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Boss Of ‘Lupin' Maker Gaumont TV France On Netflix's Response To Streaming Law: 'They Did Everything To Avoid It, But They Respect It'
Netflix should be commended for respecting France's extensive streaming regulation, the President of Lupin producer Gaumont Television France said today at Conecta Fiction. During an on-stage interview, Degeorges gave an appraisal of how the regulations had changed the market, and said that Netflix's response had been a mature one. The streamer and others had done 'everything they could to avoid it, but they respected it.' More from Deadline Conecta Fiction & Entertainment Hands Out $115,000 Prizes As Spanish Confab Kicks Off Carla Gugino Joins Brad Pitt In 'Cliff Booth' Movie From Netflix And David Fincher It Starts On The Page (Limited): Read 'Black Mirror' Episode 705 Script "Eulogy" With Foreword By Charlie Brooker The laws, which dictate that streamers must invest 20-25% of their local revenues in French TV and film productions and gives production houses more back-end rights, were brought it four years ago during the global pandemic. Global streamers openly disagree with levies and quotas, and are taking legal action in countries such as Belgium to block new local laws, but Degeorges said Netflix, in particular, had played by the rules in France. 'If France, we were very lucky because we live in a country where regulation is everywhere. We love regulation,' she said to chuckles in the room here in Cuenca. 'Netflix, in my experience, has respected the law. Even if they don't agree, they respect the law.' Degeorges was one of several leading producers who led the fight for streaming regulation via trade body USPA, of which she is Vice President. 'When Netflix arrived in 2015, we all saw it was not normal as the American streamers had no investment obligations,' she said. 'All the channels have obligations. We had to fight to create the new regulation, in which streamers would share IP with us. Now the regulation is great and everything works.' Gaumont is known for producing Netflix's thriller series Lupin, which premiered in January 2021, before the rules were in place. 'With Lupin I don't own the IP,' she said. 'If we did it now maybe I would, but I don't.' Season 4 of Lupin, which stars Omar Sy as master thief Assane Diop, is currently in production. Gaumont makes the show alongside Carrousel Studios, and Degeorges is an exec producer. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More 'Bachelor in Paradise' Cast Announcement: See Who Is Headed To The Beach For Season 10
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19 hours ago
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Max Spain Originals Chief On HBO Max Name Change: 'We Cannot Lose The Value Of HBO'
Max's Director for Local Original Productions in Spain has vowed the move back to the HBO Max moniker 'doesn't change the creative focus.' Instead, he predicted it would amplify the quality on the streamer. 'Many of you are asking what has happened,' Jose Maria Caro said at Conecta Fiction in Spain today about the decision, which was announced in the U.S. last month. 'What does it change mean? Well, we cannot lose the value of HBO because it means many things to many people. It contributes a lot of value.' More from Deadline Boss Of 'Lupin' Maker Gaumont TV France On Netflix's Response To Streaming Law: "They Did Everything To Avoid It, But They Respect It" - Conecta Fiction Conecta Fiction & Entertainment Hands Out $115,000 Prizes As Spanish Confab Kicks Off David Zaslav's Pay To Be "Substantially" Lowered Ahead Of Split, WBD Says, But CEO Will Still Reap Rewards Warner Bros Discovery announced in May it was moving away from Max and back to the HBO Max moniker that the global streamer had launched with in 2020. The rebrand is taking place this summer, and Caro said the move was a significant one. 'What's in a name? It really matters to our editorial line,' he said, as he pledged it 'doesn't change the creative focus.' Original series Max made its first original series commission in Spain in 2023 with When Nobody Sees Us, a thriller led by two policewomen trying to solve a series of crimes in the Andalusian town of Morón de la Frontera. It launched on March 7, with Maribel Verdu and Mariela Garriga starring. Caro pointed to the series as an example of the 'ambitious' original series he was looking for, along with Furia, a drama currently shooting that stars Candela Peña, Carmen Machi, Cecilia Roth, Nathalie Poza and Pilar Castro as five women facing extreme situations. Caro took on his post in January after Alberto Carullo, then VP of Productions for Italy and Iberia at Max, left WBD to join Mediaset. Caro had been with Warners since April 2024. He addressed a packed room today during a Spanish commissioners session that also included reps from Atresmedia, Amazon MGM Studios and Movistar Plus+. Caro was brought into the role as WBD at a point as the streamer plans to ramp up its originals slate in Spain, where the likes of Netflix and Prime Video have also found continued success with original series and films. Today, he touted the value of staying close to subscriber base. 'If we are going to represent the audience, local production is very important for us,' said Caro. Conecta Fiction is taking place in Cuenca, near Madrid, this week. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More 'Bachelor in Paradise' Cast Announcement: See Who Is Headed To The Beach For Season 10
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19 hours ago
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Sọpẹ́ Dìrísù Finds Solitude, Narges Rashidi Thrives On Adrenaline: How ‘Gangs Of London' Stars Prep For Intense Scenes
Gangs of London gives Squid Game a run for its money when it comes to TV ultra-violence and also offers up a complex web of intrigue and betrayal. Two of its stars go to very different places to prepare themselves for the more intense days on set. One prefers solitude. The other thrives on noise and adrenaline. Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, who plays undercover cop-turned-gangster Elliot Finch, and Narges Rashidi, who is Kurdish gang boss Lale in the show, talked about how they get in the zone when the tension is ramped up. More from Deadline Max Spain Originals Chief On HBO Max Name Change: "We Cannot Lose The Value Of HBO" - Conecta Fiction Boss Of 'Lupin' Maker Gaumont TV France On Netflix's Response To Streaming Law: "They Did Everything To Avoid It, But They Respect It" - Conecta Fiction Conecta Fiction & Entertainment Hands Out $115,000 Prizes As Spanish Confab Kicks Off 'I scream,' Rashidi said. 'I run around a lot to get my adrenaline very high. I feel like once my body has a lot of adrenaline, I can actually go anywhere. That really helps me. It's actually a very technical thing.' If Rashidi is loud, Dìrísù is at the other end of the volume scale. 'I'll disappear and then you'll only see me appear when it's like: 'Okay, we're ready,'' he said. 'I'll go hide in the corner somewhere, or go for a walk, because sets can be very noisy places. I'll take responsibility to take myself away and maintain the zone or atmosphere that I need.' The duo were at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival this week talking about their show, which is produced by Pulse Films for Sky in the UK and AMC in the U.S. Detailing the bloody power struggles among London's crime gangs, the current third season picks up the story after a spiked shipment of cocaine kills scores of customers. Elliot faces off against crime boss Sean Wallace (Joe Cole) in the series and Dìrísù said he's often taken aback by the reactions to his character after a turn of events that saw him almost hang his rival, but then leave him to police. 'What surprised me is that anyone could be on Sean Wallace's side,' he said. 'I've got so much empathy for Elliot that in that duality between them — the 'Batman versus Joker' or Elliot versus Sean [dynamic] — it never made sense to me that someone could be like: 'How could you do this to Sean?'' This week it's Monte-Carlo, while last month Dìrísù was a few miles along the coast at the Cannes Film Festival with Akinola Davies Jr.'s My Father's Shadow, in which he stars. Dìrísù wants to flex different muscles with his work, he told Deadline when asked about the range of films and TV he has worked on. The first season of Gangs of London aired in 2020 and Dìrísù wanted to avoid being pigeon-holed in the wake of its success. 'It did seem that everybody in the world just wanted me to do more action work,' he said. 'I really love being able to come back to Gangs… but I didn't want it to define what the rest of my career looked like. So, I was very intentional about choosing other projects such as Mr. Malcolm's List, for example, and His House, in different genres. I wanted to be regarded as being a very well-rounded actor.' Best of Deadline 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
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4 days ago
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Conecta Fiction & Entertainment Hands Out $115,000 Prizes As Spanish Confab Kicks Off
A duo of scripted projects has landed €100,000 ($115,000) each at Conecta Fiction & Entertainment. The international content event began last night in the against the dramatic surroundings of the mountainous Spanish city Cuenca, with Patricia Franco, Regional Minister of Economy, Business and Employment of Castilla-La Mancha, using a speech to announce the winning projects of the third Castilla-La Mancha Feature Films and Series Competition. More from Deadline Robin Wright Says AI Is Coming For Industry Jobs & Recalls Battle For Equal Pay On 'House Of Cards': "It Was Difficult" Getting Emotional With Holmes: 'Sherlock & Daughter' Creator On His Take On The Iconic Sleuth Mariel Molino & Austin Stowell On Their Hopes For 'NCIS: Origins', The Big Season 1 Scenes & Who Should Play The Older Lala In the regional category, Piedra, Papel o Tijera (Rock, Paper, Scissors), which comes from Toledan production company Altamira Entertainment, won out. The series stars the likes of Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, José Coronado, Irene Escolar and Chino Darín. In the national category award went to La Celestina, a modern take on the 1499 book by Fernando de Rojas. Directed by Tina Olivares, it stars the likes of Esmeralda Pimentel and Juana Acosta. A total of 19 projects were submitted for the awards. The awards were the first news out of the ninth edition of Conecta, which began as a scripted-only event but has in recent years expanded to incorporate entertainment. This is the first year it's being held in Cuenca, UNESCO World Heritage Site that is around 170km south-east of Madrid. The opening ceremony was held at the Church of San Miguel last night, with representatives from Conecta, Government of Castilla-La Mancha, Unifrance, the Institut Français of Spain and the Canadian Embassy in attendance alongside execs, talent and creatives. France and Canada are the countries of focus. Géraldine Gonard, Director of Conecta, used her welcome speech to pay tribute to the countries, saying they were 'two powerful markets with a highly competitive content industry on the international scene, which will find in Cuenca and Castilla-La Mancha the ideal setting for developing future co-productions and joint projects.' Best of Deadline 'Bachelor in Paradise' Cast Announcement: See Who Is Headed To The Beach For Season 10 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
