Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian graphic novelist, artist and film director whose landmark animated feature Persepolis earned a Cannes Jury Prize and an Oscar nomination and made her one of the most distinctive voices in world cinema, has died. She was 56. “Marjane Satrapi died of sadness a little over a year after the death of…
Disney+ Europe, Middle East and Africa boss Karl Holmes highlighted 80 percent advertising revenue growth in the U.K. and what he called a “leading” young adult audience share among streamers in the country. Speaking at the Enders TMT (Technology, Media and Telecom) Leaders Live conference in London on Thursday, the general manager, Disney+ EMEA stressed…
Netflix has stances on AI and other regulation, Larry Tanz, vp of content for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, made clear at the Enders TMT Leaders Live conference in London on Thursday. Highlighting the streamer’s investment in the British film and TV industry, Tanz said that Netflix has filmed in 225-plus cities and towns…
Warner Bros. Discovery may be in the process of being acquired by David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, but its management is not taking its eye off the ball. Gerhard Zeiler, president, international and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Andrew Georgiou, president & managing director, U.K. & Ireland and sports EMEA at the company, took to the…
U.K. TV giant ITV CEO Carolyn McCall discussed the opportunities coming her team’s way during the soccer World Cup. At an industry crowd in London on Thursday, she also mentioned that ITV remains “very much actively engaged in discussions” with Sky about a potential mega-deal. Sky has been in discussions with U.K. TV giantITVregarding a…
Comcast’s European TV and telecom powerhouse Sky is making huge bets with an eye on business opportunities and customer value, group CEO Dana Strong told the Enders TMT Leaders Live conference in London on Thursday. “Key for us has been really making courageous, big bets” rather than small incremental changes, given that this is not…
In the four years since Russia’s invasion began, Ukraine has developed a booming defence sector. Kyiv is now able to regularly hit targets within Russia, focusing its efforts on energy infrastructure and oil facilities, which it sees as fuelling the Russian war machine.
Netflix communications executive and press gatekeeper Emily Feingold has abruptly exited after nine years with the streaming giant. Feingold joined Netflix in 2017 as part of the film leadership team as Netflix rapidly expanded its original film programming. As the company noted, her responsibilities grew along with Netflix’s growth and expansion, with her ultimately overseeing…
