Naman Ramachandran U.K. producers are in discussions with the government to extend the £500 million ($664.6 million) COVID-19 insurance scheme for Film & TV production.As first reported by Broadcast, producers are seeking to extend the deadline by six months, to June 2021.
U.K. producers’ body Pact is currently gathering information to support the extension, which will be presented to the country’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), the government body in charge.“It has not yet been agreed by government, we are working with them on making the case,” Pact chief John McVay told Variety.When the scheme was first announced, the deadline was originally Dec.
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