TV set is most popular way to watch YouTube in UK, study finds Television outranks laptops, tablets and smartphones across all age groups, according to audience review
Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now and Godfather star, dies aged 95 From the classic To Kill a Mockingbird to blockbuster Gone in 60 Seconds, the Oscar-winning actor’s films spanned a remarkable range
‘It’s like two divorcing parents’: how actors’ union Equity fell out with casting directory Spotlight Union to appeal after losing case against historic talent index in battle that could reshape UK acting landscape
Hollywood money fuelled record £2.8bn spend on UK film production last year Growth could slow as Netflix pulls back projects to US to secure $80bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
As most TV viewers tune in via broadband, will 2034 signal the death of Freeview? The aerial-accessed service has a fast-dwindling audience but when exactly to switch the platform off is proving highly divisive
BBC announces landmark deal to make bespoke content for YouTube Agreement a milestone for British television as broadcaster teams up with world’s biggest video platform
BBC could soon make programmes for release first on YouTube under deal Plan follows pressure on broadcaster to put more content on platform, but raises questions about licence fee
Digested week: Despite the Golden Globes being a joke, the audience keep turning up Is there any circumstance on Earth that would make these people, in all their finery, skip this thing entirely?
Netflix ‘plans to switch to all-cash offer to seal $83bn Warner Bros deal’ Aim is to speed up acquisition of WBD studio and streaming businesses and hold off rival Paramount bid
Paramount to nominate directors to Warner Bros board to vote against Netflix deal Paramount also files lawsuit seeking disclosure of financial information related to $82.7bn agreement
Warner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject ‘inadequate’ $108bn Paramount bid Board unwilling to accept hostile takeover despite $40bn guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison
ITV agrees to invest £3m in fitness app created by Joe Wicks The Body Coach app, launched in pandemic, will advertise on ITV’s channels and video platform ITVX under deal
From Central Cee to Adolescence: in 2025 British culture had a global moment – but can it last? Despite funding cuts and shuttered venues, homegrown music, TV, film and, yes, memes have dominated the global zeitgeist over the past 12 years. Now this culture must be future-proofed from the forces of globalisation
Television in titbits: the rise of the billion-dollar microdrama industry Hollywood is betting big on vertical microdramas, told in chunks under two minutes. Can a gimmick turn into a new form of entertainment?
Warner Bros reportedly poised to reject Paramount’s $108bn hostile takeover bid Decision will pave the way for Netflix to proceed with buyout of film and TV group