Welcome, Insiders.Cannesis now well under way while the picket lines remain busy in LA.
Jesse Whittock here in London.
It wouldnt feel like a proper Cannes without a healthy dose of controversy.
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We should have intimacy coaches so that the actors feel comfortable.
It remains to be seen if this turns into dealmaking.
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The Inside(r) Story Of Sky Studios
Skys the limit?
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Confusion remains over Sky Studios role is it a producer, commissioner, both, or something else?
Meanwhile, the question over the future of Skys brand-defining HBO output deal rumbles on.
Deadline has spoken to more than 20 top sources for the story, soread onfor the full picture.
Bear in mind Australian rom-com streaming seriesColin From Accountswas arguably the breakout from last years event.
Who knows where this years hit is hiding.Go deeper here.
Read all about themhere.
At Channel 4, some told Deadline they felt an across-the-board commissioning freeze was in place.
The extent of the emergency is certainly up for debate.
Max wrote about how feast to famine is leading to a situation that demands a collaborative long-term solution.Dive deeper.
All of our coveragecan be read here.
Police might struggle to censor them seeing as they both live outside Russia, however.
Diana tracked Rodnyansky down this week and asked him about his arrest in absentia.
This is crazy Im just laughing about it, he told her.
Sadly, hes right.
Im trying to make Russians aware of what is going on in Ukraine, he added this week.
For more on his story, clickhere.
A third: Buzzy upcoming Israeli dramaRed Skieslanded a second season before the first launched.
Global Breakout: The latest in our feature strand was IsraelsEast Side.
Malay foray:Prime Video unveiled itsfirst slatefrom Malaysia, per Liz.
Money, money, money: For UK indieMad As Birds, which landed a seven-figure cash injection.
Trailer: ForFirst Five, HBO Maxs docu-series about Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marins government.
New job: Paramount GlobalsLawrence Szaboexited for BBC Studios LA arm.
Box office:Fast Xzoomed off with $32.9M after opening in 12 international markets, Nancyreported.
Honored:Kate Winslet and Ben Whishawwon the top acting prizes at the BAFTA TV Awards.
Diana Lodderhose and Max Goldbart contributed to this weeksInternational Insider.
