Leading Comedy Executives Fear Relocation Of Edinburgh TV Fest Would Be “Disaster” For British Talent: “Look At The Number Of People Who Come Every Year From The American Industry”
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Leading Comedy Executives Fear Relocation Of Edinburgh TV Fest Would Be “Disaster” For British Talent: “Look At The Number Of People Who Come Every Year From The American Industry”
The Edinburgh TV Festival should not relocate because of the Edinburgh Fringe, Avalon's Jon Thoday and Fringe's Tony Lankester have said.
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Rowan Woods Stepping Down From Edinburgh TV Festival After Two Years
Rowan Woods is stepping down from the Edinburgh TV Festival after two years having worked with Shonda Rhimes, Tina Fey and Graham Norton.
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International Insider: The Middle East’s American Moves; Edinburgh TV Fest Mulls Move; Whisper’s U.S. Plan
The role of Middle Eastern finance has dominated the Warner Bros. Discovery sale process this week, as we report in International Insider.
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Tina Fey On The “Dirty Secret” Britain’s Version Of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Can Learn From NBC
Tina Fey was interviewed by Graham Norton at the Edinburgh TV Festival, reflecting on a career that includes 'Saturday Night Live' and '30 Rock.'
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International Insider: Edinburgh TV & Film Fest Reports; Anti-Bullying Body Funding Failure; Ray Winstone In Sarajevo
The Edinburgh TV Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival and Ray Winstone's trip to the Sarajevo Film Festival feature in this week's International Insider.
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‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker On Fearing AI Script Notes & Writing “Begging Letters” To Actors
'Black Mirror' co-creator Charlie Brooker spoke about AI script notes and the Netflix series at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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