Battle royal: Amazon and Netflix turn to UK talent in TV wars Netflix’s British debut The Crown is hot on the heels of Amazon’s first original UK series, fashion drama The Collection
James Corden’s surprise US success won on YouTube views not ratings Ben Winston, the man behind Corden’s hit The Late Late Show, says digital strategy is key to show’s success
Adam Crozier pursues international vision for ITV with acquisitions Chief executive has overseen ambitious spree of acquiring production companies to shore up the broadcaster’s income stream
Teefax: a nostalgic return to the days of teletext Want to relive the days of Ceefax? All you need is a Raspberry Pi computer, an analogue TV and a computing degree ...
Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore ‘to star in TV crime series’ Show, which is reportedly set in the 90s, will be directed by American Hustle’s David O Russell
Tom Clegg obituary Director who launched The Sweeney and was in demand for many television action series
More than a third of UK internet users have tried ‘digital detox’ – Ofcom Study shows scale of obsession with the web, including many people feeling unable to switch off or feeling lost when they do
BBC iPlayer users will have to pay TV licence fee from 1 September Government pushed through plan to close ‘iPlayer loophole’, which costs the BBC about £150m a year
Chris Evans’ Top Gear lost a third of its iPlayer audience during series Presenter claims BBC show is ‘repositioning the way’ people watch TV – but figures show its total ratings halved
YouTube stars rethink Top Gear and MOTD for the Facebook generation Video makers are creating a new breed of shows covering cars, food, football and more – and turning to platforms such as Snapchat to distribute them
Feed me a line: Idris Elba joins Ridley Scott in hunt for UK scriptwriters Competitions aim to help new writers get a break in fiercely competitive world of film and television
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BBC to make Les Misérables for TV with War and Peace team Producer Harvey Weinstein and screenwriter Andrew Davies on board for adaptation based on novel rather than hit musical
BBC ‘personalisation’ app ties together iPlayer and other digital services BBC+ selects content users are likely to be interested in based on indicators such as their location and what they have previously watched, read or listened to
James Corden: ‘My major ambition is just to stay relevant, to be in the conversation’ The Late Late Show host on the struggle to get stars to do carpool karaoke, why ratings don’t matter to him and his admiration for Graham Norton