International Insider: London’s New-Look TV Week; Charlotte Moore Shocker; Ukraine & Gaza In Spotlight
The London TV Screenings, MIP London and Charlotte Moore's BBC exit are featured in this week's International Insider from Deadline.
February 28, 2025 5:00amServices to share this page.
Entrance sign for The Savoy Hotel Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images
It’s that time of the week, Insiders. Jesse Whittock here to take you through the headlines from international film and TV.
London’s Big TV Week
ordan Peck/Getty Images for MIP LondonA permanent alteration?: Since the London TV Screenings began in 2021, more and more international buyers have been flooding to the English capital in February. Anticipation — and tension — was high this week, as MIP London landed in town for the first time at the Savoy Hotel and IET London conference center. This brought a new market to the table, running parallel to the BBC Studios Showcase and London TV Screenings, which were founded by ITV Studios, All3Media, Fremantle and Banijay and now boast nearly 40 distributors touting wares. A week of wet and windy weather wasn’t enough to put off buyers, who flocked to various events and meetings, while MIP London offered a sprinkling of star power through David Beckham, who talked about his underwear. More seriously, various discussions, both publicly and privately, were focused on continuing global market contraction. Big distribution deals got done, with buzzy Euro crime drama Safe Harbor landing homes on ITV in the UK, Virgin Media Television in Ireland and SBS in Australia, while, intriguingly, and possibly a sign of things to come, ITV Studios and BBC Studios both struck content agreements with Chinese counterparts. ITVS also snapped up Vice Studios’ catalog after a lengthy courtship and Norwegian format The Box continued to unwrap deals. More conference and deal news is here. Overall, there was a surprise feeling of collaboration between the events, with MIP boss Lucy Smith offering olive branches as she pressed the flesh at various London TV Screenings drinks and networking events. Perhaps no-one embodied that spirit better than Be-Entertainment, however, as the Belgium-based distributor put on a ‘Be-EnterTaxi’ service to shuttle buyers to their next meetings through a traffic-heavy central London. Now that’s innovation. There are still murmurs about MIP London’s place in proceedings, but it could be that the international TV schedule is permanently altering again.
Related Stories NewsUK Culture Secretary Meeting BBC Chair "Urgently" Over 'Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone' ControversyBBC Shocker
Watch on DeadlineNo Moore: As we reported earlier this year, the top tier of UK broadcasting has experienced an unprecedented period of stability in the past decade. No-one epitomizes that more than BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore, who has led programming at the UK’s public broadcaster for nearly 10 years. Cue industry-wide shock when it was announced yesterday that Moore had decided to leave and join The Crown maker Left Bank Pictures as CEO and the producer’s parent, Sony Pictures Television, as Creative Director of International Production. Andy Harries, the storied Left Bank founder, had announced his move to Exec Chair a day prior, paving the way for Moore’s grand unveiling. There have been signs this was coming, with Jake and Max late last year revealing Moore had been courted to replace Liam Keelan as Disney’s EMEA content chief (she turned this one down), but it’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is for British producers, with a changing of the guard coming for the first time since 2016. Who replaces her? Well, BBC unscripted chief Kate Phillips will in the interim. Beyond that, there’s no clear frontrunner quite yet, but this runners and riders overview is a good place to starting tracking the field. Stay tuned.
Ukraine Three Years On
Superheroes and capes: This week marked the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Amid a surreal and shocking set of political developments around Ukraine’s future, I went deep to assess how the country’s TV industry was holding up. I spoke to several producers and channel execs, including the studio head who had scrambled to save the latest season of MasterChef Ukraine after her facility was hit by a Russian missile less than 10 days before production was due to begin. Viktoriia Vyshniakova’s story was frightening and inspiring, which is actually a good lens through which to look at the TV biz in the country more broadly. “In today’s reality, a Ukrainian producer is nothing short of a superhero,” Kateryna Udut from new Kyiv-based boutique consultancy Between Media later told me. With Donald Trump and his administration continuing to meet with Russian officials, the chances of an end to the invasion are rising — but at what cost for Ukraine and its people? Read more here.
Gaza Doc Controversy
BBC / Hoyo Films / Amjad Al FayoumiUnprecedented situation: Besides Charlotte Moore, the other big news out of the BBC this week came in the form of yet another editorial controversy. In a week in which the British broadcaster apologized for “missed opportunities” to address the alleged behavior of former radio DJ Tim Westwood, a furore has exploded over the Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone doc when it emerged producer HOYO Films was aware of the narrator’s links to Hamas and did not inform the BBC. After complaints from numerous industry figures, the doc has been hooked from the BBC iPlayer and the corporation faces a dilemma on whether to proceed with an L.A. wildfires doc made by HOYO director Jamie Roberts, as Max revealed on Wednesday. An unprecedentedly in-depth statement released by the BBC last night confirmed the producers had known about the child’s Hamas links. While the BBC board believes this fact was intentionally hidden, “it was then the BBC’s own failing that we did not uncover that fact and the documentary was aired.” Given Jake’s analysis that BBC errors around the Gaza conflict skew heavily against Israeli interests, this is clearly something that needs addressing more fully, and it will via an in-depth review that has now been commissioned. As we go to press, BBC Chair Samir Shah is preparing to meet a riled-up Culture Secretary.
Technicolor Collapses
A WARNing to the industry: It’s been a brutal week for the post-production sector with the confirmation that Technicolor collapsed on both sides of the Pond following financial troubles. The Paris-based VFX and post giant — known for work on hundreds of movies and TV shows, including the Harry Potter films and Mufasa: The Lion King — informed staff in the U.S. of closures through a WARN notice last Friday before similar notes went to workers in the UK and France over the weekend. Before long, hundreds of staff were made redundant, with one source close to the company telling me this week the number of people suddenly on the job market was “devastating.” There was a tiny bright spot, as Jill Goldsmith wrote Monday, when management and staff at Technicolor subsidiary The Mill joined forces with Dream Machine FX to launch a new venture, Arc Creative, keeping dozens of people employed. However, the bad news kept coming, and spread to the animation sector, where Montreal’s ON Animation, the Mediawan-owned facility behind Miraculous and The Little Prince, was shuttered with the toon business in a state of flux.
The Essentials
Raphaël Neal????️ Hot One: A24 boarded its first Channel 4 project, flatshare comedy series It Gets Worse from Leo Reich (pictured) that’s also financed by Canada’s Crave.
????️ More Heat: Off The Fence teamed with investigative journalists Gloria Gomez and Robin Carter for true-crime programs, with Love & Death Row: The Rosalie Bolin Story being their first project together.
???? Very Hot: Berlinale title Köln 75 shopped to the likes of Lucky Red, SF Studios and HBO.
???? Global Breakout: Our latest featured Breakout is Drugged and Abused: No More Shame, a France 2 doc following Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband was jailed for systemically and covertly raping her over many years.
???? Sold: Telia’s TV and media assets, including Sweden’s TV4 and Finland’s MTV, to Schibsted Media for around $620M.
⛺ Fest in focus: Diana explored the Glasgow Film Festival through an interview with director Allison Gardner and a rundown of key films and events.
???? First-look deal: For Phoebe Waller-Bridge‘s Wells Street Films, which struck an agreement with Francesca Moody Productions, the prodco behind the stage versions of Baby Reindeer and Fleabag.
???? Box Office: Chinese animation Ne Zha 2, Captain America: Brave New World, Bridget Jones 4: Mad About the Boy and Mufasa: The Lion King all featured in Nancy’s latest analysis.
????️ RIP: To acting giant Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead at home in Santa Fe, and to Israeli filmmaker Renen Schorr, founder of the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School.
This week’s International Insider was written by Jesse Whittock and edited by Max Goldbart.
Read More About:Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.
Sign UpJavaScript is required to load the comments.
Loading comments...
Trending on Deadline
As the daughter of Ruby Franke opens up about the harrowing toll her mother's abuse has taken on her, the Mirror takes a look at the disgraced parenting vlogger's statistical journal of torture
Read more >> : Cick here
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Since her role as Eleven in Stranger Things kicked off Millie Bobby Brown's career, the young actor has faced people sexualizing her and commenting on her
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Video shows the 20-year-old ride's implosion Friday morning at the New Jersey amusement park.
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Thereâ??s one ship from Rebels no one talks about.
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Michelle Trachtenberg’s boyfriend, Jay Cohen, was a ‘support system’ for her amid her rumored health struggles before her shocking death at the age of 39.
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
The convicted YouTuber mom, Ruby Franke, reportedly recorded some gory details of how she punished her children in her personal entry.
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
This Morning's editor Martin Frizell is leaving the show today after a decade and presenter Alison Hammond was in floods of tears as she thanked him for all his support
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
This Morning's editor Martin Frizell is leaving the show today after a decade and presenter Alison Hammond was in floods of tears as she thanked him for all his support
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Legendary manga artist Akira Toriyama's final masterpiece, Dragon Ball DAIMA, has pulled the curtains on its electrifying first season.
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Moss Bluff Elementary School students were treated to a Mardi Gras parade Friday morning — complete with thousands of beads and appearances by Sam Houston High School’s marching band, Broncettes and cheerleading squad. (Photos by Rodrick) Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter %23mardigras) |
|
|
Ruby Franke’s case is being brought to the big screen shortly after her 2023 arrest for child abuse. Learn more about her children and where they are now below.
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Millie Bobby Brown is in her vintage fashion era, taking a slinky Giorgio Armani gown out of the archives.
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
This Morning star Josie Gibson has revealed that she was once evicted from Elton Johnâ??s famous Academy Awards viewing party that is held in aid of his AIDS foundation
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Dragon Ball Daima's post-credits scene explained.
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
What is 'appropriate' anyway?
Read more >> : Cick here
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Twitter (X), Inc. was an American social media company based in San Francisco, California, which operated and was named for its flagship social media network prior to its rebrand as X. In addition to Twitter, the company previously operated the Vine short video app and Periscope livestreaming service
Twitter (X) is one of the most popular social media platforms, with over 619 million monthly active users worldwide. One of the most exciting features of Twitter (X) is the ability to see what topics are trending in real-time. Twitter trends are a fascinating way to stay up to date on what people are talking about on the platform, and they can also be a valuable tool for businesses and individuals to stay relevant and informed. In this article, we will discuss Twitter (X) trends, how they work, and how you can use them to your advantage.
What are Twitter (X) Worldwide Trends?
Twitter (X) Worldwide trends are a list of topics that are currently being talked about on the platform and also world. The topics on this list change in real-time and are based on the volume of tweets using a particular hashtag or keyword. Twitter (X) Worldwide trends can be localized to a Worldwide country or region or can be global, depending on the topic's popularity.
How Do Twitter (X) Worldwide Trends Work?
Twitter (X) Worldwide trends are generated by an algorithm that analyzes the volume of tweets using a particular hashtag or keyword. When the algorithm detects a sudden increase in tweets using a specific hashtag or keyword, it considers that topic to be trending.
Once a topic is identified as trending, it is added to the list of Twitter (X) Worldwide trends. The topics on this list are ranked based on their popularity, with the most popular topics appearing at the top of the list.
Twitter (X) Worldwide trends can be filtered by location or category, allowing users to see what topics are trending in their area or in a particular industry. Additionally, users can click on a trending topic to see all of the tweets using that hashtag or keyword.