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Leaving the EU will have a lasting impact on England’s entertainment industry. The UK’s decision to annex from the European Union has caused concern amongst a number of different industries, and for our purposes, the entertainment industry is certainly one of them. Game Of Thrones fans can relax, however, as the HBO show’s main financiers should not be affected by the Brexit vote.
According to Deadline, although the show’s primary filming location is in Northern Ireland, which is also part of the UK, GoT stopped receiving subsidies from the European Regional Development Fund seasons ago. The show is funded mainly by NI Screen and Invest NI, while also being enrolled in the UK Film and TV Tax program, an incentive not affected by Brexit. “We do not anticipate that the result of the EU Referendum will have any material effect on HBO producing Game Of Thrones,” HBO said in a statement shortly after the ballots were tallied.
In other news…
Data-conscious Netflix subscribers, rejoice! The platform is looking to add offline viewing to its mobile app in the very near future, allowing users to pre-download their favorite shows and movies while using wifi before heading out. [Gizmodo]
ICYMI: Last night Hulu announced the renewal of its celebrated original series, Casual. Currently in its second season, the third season of the drama brought to you by Jason Reitman and creator Zander Lehmann, will premiere in 2017. Reitman has also signed an exclusive first-look deal with Hulu for all TV series, the first of its kind. [Deadline]
YouTube has ordered its very first scripted original series based on the film franchise Step Up. The spin-off will feature the film’s original co-stars Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum, who will also produce the straight-to-series order, along with Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot and Meredith Milton. It will debut on YouTube Red to subscribers next year. [Deadline]
Hulu’s Fall Slate is looking pretty stacked. Not only will Ron Howard’s Beatles documentary be premiering on September 17th, but a new season of The Mindy Project will stream weekly starting October 4th. The platform will also debut three brand new original series Chance, Freakish, and Shut Eye, which will premiere on October 9th, (sometime) in October, and December 7th respectively, according to a press release.
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