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Excitement about Netflix and Amazon’s investment has evaporated as strikes, falling ad spend and a glut of completed shows leaves crews out of workEarlier this year things appeared to be looking up for the UK’s £6bn TV and film production industry, with US streaming firms revealing billions had been spent on shows and films made in Britain.An announcement from Amazon that it had doubled...

Tributes to sitcom writer hailed as ‘major comedic talent’ who also worked on Changing Ends and Boy Meets GirlThe Two Doors Down creator Simon Carlyle has been hailed as “brilliant, funny, mercurial and magnificent human being” after his death at the age of 48.His manager, Amanda Davis, said Carlyle, from Ayr, was a “major comedic talent” known for being supportive and collaborative with other...

Sag-Aftra committee decision raises prospect of first simultaneous strike by writers and actors in more than 60 years The union representing Hollywood actors has recommended strike action after a midnight negotiation deadline passed with no agreement as the industry braces for the possibility of the first simultaneous strike by Hollywood writers and actors in more than 60 years.In a statement, the Screen Actors Guild-American...

‘Well known’ presenter reportedly accused of paying more than £35,000 in exchange for explicit imagesThe BBC is taking “very seriously” allegations that one of its presenters has been taken off air over paying a teenager for sexual photographs.A “well known” presenter has been accused of paying more than £35,000 in exchange for explicit images, the Sun reported. Continue reading...

National broadcaster embroiled in a real-life drama over clandestine payments to its star presenterIt has become Ireland’s top-rated show – a tale of celebrity, secrets and lies that has entranced the public and dominated the airwaves. Some reckon it is the most gripping drama ever produced by RTÉ.Unfortunately for the national broadcaster, it is an all too real scandal over clandestine payments that has...

Discussions with All3Media come amid plan to move away from reliance on TV advertisingITV has confirmed it is in talks to buy All3Media, which owns the production companies behind hit shows such as Fleabag, The Traitors, and Wild Isles, as it seeks to expand its studio arm.The FTSE 250 broadcaster is in talks with All3Media’s joint owners, the US media companies Warner Bros Discovery...

Nine Entertainment paper says it ‘essentially campaigned’ for 11 stockmen accused of killing at least 28 Aboriginal people to escape prosecutionFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Sydney Morning Herald has apologised for failing “dismally” in its coverage of the Myall Creek massacre and two subsequent trials in the...