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British TV’s International Co-Productions Plummeted Last Year, Underscoring Panic About Funding Crisis

British drama executives have been warning about sharp fall in international co-productions. BFI data published today supports the anecdotal evidence.

Eddie Redmayne in 'The Day of the Jackal'Marcell Piti/Carnival Film & Television Limited British TV drama executives have been panicking about a sharp fall in high-end international co-productions. UK broadcasters and producers have been warning for some time that money has been draining out of co-produced projects like Sky/Peacock series The Day of the Jackal and Industry, which airs on the BBC and HBO. The BFI’s report underlines the UK’s growing status as a service industry — a place where major Hollywood productions come to take advantage of tax breaks, a skilled workforce, and similar storytelling sensibilities.

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