that the supreme court s ruling against the federal protection of abortion rights was immoral. her comments came as thousands marched in washington and other cities on saturday to protest against the verdict. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, we re bringing today s media show to you from the heat of la. i m at universal studios to meet one of the most powerful women in hollywood the chairman of universal filmed entertainment group, who just happens to be a brit. her decisions have led to everything from huge surprise hits like mamma mia and straight outta compton to enduring franchises, the likes of fast & furious and despicable me. and back in 2020, with cinemas shut by the pandemic, donna langley made a single bold move that transformed her industry allowing audiences to stream brand new movies at home. donna langley, welcome to the media show. thank you. we met earlier this year when you very kindly hosted a load ofjournalists at a lovely, swanky london hotel o
fire. forthe responsible for the effects of the fire. for the first time, counsel has admitted they knew that the building was defective. the infected blood scandal of the 70s and 80s thousands of surviving victims should receive immediate six figure compensation, rules a judge. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. hello, welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company this evening. rebekah vardy has lost her libel case at the high court. in what had become known as the wagatha christie trial, the wife of the former england footballerjamie vardy had sued coleen rooney after she accused vardy of leaking private information about her to the tabloid press. in a statement after the verdict, coleen rooney said she was pleased with the judgment, but added that the case should never have gone to court. rebekah vardy said she was extremely sad and disappointed , and that it wasn t the
Source taken aback by this. There is a source from whitehall here saying, we are being as positive as we can, but their attitude has hardened, which signifies that they are a bit shocked by this and not sure where to take it. In part, this was supposed to be project fear. It was supposed to be project fear. It was supposed to be something that was never going to happen. David cameron mentioned it in prime ministers questions about ten days before the vote. It was supposed to be one of the last gasps, saying we cant possibly do this, it would lead to dreadful things. When he suggested that the border could be in the sea, i have relatives from the nationalist community who would not particularly be that obsessed with their british identity. They were all voting to stay in the eu, and they were so annoyed that David Cameron would even suggest this and would treat them differently than people in his oxfordshire constituency that they thought about voting no just to spite him. Constituency
or, at least, that s what we ve seen so far. and, of course, i mentioned streaming you took this bold decision back in 2020, when the cinemas were closed during the pandemic, to axe that traditional long window between films being released in cinemas and coming into the home. and you allowed audiences to stream immediately, kicking off with the new trolls movie. i mean, that looks like a really obvious move in hindsight, but did it feel obvious at the time? oh, my goodness! i mean, it was obvious that it needed to happen, as the pandemic, the tsunami was about to hit us. we were all going home, and we knew that that film was going to be a dead asset if we didn t do something with it. but it was, of course, a watershed moment between the studios and exhibition. but presumably, some people looked at that and thought, it s over, cinema business is over now. because once you axe that window, once people canjust watch at home, are they ever going to go back to the cinema?
or, at least, that s what we ve seen so far. and, of course, i mentioned streaming you took this bold decision back in 2020, when the cinemas were closed during the pandemic, to axe that traditional long window between films being released in cinemas and coming into the home. and you allowed audiences to stream immediately, kicking off with the new trolls movie. i mean, that looks like a really obvious move in hindsight, but did it feel obvious at the time? oh, my goodness! i mean, it was obvious that it needed to happen, as the pandemic, the tsunami was about to hit us. we were all going home, and we knew that that film was going to be a dead asset if we didn t do something with it. but it was, of course, a watershed moment between the studios and exhibition. but presumably, some people looked at that and thought, it s over, cinema business is over now. because once you axe that window, once people canjust watch at home, are they ever going to go back to the cinema? and it seems l