Each week I look at a different topic around the film industry, focusing on the data and statistics which reveal what’s going on.
Almost exactly two years ago, Alexis Kreager and I published a big report into the gender inequality faced by film directors working in the UK film industry. Soon after it was published, we were approached by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) about studying the plight of screenwriters, both in the film and television industries. This […]
Each week over the last five years, I have been covering different aspects of the film industry, explaining and illustrating how they function. Next month, I’ll carry on with my new research but for this month I would like to stop and zoom out a little. By taking detailed data dives each week it’s easy to miss the […]
When new filmmakers think about their movie reaching audiences, they tend to picture its cinema release, or maybe what it will look like when it hits DVD shelves. Few fantasise about their movie’s first ever television broadcast. Despite this, television is the largest source of revenue for movies. This means that the total amount paid by […]
Last Friday, the UK’s media regulator, Ofcom, instructed the BBC to increase the number of original UK television programmes it shows at peak-time. Ofcom pointed to the BBC’s Royal Charter, which includes the duty for BBC output to be “distinctive, creative and [reflect] the UK’s diverse communities”. Based on new research, Ofcom said that original, UK-made programming […]
Today’s question comes from Craig, who is a filmmaker from Glasgow. He emailed me to ask about the value of television rights to filmmakers. He had read my breakdown of the income from indie film Papadopoulos & Sons and noted that the television distribution rights brought in far more money than theatrical, DVD and Video On Demand (VOD). “Is […]
