UK film industry on a roll as it helps keep economy growing
ONS highlights role of sector as foreign movie and TV studios are attracted to Britain by government tax breaks and weak pound
Netflix tops 100m subscribers as it draws worldwide audience
US-based streaming service marks milestone with more than half of its 104m customers signed up outside America
BBC’s James Purnell: ‘You can’t serve young audiences without serving diverse audiences’
Director of radio and education on staying relevant against competition from ‘US west-coast, money-centric stuff’
BBC promises a wider mix than rivals as it seeks to reinvent itself
Broadcaster outlines plan for ‘reflecting and representing a changing UK’ and its strategy for competing with Netflix and Amazon
BBC vows multimillion cash injection for British-made children’s TV shows
Broadcaster’s annual children’s budget will rise from £110m to £124.4m by 2019-20, with pledge to spend £31.4m of that online
BT tops complaints league for broadband and pay-TV users
Telecoms group’s subsidiaries Plusnet and EE also attract high level of complaints, while Sky has fewest disgruntled users
Hollywood and TV put the squeeze on UK’s low-budget film-makers
Small productions struggle to hit the big screen due to fashion for mega-budget TV dramas and risk-averse US studios focusing on superhero blockbusters
Amazon steps up battle with Netflix and Sky by adding new UK channels
ITV and Eurosport to be on offer for the first time at extra cost, along with Discovery and reality TV channel Hayu
Netflix viewers like comedy for breakfast and drama at lunch
Streaming service users enjoy watching lighthearted shows early in the day, saving documentaries for late at night, data shows
‘Show me the money!’: the self-published authors being snapped up by Hollywood
After the success of self-published authors like Andy Weir and EL James, Hollywood is scooping up the rights to books as fast as it can. But why – and is it always good for the author?
A Bafta for Nick Fraser, grandmaster of the documentary
As Storyville’s renowned former editor is honoured with a Bafta special award, two film-makers share their experiences of working with him
Amazon moves into UK live music starting with Blondie London gig
US company to expand music strategy with Prime Live Events, in latest move to attract subscribers
Sir David Attenborough to become 3D hologram for Sky VR documentary
Naturalist to help viewers ‘handle’ objects from Natural History Museum, as broadcaster also unveils new HBO deal
Hollywood is finally telling black people’s stories
Trend shows no sign of slowing as Baftas look to be more diverse than ever with nominations such as Damilola Our Loved Boy
Virtual reality: Is this really how we will all watch TV in years to come?
At the media industry’s annual bash in Cannes, virtual reality is the next mass medium that will take TV to a new level