UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden.
Its depictions of a number of events in the life of the royal family have been scrutinised by viewers, with particular scepticism directed at scenes concerning Prince Charles’s (Josh O’Connor) relationships with Diana (Emma Corrin) and Camilla Parker-Bowles (Emerald Fennell).
However, the series has also spent time exploring the now King Charles III’s relationship with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
How exactly did The Crown depict this relationship on screen?
Several actors have portrayed Charles in The Crown at various stages of his life. Billy Jenkins played a young Prince Charles in season one and the first part of two, before...
Netflix’s hit royal drama stirred up a wave of controversy when it released its fourth season in November 2020, attracting criticism from figures including former UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden.
Its depictions of a number of events in the life of the royal family have been scrutinised by viewers, with particular scepticism directed at scenes concerning Prince Charles’s (Josh O’Connor) relationships with Diana (Emma Corrin) and Camilla Parker-Bowles (Emerald Fennell).
However, the series has also spent time exploring the now King Charles III’s relationship with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
How exactly did The Crown depict this relationship on screen?
Several actors have portrayed Charles in The Crown at various stages of his life. Billy Jenkins played a young Prince Charles in season one and the first part of two, before...
- 9/19/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
The Crown may be a retelling of real events – but it’s also a work of fiction.
Netflix’s hit royal drama stirred up a wave of controversy when it released its fourth season in November 2020, attracting criticism from figures including former UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden.
Its depictions of a number of events in the life of the royal family have been scrutinised by viewers, with particular scepticism directed at scenes concerning Prince Charles’s (Josh O’Connor) relationships with Diana (Emma Corrin) and Camilla Parker-Bowles (Emerald Fennell).
However, the series has also spent time exploring the now King Charles III’s relationship with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
How exactly did The Crown depict this relationship on screen?
Several actors have portrayed Charles in The Crown at various stages of his life. Billy Jenkins played a young Prince Charles in season one and the first part of two, before...
Netflix’s hit royal drama stirred up a wave of controversy when it released its fourth season in November 2020, attracting criticism from figures including former UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden.
Its depictions of a number of events in the life of the royal family have been scrutinised by viewers, with particular scepticism directed at scenes concerning Prince Charles’s (Josh O’Connor) relationships with Diana (Emma Corrin) and Camilla Parker-Bowles (Emerald Fennell).
However, the series has also spent time exploring the now King Charles III’s relationship with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
How exactly did The Crown depict this relationship on screen?
Several actors have portrayed Charles in The Crown at various stages of his life. Billy Jenkins played a young Prince Charles in season one and the first part of two, before...
- 9/18/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
The Crown may be a retelling of real events – but it’s also a work of fiction.
Netflix’s hit royal drama stirred up a wave of controversy when it released its fourth season in November 2020, attracting criticism from figures including former UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden.
Its depictions of a number of events in the life of the royal family have been scrutinised by viewers, with particular scepticism directed at scenes concerning Prince Charles’s (Josh O’Connor) relationships with Diana (Emma Corrin) and Camilla Parker-Bowles (Emerald Fennell).
However, the series has also spent time exploring the now King Charles III’s relationship with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
How exactly did The Crown depict this relationship on screen?
Several actors have portrayed Charles in The Crown at various stages of his life. Billy Jenkins played a young Prince Charles in season one and the first part of two, before...
Netflix’s hit royal drama stirred up a wave of controversy when it released its fourth season in November 2020, attracting criticism from figures including former UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden.
Its depictions of a number of events in the life of the royal family have been scrutinised by viewers, with particular scepticism directed at scenes concerning Prince Charles’s (Josh O’Connor) relationships with Diana (Emma Corrin) and Camilla Parker-Bowles (Emerald Fennell).
However, the series has also spent time exploring the now King Charles III’s relationship with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
How exactly did The Crown depict this relationship on screen?
Several actors have portrayed Charles in The Crown at various stages of his life. Billy Jenkins played a young Prince Charles in season one and the first part of two, before...
- 9/17/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
Queen Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to become a film and television character while she was still on the throne. Raucous historical romps about Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were all very well, but showing what a living king or queen got up to behind closed palace doors? That was another, almost treasonous matter. Even as recently as 1991, when Prunella Scales starred in a BBC film of Alan Bennett’s National Theatre play “A Question Of Attribution,” Bennett said “it still feels quite bold to portray her in the flesh.” And the practice was still contentious enough in 2020 for the UK’s then Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, to ask Netflix to put a disclaimer on screen before every episode of “The Crown,” explaining that the show was not actually a documentary.
But like so much else during Elizabeth II’s uniquely long reign, the protocol changed to a...
But like so much else during Elizabeth II’s uniquely long reign, the protocol changed to a...
- 9/8/2022
- by Nicholas Barber
- Indiewire
Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch linked to role ahead of cabinet reshuffle.
Nadine Dorries is to quit as UK culture secretary ahead of Liz Truss’ cabinet reshuffle today, according to reports.
Dorries, who took over from Oliver Dowden 12 months ago is to step down as the new prime minister enters office, according to the Daily Mail.
Last week its sister title, the Mail on Sunday, along with The Sunday Times, reported that Dorries was likely to stay in post following the victory of Truss, who she backed during the leadership campaign.
However the Mid Beds MP, who became the architect...
Nadine Dorries is to quit as UK culture secretary ahead of Liz Truss’ cabinet reshuffle today, according to reports.
Dorries, who took over from Oliver Dowden 12 months ago is to step down as the new prime minister enters office, according to the Daily Mail.
Last week its sister title, the Mail on Sunday, along with The Sunday Times, reported that Dorries was likely to stay in post following the victory of Truss, who she backed during the leadership campaign.
However the Mid Beds MP, who became the architect...
- 9/6/2022
- by Alex Farber Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Richards will serve as BFI chair until 2024.
Tim Richards, the Toronto-born former lawyer turned founder and CEO of Vue International, is one year into his three-year stint as chair of the British Film Institute, since being appointed by the then-uk culture secretary Oliver Dowden in February 2021.
He is upbeat when talking about his five new board members this week, including Netflix global film head Scott Stuber, UK producer Elizabeth Karlsen and UK writer, director and producer Edgar Wright. Richards is keen to emphasise his commitment to creating a more inclusive board, with three further board members to join from Northern Ireland,...
Tim Richards, the Toronto-born former lawyer turned founder and CEO of Vue International, is one year into his three-year stint as chair of the British Film Institute, since being appointed by the then-uk culture secretary Oliver Dowden in February 2021.
He is upbeat when talking about his five new board members this week, including Netflix global film head Scott Stuber, UK producer Elizabeth Karlsen and UK writer, director and producer Edgar Wright. Richards is keen to emphasise his commitment to creating a more inclusive board, with three further board members to join from Northern Ireland,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Louise Tutt
- ScreenDaily
Keep calm and carry on filming.
Netflix confirmed that Season 5 of “The Crown” suffered a large theft to the tune of £150,000, or $201,000, after three production trucks were broken into February 18.
The heist occurred in a lorry park in Mexborough in Yorkshire, where “The Crown” was filming nearby. Over 350 items were taken, including a replica of a 1897 Russian Imperial Coronation Fabergé coach egg purchased by the Queen’s grandfather, as well as 12 sets of silver candelabras, jewelry, a William IV grandfather clock, 10-piece silver dressing table, St. Louis gilt crystal glassware and decanters, and a domed birdcage, per The Mirror.
“The items stolen are not necessarily in the best condition and therefore of limited value for resale,” “The Crown” set decorator Alison Harvey told the Gazette (via Variety). “However, they are valuable as pieces to the U.K. film industry.”
Netflix said, “We can confirm the antiques have been stolen and...
Netflix confirmed that Season 5 of “The Crown” suffered a large theft to the tune of £150,000, or $201,000, after three production trucks were broken into February 18.
The heist occurred in a lorry park in Mexborough in Yorkshire, where “The Crown” was filming nearby. Over 350 items were taken, including a replica of a 1897 Russian Imperial Coronation Fabergé coach egg purchased by the Queen’s grandfather, as well as 12 sets of silver candelabras, jewelry, a William IV grandfather clock, 10-piece silver dressing table, St. Louis gilt crystal glassware and decanters, and a domed birdcage, per The Mirror.
“The items stolen are not necessarily in the best condition and therefore of limited value for resale,” “The Crown” set decorator Alison Harvey told the Gazette (via Variety). “However, they are valuable as pieces to the U.K. film industry.”
Netflix said, “We can confirm the antiques have been stolen and...
- 2/25/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
A group of the UK’s senior Conservative Party politicians has written to the Prime Minister, expressing grave concerns about the prospect of selling off public broadcaster Channel 4 and writing, “Channel 4 isn’t broke, and doesn’t need fixing.”
In the letter sent to Boris Johnson on Sunday, the members of parliament, including former culture secretary Karen Bradley, two former ministers and chair of the foreign affairs select committee Tom Tugendhat, urged the Prime Minister to drop any plans to privatise the channel. They wrote that Channel 4 remained “self-sufficient and successful, making no drain on the public purse”, saying a case for this action had not been made and requesting that ministers now “leave it alone”.
They added that the move to privatise the broadcaster would run counter to Margaret Thatcher’s founding vision, explaining, “Margaret Thatcher created Channel 4 as a publicly owned, non-profit public sector broadcaster that would...
In the letter sent to Boris Johnson on Sunday, the members of parliament, including former culture secretary Karen Bradley, two former ministers and chair of the foreign affairs select committee Tom Tugendhat, urged the Prime Minister to drop any plans to privatise the channel. They wrote that Channel 4 remained “self-sufficient and successful, making no drain on the public purse”, saying a case for this action had not been made and requesting that ministers now “leave it alone”.
They added that the move to privatise the broadcaster would run counter to Margaret Thatcher’s founding vision, explaining, “Margaret Thatcher created Channel 4 as a publicly owned, non-profit public sector broadcaster that would...
- 2/20/2022
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The pressure is ramping up on UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries to refuse to privatize Channel 4 after a group of Scottish politicians from her own party sent a letter urging her to keep it public, Deadline can reveal.
The letter was sent by Sharon Dowey, a minister for Scottish Parliament, on behalf of the Scottish Conservatives late last year, in which she said the sale of Channel 4 would create a “significant risk that Scotland’s independent production sector, not to mention all the associated companies within that ecosystem, would be under threat.”
Dowey, who is a Shadow Minister for Culture, pointed out that Channel 4 is “rare” in having Scottish-based commissioners and that its shows hand IP to the producer, thereby building their businesses. If privatized, however, a private buyer would have no motivation to commission shows from different producers based around the country, nor have commissioners based beyond London,...
The letter was sent by Sharon Dowey, a minister for Scottish Parliament, on behalf of the Scottish Conservatives late last year, in which she said the sale of Channel 4 would create a “significant risk that Scotland’s independent production sector, not to mention all the associated companies within that ecosystem, would be under threat.”
Dowey, who is a Shadow Minister for Culture, pointed out that Channel 4 is “rare” in having Scottish-based commissioners and that its shows hand IP to the producer, thereby building their businesses. If privatized, however, a private buyer would have no motivation to commission shows from different producers based around the country, nor have commissioners based beyond London,...
- 2/2/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: As the BBC dominates the headlines and the future of the license fee is placed in doubt, another major British public broadcaster Channel 4 looks set to have to wait longer to discover the fate of its own future-defining government decision on privatization.
Deadline understands the publication of the landmark government White Paper into broadcasting, which will include a decision on Channel 4 sale and potentially lead to a Media Bill making its way through parliament, has now been pushed back to the Spring.
If published then, the long-awaited White Paper will have been delayed by around six months, having first been slated for Autumn 2021 and then pushed back until the end of that year.
Two sources with knowledge of the situation indicated the delay to Deadline, which the Culture department did not confirm or deny when contacted for comment.
One of the sources said Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries “doesn...
Deadline understands the publication of the landmark government White Paper into broadcasting, which will include a decision on Channel 4 sale and potentially lead to a Media Bill making its way through parliament, has now been pushed back to the Spring.
If published then, the long-awaited White Paper will have been delayed by around six months, having first been slated for Autumn 2021 and then pushed back until the end of that year.
Two sources with knowledge of the situation indicated the delay to Deadline, which the Culture department did not confirm or deny when contacted for comment.
One of the sources said Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries “doesn...
- 1/18/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
As we enter 2022, the UK TV industry is desperate to put nearly 24 months’ worth of Covid-19 disruption behind it. But with the Omicron variant still raging, it could be a while until this comes to fruition. Industry execs have plenty else on their plates over the coming year, with British broadcasting under threat from the government like never before, the skills crisis showing no signs of abating and the sector desperate to overcome long-standing issues with bullying, harassment and poor working conditions. Below, Deadline analyzes the five key issues to keep an eye on in what could be a monumental year for the future of UK TV.
Channel 4: To Sell Or Not To Sell
It’s crunch time for the nation’s third-largest broadcaster. The government will soon decide whether to privatize the publicly-owned commercial operation, potentially leading to the biggest overhaul in the network’s history in...
Channel 4: To Sell Or Not To Sell
It’s crunch time for the nation’s third-largest broadcaster. The government will soon decide whether to privatize the publicly-owned commercial operation, potentially leading to the biggest overhaul in the network’s history in...
- 12/29/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
New UK Culture Sec Nadine Dorries To Take Time On Channel 4 Sale Decision As She Looks To The Future
UK culture secretary Nadine Dorries has signalled it could be some time until she has an answer on the privatization of Channel 4, as she says she is “only interested in how Channel 4 will survive in the future.”
Dorries has just taken over from privatization-architects Oliver Dowden and John Whittingdale, both of whom regularly spoke in favour of a sale, but she told her debut Dcms Committee hearing “there are a number of issues I have to consider before we make the decision.”
Former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Dorries repeatedly rejected questions about whether she is minded to sell, stressing she has a number of reports to examine and 60,000 UK government consultation responses to get through.
“What’s the point of having a consultation which 60,000 people respond to if I’ve already made my mind up,” she explained. “I’d like to see what 60,000 people have to say first.
Dorries has just taken over from privatization-architects Oliver Dowden and John Whittingdale, both of whom regularly spoke in favour of a sale, but she told her debut Dcms Committee hearing “there are a number of issues I have to consider before we make the decision.”
Former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Dorries repeatedly rejected questions about whether she is minded to sell, stressing she has a number of reports to examine and 60,000 UK government consultation responses to get through.
“What’s the point of having a consultation which 60,000 people respond to if I’ve already made my mind up,” she explained. “I’d like to see what 60,000 people have to say first.
- 11/23/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Over a month after her shock Culture Secretary appointment amid a dramatic cabinet reshuffle, Nadine Dorries has at last met with the CEO of the U.K.’s “It’s a Sin” broadcaster Channel 4, which Boris Johnson’s government has threatened to put on the sales block.
Variety can reveal that Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon met this week with Dorries in what was the pair’s first meeting since the latter MP took over from Oliver Dowden as Culture Secretary. Sources say the meeting was amicable, with one senior figure saying it inspired some confidence that the government would consider all options before moving ahead with potential privatization.
Channel 4, which declined to comment on the Mahon-Dorries meeting, could be fully or partially sold off as per a proposal by the government, with interested parties like ITV and media company Miroma already appointing bankers to oversee a sale. Davis Zaslav’s...
Variety can reveal that Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon met this week with Dorries in what was the pair’s first meeting since the latter MP took over from Oliver Dowden as Culture Secretary. Sources say the meeting was amicable, with one senior figure saying it inspired some confidence that the government would consider all options before moving ahead with potential privatization.
Channel 4, which declined to comment on the Mahon-Dorries meeting, could be fully or partially sold off as per a proposal by the government, with interested parties like ITV and media company Miroma already appointing bankers to oversee a sale. Davis Zaslav’s...
- 10/29/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Newly appointed U.K. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries delivered the opening keynote at the London Tech Week conference on Monday with a promise of “stable digital regulation.”
Dorries, whose full official title is Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said that she would deliver on the U.K. government’s digital regulation ambitions, set out in July by her predecessor Oliver Dowden. Broadly, the regulation aims to actively promote innovation; achieve forward-looking and coherent outcomes; and exploit opportunities and address challenges in the international arena.
“I intend to carry on that good work which has already been achieved. As your new digital secretary, I’ll stand back where I need to — but I’ll also act where I need to,” Dorries told the gathering. “However, as much as it’s about government doing all of those formal things I’ve just mentioned, it’s also about cultural change.
Dorries, whose full official title is Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said that she would deliver on the U.K. government’s digital regulation ambitions, set out in July by her predecessor Oliver Dowden. Broadly, the regulation aims to actively promote innovation; achieve forward-looking and coherent outcomes; and exploit opportunities and address challenges in the international arena.
“I intend to carry on that good work which has already been achieved. As your new digital secretary, I’ll stand back where I need to — but I’ll also act where I need to,” Dorries told the gathering. “However, as much as it’s about government doing all of those formal things I’ve just mentioned, it’s also about cultural change.
- 9/20/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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A Royal Affair
On the block: One subject above all others dominated this week’s Royal Television Society Convention: the potential sale of iconic UK broadcaster Channel 4. Everyone had an opinion on the sale of The Great British Bake Off, Gogglebox and It’s A Sin channel. Or they tied themselves in knots trying not to have one. The government made its position clear late on Tuesday night with a press release from Dcms and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden laying out the reasons why the Conservatives want privatization. Dowden was meant to deliver a keynote on the subject later that day, however he got the chop as part of Boris Johnson’s reshuffle. His...
A Royal Affair
On the block: One subject above all others dominated this week’s Royal Television Society Convention: the potential sale of iconic UK broadcaster Channel 4. Everyone had an opinion on the sale of The Great British Bake Off, Gogglebox and It’s A Sin channel. Or they tied themselves in knots trying not to have one. The government made its position clear late on Tuesday night with a press release from Dcms and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden laying out the reasons why the Conservatives want privatization. Dowden was meant to deliver a keynote on the subject later that day, however he got the chop as part of Boris Johnson’s reshuffle. His...
- 9/17/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC director general Tim Davie has said that the government’s shock cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, which saw the ousting of yet another Culture Secretary, points to a dire need for a “really serious, grown-up” dialogue with government to discuss the future of the creative industries.
Davie, whose Thursday morning keynote opened the second and final day of the Royal Television Society convention in Cambridge, said he had yet to “make contact” with new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, who replaced Oliver Dowden on Wednesday, but that it was “too early to make any conclusions.”
“We’re on 10 culture secretaries in last 10 years,” said Davie. “The key thing I found is we need a really serious, grown-up dialogue with government to talk about what we want to do in this industry, and the BBC’s place in it.”
There will always be “a bit of theater” around the dynamics of government appointments,...
Davie, whose Thursday morning keynote opened the second and final day of the Royal Television Society convention in Cambridge, said he had yet to “make contact” with new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, who replaced Oliver Dowden on Wednesday, but that it was “too early to make any conclusions.”
“We’re on 10 culture secretaries in last 10 years,” said Davie. “The key thing I found is we need a really serious, grown-up dialogue with government to talk about what we want to do in this industry, and the BBC’s place in it.”
There will always be “a bit of theater” around the dynamics of government appointments,...
- 9/16/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Tim Davie, the BBC’s Director-General, has said the broadcaster needs “a really serious dialogue with government” in the context of Nadine Dorries replacing Oliver Dowden as the UK’s new Culture Secretary.
Dorries has been an outspoken critic of the BBC in the past. In 2018 she tweeted that the broadcaster was “a biased leftwing organization which is seriously failing in its political representation, from the top down” and in 2014 she wrote a blog in which she described the license fee as “a tax on the ownership of a television” and “a completely outdated concept”.
The MP will now be charged with agreeing the next license fee agreement with the BBC, but Davie remained sanguine when asked how he felt about the prospect, though he did note that his org had reached out to government yesterday to initiate dialogue, rather than the other way around.
“I wouldn’t get too...
Dorries has been an outspoken critic of the BBC in the past. In 2018 she tweeted that the broadcaster was “a biased leftwing organization which is seriously failing in its political representation, from the top down” and in 2014 she wrote a blog in which she described the license fee as “a tax on the ownership of a television” and “a completely outdated concept”.
The MP will now be charged with agreeing the next license fee agreement with the BBC, but Davie remained sanguine when asked how he felt about the prospect, though he did note that his org had reached out to government yesterday to initiate dialogue, rather than the other way around.
“I wouldn’t get too...
- 9/16/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
On a tumultuous day at the Royal Television Society convention at Cambridge, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon and the U.K. government clashed over the proposed privatization of the channel.
Moments before Mahon took the stage, Oliver Dowden who was due to speak immediately after, was replaced as Culture Secretary by Nadine Dorries, in what was an equally eventful day at No. 10 Downing Street in London, with a massive cabinet reshuffle in progress. John Whittingdale, Minister for Media and Data, spoke instead of Dowden, appearing by video conferencing as a last-minute substitute.
The U.K. government line coming into the convention was that “standing still” would be an “act of self-harm” for Channel 4. Mahon refuted that straight off the bat, saying, “Definitely no, I don’t want to stand still, none of us do. In fact, I’d argue that we’re moving faster than plenty of other broadcasters in the world,...
Moments before Mahon took the stage, Oliver Dowden who was due to speak immediately after, was replaced as Culture Secretary by Nadine Dorries, in what was an equally eventful day at No. 10 Downing Street in London, with a massive cabinet reshuffle in progress. John Whittingdale, Minister for Media and Data, spoke instead of Dowden, appearing by video conferencing as a last-minute substitute.
The U.K. government line coming into the convention was that “standing still” would be an “act of self-harm” for Channel 4. Mahon refuted that straight off the bat, saying, “Definitely no, I don’t want to stand still, none of us do. In fact, I’d argue that we’re moving faster than plenty of other broadcasters in the world,...
- 9/15/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
With the news today that Oliver Dowden has been replaced as UK Culture Secretary by Nadine Dorries, a version of his Rts speech published early this morning was instead delivered by John Whittingdale, Minister Of State For Media And Data.
Whittingdale delivered Downden’s speech, laying out the government’s reasons for wanting to privatize Channel 4, but claimed that a decision had yet to be reached regarding a sale.
He also told the Rts audience that the Conservatives will look to introduce requirements for public service broadcasters (PSBs) to produce “distinctively British” content and for all platforms to prominently carry Psb content.
Whittingdale, a strong supporter of Brexit and Channel 4 privatization, noted that shows such as Dr Who, Downton Abbey, Great British Bake Off, Top Gear, The Bodyguard and Planet Earth have been huge international hits but also “reflect Britain and British values”.
Whittingdale announced plans to expand the...
Whittingdale delivered Downden’s speech, laying out the government’s reasons for wanting to privatize Channel 4, but claimed that a decision had yet to be reached regarding a sale.
He also told the Rts audience that the Conservatives will look to introduce requirements for public service broadcasters (PSBs) to produce “distinctively British” content and for all platforms to prominently carry Psb content.
Whittingdale, a strong supporter of Brexit and Channel 4 privatization, noted that shows such as Dr Who, Downton Abbey, Great British Bake Off, Top Gear, The Bodyguard and Planet Earth have been huge international hits but also “reflect Britain and British values”.
Whittingdale announced plans to expand the...
- 9/15/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Alex Mahon, the chief executive of British broadcaster Channel 4, says there’s “no evidence” that privatization of the of the public broadcaster would benefit the channel and that, rather, it would mean a lot of the Psb’s current programming would become commercially unsustainable, impacting its ability to break new talent and support Indies.
Speaking at the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention on Wednesday, the exec said that while the government was right to launch consultation to look into the status of the broadcaster, which is behind hit shows including The Great British Bake Off, Gogglebox and It’s A Sin, but that privatization would mean some of these shows would never exist.
“I see, my team sees and most of the experts in this room who have all given submissions say that there is no data and there is no evidence as yet that Channel 4 would be more able...
Speaking at the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention on Wednesday, the exec said that while the government was right to launch consultation to look into the status of the broadcaster, which is behind hit shows including The Great British Bake Off, Gogglebox and It’s A Sin, but that privatization would mean some of these shows would never exist.
“I see, my team sees and most of the experts in this room who have all given submissions say that there is no data and there is no evidence as yet that Channel 4 would be more able...
- 9/15/2021
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Just 45 minutes before Oliver Dowden was set to address the British television industry at the Royal Television Society confab in Cambridge, the Culture Secretary was replaced in a shock cabinet reshuffle that helped produce one of the most baffling media moments in recent memory.
Dowden has been replaced by Nadine Dorries (pictured), an author and a Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire since 2005. Dorries most recently served as Minister for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety. But in a bizarre twist, she’s probably best known in the U.K. for a controversial 12-day stint on ITV’s reality juggernaut “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” in 2012.
Dorries, however, may be better equipped to understand the nuances of the Channel 4 ethos than most of her predecessors: she actually appeared on the broadcaster in 2010 as part of an episode of “Tower Block for the Commons,” which...
Dowden has been replaced by Nadine Dorries (pictured), an author and a Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire since 2005. Dorries most recently served as Minister for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety. But in a bizarre twist, she’s probably best known in the U.K. for a controversial 12-day stint on ITV’s reality juggernaut “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” in 2012.
Dorries, however, may be better equipped to understand the nuances of the Channel 4 ethos than most of her predecessors: she actually appeared on the broadcaster in 2010 as part of an episode of “Tower Block for the Commons,” which...
- 9/15/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
In his speech to the Royal Television Society Convention on Wednesday, UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will spell out the Conservative Government’s reasoning for wanting to privatize broadcaster Channel 4.
Dowden will argue that new private investment would allow the channel to better keep up with the SVODs such as Netflix and Amazon and will point to Channel 4’s recent deal struck with Amazon for joint rights to the U.S. Open tennis final as the type of deal he would like to see more of going forward.
He will claim that Channel 4’s status as a Psb will continue in the event of a sale, with the obligations and requirements that come with it.
As part of its review of the wider Psb landscape, the UK Government recently launched a public consultation on the future ownership of Channel 4, the broadcaster of hit shows including The Great British Bake Off,...
Dowden will argue that new private investment would allow the channel to better keep up with the SVODs such as Netflix and Amazon and will point to Channel 4’s recent deal struck with Amazon for joint rights to the U.S. Open tennis final as the type of deal he would like to see more of going forward.
He will claim that Channel 4’s status as a Psb will continue in the event of a sale, with the obligations and requirements that come with it.
As part of its review of the wider Psb landscape, the UK Government recently launched a public consultation on the future ownership of Channel 4, the broadcaster of hit shows including The Great British Bake Off,...
- 9/14/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is expected to set out the financial benefits that privatization could bring to British public service broadcaster Channel 4.
On Tuesday, in response to a U.K. government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) consultation on the proposed privatization, Channel 4 had warned that its public service remit would be compromised in favor of profits if privatized.
In his speech to the Royal Television Society (Rts) convention at Cambridge on Wednesday, Dowden will argue that new private investment could usher in a new era for Channel 4 as a leading public service broadcaster creating a unique, risk-taking content which reflects modern Britain.
In the speech, in which he is also expected to announce new measures to protect the success of British broadcasting, Dowden will reiterate that Channel 4’s status as a Psb will continue in the event of a sale, with the obligations and requirements that come with it.
On Tuesday, in response to a U.K. government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) consultation on the proposed privatization, Channel 4 had warned that its public service remit would be compromised in favor of profits if privatized.
In his speech to the Royal Television Society (Rts) convention at Cambridge on Wednesday, Dowden will argue that new private investment could usher in a new era for Channel 4 as a leading public service broadcaster creating a unique, risk-taking content which reflects modern Britain.
In the speech, in which he is also expected to announce new measures to protect the success of British broadcasting, Dowden will reiterate that Channel 4’s status as a Psb will continue in the event of a sale, with the obligations and requirements that come with it.
- 9/14/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Russell Crowe Movie Shuts Down In Oz
Production on movie Poker Face, directed by and starring Russell Crowe, has been temporarily closed in Australia due to a Covid case among the crew. A second case is under investigation. The film had been shooting in and around Sydney, despite a local lockdown, and was six days away from wrap. Crowe announced the shutdown on Twitter this morning. The actor wrote: “Unfortunately 6 days from the end of our shoot on PokerFace we have had a confirmed positive Covid case amongst our crew and a second possible positive under further investigation by our PokerFace Covid team and NSWHealth…For the safety of cast and crew and the wider community, the production has been immediately paused and everyone instructed to isolate whilst the situation is looked into. We have followed strict protocols with cast and crew being tested 3 times a week for the past 11+ weeks…...
Production on movie Poker Face, directed by and starring Russell Crowe, has been temporarily closed in Australia due to a Covid case among the crew. A second case is under investigation. The film had been shooting in and around Sydney, despite a local lockdown, and was six days away from wrap. Crowe announced the shutdown on Twitter this morning. The actor wrote: “Unfortunately 6 days from the end of our shoot on PokerFace we have had a confirmed positive Covid case amongst our crew and a second possible positive under further investigation by our PokerFace Covid team and NSWHealth…For the safety of cast and crew and the wider community, the production has been immediately paused and everyone instructed to isolate whilst the situation is looked into. We have followed strict protocols with cast and crew being tested 3 times a week for the past 11+ weeks…...
- 8/31/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will headline the Royal Television Society’s annual conference in Cambridge.
The two women will appear in conversation with Cambridge professor and television personality Mary Beard.
“They will talk about what they see in the world, the stories that fascinate them, and how their production company HiddenLight facilitates their global approach to storytelling,” the Rts said in a statement.
This year’s Rts Cambridge Convention, which is titled “Broadcast Britain: Reshaping Britishness on the global stage,” will also welcome speakers including England football manager Gareth Southgate, broadcaster Clare Balding and The Spectator editor Fraser Nelson, among others.
Broadcasting and political supremos will also be in attendance including British Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, BBC director general Tim Davie and ITV CEO Carolyn McCall.
“The eminent combination of Hillary and Chelsea Clinton in conversation with Mary Beard promises an erudite and unmissable session, and a great...
The two women will appear in conversation with Cambridge professor and television personality Mary Beard.
“They will talk about what they see in the world, the stories that fascinate them, and how their production company HiddenLight facilitates their global approach to storytelling,” the Rts said in a statement.
This year’s Rts Cambridge Convention, which is titled “Broadcast Britain: Reshaping Britishness on the global stage,” will also welcome speakers including England football manager Gareth Southgate, broadcaster Clare Balding and The Spectator editor Fraser Nelson, among others.
Broadcasting and political supremos will also be in attendance including British Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, BBC director general Tim Davie and ITV CEO Carolyn McCall.
“The eminent combination of Hillary and Chelsea Clinton in conversation with Mary Beard promises an erudite and unmissable session, and a great...
- 8/31/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Una Stubbs, beloved actor on television shows like “Sherlock,” “Worzel Gummidge,” “Till Death Us Do Part” and “EastEnders,” has died aged 84.
She died at her home in Edinburgh surrounded by her family, her agent Rebecca Blond said. She had been ill for a few months, the agent told BBC News.
“We are desperately sad to have lost not only a wonderful actress, whose screen and stage career, spanning over 50 years, was so extraordinarily varied, from ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ to ‘Sherlock,’ as well as memorable performances in the West End, at the Old Vic, Donmar Warehouse, Sheffield Crucible and National Theatre, but also a wickedly funny, elegant, stylish, graceful, gracious and kind and constant friend,” Blond said.
Stubbs debuted with TV show “Rush Hour” in 1958. Her last major role was playing Sherlock Holmes’ landlady Mrs Hudson in BBC series “Sherlock” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
Stubbs appeared in...
She died at her home in Edinburgh surrounded by her family, her agent Rebecca Blond said. She had been ill for a few months, the agent told BBC News.
“We are desperately sad to have lost not only a wonderful actress, whose screen and stage career, spanning over 50 years, was so extraordinarily varied, from ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ to ‘Sherlock,’ as well as memorable performances in the West End, at the Old Vic, Donmar Warehouse, Sheffield Crucible and National Theatre, but also a wickedly funny, elegant, stylish, graceful, gracious and kind and constant friend,” Blond said.
Stubbs debuted with TV show “Rush Hour” in 1958. Her last major role was playing Sherlock Holmes’ landlady Mrs Hudson in BBC series “Sherlock” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
Stubbs appeared in...
- 8/12/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Britain’s Royal Television Society has added Dazn Group chairman Kevin Mayer and HBO’s chief content officer Casey Bloys to the speaker lineup for its Cambridge Convention in September.
The organization said on Wednesday that YouTube chief business officer Robert Kyncl will deliver an international keynote at the event, for which the online video giant serves as principal sponsor.
Further speakers added to the Cambridge lineup include the likes of Maria Kyriacou, president, ViacomCBS Networks U.K., Australia and Israel; Brandon Riegg, vp, nonfiction series & comedy specials at Netflix; All3Media CEO Jane Turton; Britain’s culture secretary Oliver Dowden and Deborah ...
The organization said on Wednesday that YouTube chief business officer Robert Kyncl will deliver an international keynote at the event, for which the online video giant serves as principal sponsor.
Further speakers added to the Cambridge lineup include the likes of Maria Kyriacou, president, ViacomCBS Networks U.K., Australia and Israel; Brandon Riegg, vp, nonfiction series & comedy specials at Netflix; All3Media CEO Jane Turton; Britain’s culture secretary Oliver Dowden and Deborah ...
- 8/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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