The former Alabama jurist and Senate candidate sued the actor/mockumentarian over the scene in the Netflix series Who Is America? in which Baron Cohen's supposed "anti-terrorism expert" wields a supposed "pedophile detector" which goes off as it gets close to Moore. - The Hollywood Reporter
It is "one of the first attempts to apply a new copyright directive adopted by the European Union intended to force internet platforms like Google and Facebook to compensate news organizations for their content." - The New York Times
And it isn't just Downton Abbey and Killing Eve: MasterChef and Naked Attraction air in dozens of countries. In fact, other nations are now considering mandated limits, fearing that UK programming is crowding out their own industries. - The Guardian
“Imagine being a theater owner and realizing studios need you less and less every day. Leverage is shifting rapidly in the streaming era toward the studios.” - Deadline
Nifty’s, which launches on Monday, is all about making NFTs more accessible to the average person who may not want to spend money (let alone millions) on a digital file that’s stored on a blockchain network. - Fast Company
We need productions that embrace social realism without condescension, interrogate class insightfully, and present characters that are not caricatures. - The Walrus
Disney and Netflix need the UK, but they're not alone, according to a new report that says it's time to build more studios and soundstages. - The Guardian (UK)
Independent film producers don't have studios' deep pockets - and "a loss of insurance coverage and a surge in production costs have created a heavy burden." - Los Angeles Times
Those plans include an “online cheer map” and a “fan video wall” that will be made available to TV rightsholders, and which will also be accessible via the Olympics website. - The Hollywood Reporter
“Overall, our interviews suggest that there is a significant gap in youth understanding of the value of public media as something distinct from commercial media.” - Current
