Deadline International Insider: BBC Faces Deep Cuts and Layoffs; Annecy Animation Festival Preview
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Max Goldbart
Summary
This edition of Deadline's International Insider newsletter covers two main stories: (1) Deep cuts at the BBC, including slashed development spending and thousands of layoffs affecting staff at the British broadcaster, with the drama 'Dear England' mentioned as context; (2) A preview of the upcoming Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The newsletter is written by Max Goldbart and serves as a roundup of international entertainment industry news.
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· 2 pulledIt's been a rough week for staff at the embattled BBC.
Folks at the British broadcaster already knew deep cuts and thousands of layoffs were coming, but it was all made to feel rather real when...
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