Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart penning the newsletter this week in what has been a (surprise, surprise) hugely busy week in the world of international TV and film.
We really should stop qualifying that. Read on. And sign up for our weekly Insider here. Bill the Media: It’s been a long time coming but the UK government finally unveiled its draft Media Bill to revamp public broadcasting for the digital age Wednesday, which should come into law later this year barring any more swift changes of government (you never know).
Most of the Bill is comprised of policies contained in a landmark White Paper from last year but they are eye-catching: regulation of streamers that could see Netflix et al fined £250,000 ($308,000) if they break harmful material rules or fail to subtitle their shows, prominence for the pubcasters on modern TVs and relaxed quotas for the likes of the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Reminder: the previous Media Bill is enshrined in an act passed 20 years ago, so it’s not like this isn’t overdue. With arch PSB sceptic Nadine Dorries no longer in post, absent from the Bill was the sale of Channel 4, replaced instead by confirmation of plans to allow the network to own the rights to its shows for the first time in its 40-year history.
Read more on deadline.com
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