AI, Failing Distribution System Among Challenges to Be Examined by U.K. Parliamentary Inquiry Into Film and High-End TV

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Naman Ramachandran The challenges raised by AI and the alarming recent failures of the theatrical distribution system are among the topics that a U.K.

parliamentary inquiry will address. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMS) will examine the current challenges faced by the British film and high-end television industry (HETV).

Inward investment into film and high-end television (HETV) in the U.K. during 2022 reached a record height of £6.27 billion ($7.72 billion), statistics from the BFI revealed earlier this year.

This is the highest ever reported figure and is £1.83 billion higher than for the pre-pandemic year 2019. Some 69% of the £6.27 billion spend was contributed by HETV production with £4.30 billion, with feature film production contributing £1.97 billion.