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Opinion: How the UK’s film & TV industry can lead the world on Generative AI

Jeremy Roberts, head of film & TV at UK legal firm Sheridans, lays out how the UK industry can learn from the SAG-AFTRA deal around generative AI and build on its foundations to become a global leader. “If the last decade in film and TV was defined by the disruption of content distribution, the next […]

TBI Weekly: What the new budget means for UK production sector

With new tax incentives for TV and film announced in the UK government budget this week, Robin Hilton, partner at media & tech law firm Sheridans, reveals how the new legislation will help the country to flex its production muscles. There was not much about this week’s UK budget that had not already been leaked. […]

Exclusive: How to rescue a scripted series from cancellation

Shows get cancelled all the time, but a fortunate few get a second chance when a new network or platform steps in to renew them. Mark Layton finds out what it takes to pull a series back from the brink It is never welcome news when a show gets cancelled, but it can feel particularly […]

TBI Weekly: Why the US dollar’s strength matters to global TV

Financial market turmoil and currency devaluations can seem far removed from the creative process of making TV shows, but it can have a direct effect on what gets made. Jeremy Roberts, of media & entertainment law firm Sheridans, explains why and sheds light on where opportunity lies. With the world’s financial markets going through the most volatile period […]

‘Slow Horses’ prodco See-Saw names TV chief & hires Film4, ITN & Sheridans trio

See-Saw Films, the UK- and Australia-based producer behind Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and BBC drama The North Water, has rejigged its senior management following the exits of TV chiefs Jamie Laurenson and Hakan Kousetta last month. Simon Gillis has now been named COO across the company’s operations, reporting to See-Saw’s joint MDs Iain Canning and Emile […]

Exclusive: UK ‘faces being left behind’ as government urged to act on insurance

The UK government must urgently backstop insurers or risk screen productions being moved outside of the country, a leading entertainment lawyer has told TBI. Speaking on TBI Talks yesterday, Jeremy Roberts, partner and head of broadcasting and content distribution at UK law firm Sheridans, reiterated concerns that while production insurance is still available, insurers are […]

TBI Special Report Four: Learning from lockdown

Covid-19’s impact on the TV business has been immense, but not all the ramifications are negative. Richard Middleton and Mark Layton find out how content creation and delivery might look after lockdown. Just when the world’s content industry will return to some sort of business as usual is, at this stage, anybody’s guess. Speak to […]

TBI Weekly: Navigating risk as future lockdowns loom

Jeremy Roberts, a partner and head of broadcasting & content distribution at UK legal firm Sheridans,  explores the potential threats posed by further Covid-19 restrictions once lockdown is over and provides a five-point plan to keep shows on track. From what we currently know of Covid-19, even after the pandemic ebbs and the current lockdown […]