ITV Says Drama Shoots Will Be Last To Restart Amid Insurance, Social Distancing Issues; Extends Pay Cuts For Senior Staff
Jake Kanter International TV EditorITV has revealed that 38 of its in-house productions have restarted in recent weeks amid the easing of UK coronavirus lockdown restrictions, but CEO Carolyn McCall said drama will be the last genre to get back up to speed.Giving evidence to the Parliamentary Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday, McCall said ITV Studios and its owned companies, such as Bodyguard producer World Productions, “haven’t quite found a way” to get back into drama production because of social distancing rules.She said ITV currently has 1,500 workers on furlough, 500 of whom are freelancers.