Naman Ramachandran In today’s global bulletin, U.K. union Bectu calls for a group to curb racism; Amazon Prime Video buys AMC’s “Soulmates;” biopic on Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand greenlit; gameshow “Family Fortune” renewed for another season; and TF1 gets record numbers for gameshow “District Z.”A new report published by U.K.
creative industry workers’ union Bectu, which has more than 40,000 members, has called for the formation of an independent body to tackle racism in the broadcasting industry.The “Race to Be Heard: Racism Reporting Body for U.K.
Broadcasting Sector” report, commissioned by Bectu and written and researched by producer and academic Marcus Ryder, follows the powerful MacTaggart lecture delivered by at the Edinburgh.
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