Neighbours have described scenes of chaos after two men were seriously hurt following a dispute over fireworks in Bolton.
25.08.2023 - 08:21 / deadline.com
The Late Late Show with James Corden showrunner Ben Winston has revealed how unexpected impacts of the labor strikes cost his production company an unscripted series greenlight.
In a wide-ranging interview with Richard Bacon at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Winston said he believed effects of the actors and writers strike were now filtering into unscripted commissioning. This was because studios and streamers are unsure of their overall budgets until new deals are struck with actors and writers unions, meaning spending on original series of any genre took on added risk.
“We were named as a company that would do well during the strikes because we’re known for unscripted but it hasn’t been the case in any way,” said Winston, who runs UK-U.S. producer Fulwell73 with partners including The Late, Late Show presenter and actor James Corden.
“We had a big show with a big streamer. It was greenlit and done and it’s now on pause and on hold. Part of the reason — and this is my interpretation — is the streamers don’t know how much money scripted shows are going to cost after all of this.
“For all they know their Star Wars series or Netflix show could be 25% more on budget as a result of the deal they make so therefore they can’t actually spend money on a premium unscripted show because they don’t know how much budget they’re going to have.”
The lack of commissions and the level of freelancers out of work in the UK have been major topics of discussion this week at the Edinburgh TV Festival. Winston said he was “really aware” of the situation, despite much of The Kardashians producer Fulwell73’s business being in the U.S.
He said that despite its U.S. success, his company was feeling the pressure as it pushes deeper in the UK and
Neighbours have described scenes of chaos after two men were seriously hurt following a dispute over fireworks in Bolton.
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