Hello readers and welcome to International Insider, Jake Kanter here. In the week Britain started getting vaccinated for coronavirus, here’s a recap of all the global film and TV news you need to know.
Any tips or stories can be sent to jkanter@deadline.com, or my DMs are open. And sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox every Friday.Seismic stuff at the BBC: The broadcaster confirmed on Tuesday what has been UK industry gossip for months: That it is scrapping TV channel controller roles in favor of a commissioning model that puts its streamer, iPlayer, at the heart of greenlight decisions.
It ends channel controllers’ decades-long reign as audience tastemakers.The big picture: The BBC pioneered British TV in 1936.
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