Return of the Jedi: Ewan McGregor to reprise role as Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Star Wars actor will return in a Disney+ series about the Jedi master – a role he first played in The Phantom Menace
From The Terror to Event Horizon, TV horror is a screaming success
There is no shortage of small-screen scares at the moment, with the upcoming remake of sci-fi gorefest Event Horizon set to push the genre to gruesome new heights
More Bodyguards and Love Islands needed as UK viewers desert TV
Ofcom report highlights scale of challenge broadcasters face from streaming services
Sex, drugs, politics: how the streaming giants are blowing up Bollywood
New Amazon and Netflix dramas take in themes that India’s established cinema rarely touches, with millions of potential subscribers available
Ken Burns on America: ‘We’re a strange and complicated people’
Through war, baseball and music, Burns’ monumental TV documentaries have told the story of the USA – a mission he says is even more urgent in the age of ‘alternative facts’
Young people are not watching TV news, but they still want to know about the world
We have to support children to develop their own news habits, says NewsWise director Angie Pitt
Lights, camera, caption! Why subtitles are no longer just for the hard of hearing
An enormous number of people with unimpaired hearing are choosing to watch with words. Why? And is it time captions became the norm?
Does Andrea Arnold’s experience on Big Little Lies suggest that auteurs are doomed?
When film-makers are lured to the small screen, things don’t always go smoothly – but the situation is barely any better in the movies
Streep, Clooney … Cruise? Why no one is ‘too big for TV’ any more
Hollywood stars used to turn their noses up at television, but now Meryl Streep and George Clooney are stealing the show in your living room. Who might join them next?
Poopers and bloopers: the greatest TV fails
It’s 50 years since Lulu the elephant went rogue on Blue Peter. We look back at the biting ferrets, gurning kids and sweary slips that have delighted viewers, and ask: are they a dying breed?
Streaming TV is about to get very expensive – here’s why
With Disney, Apple and others about to launch their own services, a lot of your favourite shows are likely to vanish behind paywalls. The golden age of streaming is over
BBC iPlayer can show programmes for a year instead of 30 days
Ofcom approves change after corporation says it is struggling to compete with Netflix
Late Night review – battle of words in the TV writers’ room
Mindy Kaling stirs up the stale, male writing team behind Emma Thompson’s talk show in this warm and witty comedy
I was on Love Island in 2018. This is what ITV needs to get right this year
Contestants should be given more advice on dealing with social media after leaving the villa, says former Love Island contestant Dr Alex George
Netflix and Amazon score billion pound revenue in battle with UK broadcasters
Without a major British rival, TV and film fans are turning to the Silicon Valley giants