UK film industry in rude health despite virus horror | Malay Mail

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LONDON, Nov 15 — Far from being wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, Britain’s film and television industry is enjoying a blockbuster run thanks in large part to a surge in online streaming. Attracting global production teams to spectacular landscapes, gothic castles and state-of-the-art...

, Britain has a long history of filming international hits despite enduring some lean times.

US-owned broadcasting group Sky is meanwhile pressing ahead with new multi-billion-dollar facilities in Hertfordshire, north of London — already home to long-standing Elstree studios, or “Britain’s Hollywood”. “The vast majority of our shows both in the UK and internationally are now back up and running,” said David McGraynor, chief operating officer at ITV Studios.“The very few cases of Covid we have seen on set have all been contained very quickly proving that this method of pooling teams together is working.

 

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