![]() Presiding over a territory with population 1.4 billion is no mean feat and Shergill told Diana her team is prioritizing subs growth at a time when the slate is pushing beyond Hindi and English language content. Leading the charge: With Netflix bosses breathing a (mini) sigh of relief about this week’s better-than-expected financials, Diana spoke to one of the influential people leading the charge to improve the streamer’s subs base outside the U.S., Netflix India Vice President of Content Monika Shergill. While the UK TV production sector has ballooned in size over the last five years to reach record spending levels of $6.7B in 2021, the benefits of this increased activity have not trickled down to the independent film sector, said the report conducted by Alma Economics, which set out recommendations including an increase in indie film tax relief and a rise in the financial contribution of large streaming services to UK independent films. A BFI report this week found the UK sector is in a fight for its survival amid the streamer-fuelled production boom discussed above. On the same day the ballot started, Pinewood Studios unveiled a near-$1B expansion plan that will add 20 purpose-built sound stages driven by the “shortage of studio space in the UK.” TV production is very much ramping up in the UK, not down…įighting for survival: Bectu and Pact’s disagreement concerns TV but in the indie film world, as we know, the state of play is different. The UK’s drama tax credit means that deep-pocketed streamers are shifting productions over here in droves (Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series two is next) and concerned stakeholders are painstakingly trying to ensure that working conditions progress at the same speed as the sector hits virtually full capacity. State of play: The dispute is reflective of the wider debate taking place in the TV production world at the moment between improving people’s working conditions, work/life balance and wellbeing while sustaining a thriving sector that is currently home to hundreds of movies and series being shot one-after-the-other. 'Suits' Reigns Over Nielsen Streaming Charts For Fourth Consecutive Week 'Sweet Magnolias' Season 3 Boosts Netflix Series To 1B Viewing Minutes Deadline first revealed the rift back in March. ![]() The impact of this move may tip the the ballot, which still has nine days to go, and this one looks set to run. In an unprecedented move that may shift the debate, a group of heavily influential indies including Banijay, Bad Wolf and Normal People producer Element Pictures sent a letter to all crew yesterday afternoon urging them to accept Pact’s terms. In a set of ever-ramped-up statements issued to the press, Bectu said Pact’s terms did not address the “long hours and wellbeing crisis our members are facing” while Pact claimed Bectu’s proposals risk “the whole of scripted TV being damaged,” and there will be no agreement if the trade body’s compromise isn’t accepted. Crew members have been advised by the union to reject these terms and the whole situation has become extremely messy. The union Bectu is seeking updated terms to the agreement in areas such as working conditions, hours and wellbeing but trade body Pact believes Bectu’s terms are unrealistic, and has set out its own terms that Bectu members are balloting on as we speak. ![]() ![]() ![]() Verbal warfare: Rumbling along in the UK TV drama sector has been a dispute that broke into all out verbal warfare this week over the Bectu/Pact TV drama agreement. ![]()
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