Samantha Morton and Maxine Peake salute the genius of late director Antonia Bird
As a retrospective of the film pioneer’s work begins at the BFI, star friends pay tribute to her political spirit
Martin Lewis to step down as MoneySavingExpert editor-in-chief
High-profile personal finance journalist to focus on role as executive chairman and will be replaced by Jason Mills, head of digital at ITV News
BBC in race with theme park giants to build hi-tech visitor attractions
Doctor Who to vie with US superheroes as BBC develops 3D film experiences for parks abroad as well as partnership with Paramount London
Government could ask BBC to trial pay service as it closes ‘iPlayer loophole’
John Whittingdale will tell corporation to introduce passwords as part of TV licence crackdown, according to a report
Tom Hiddleston’s The Night Manager proves top iPlayer hit
BBC1’s spy thriller gets nearly 10m views in March, while BBC3 drama Thirteen is the second most popular show
Comcast’s NBCUniversal to buy DreamWorks Animation in $3.8bn deal
Deal will bring together Despicable Me and Minions maker with Shrek studio, creating a force to rival Disney
Ex-Top Gear trio Clarkson, Hammond and May to launch DriveTribe website
Site, which will feature content from celebrities, professionals and the public, is separate from their Amazon series
From Game of Thrones to Star Wars: the casting boss behind TV and movie hits
Nina Gold reveals the secrets of her job, how she tackles diversity, and her joy at the success of John Boyega and Daisy Ridley
The Hateful Estate? Fellowes backs Tarantino for Downton Abbey movie
Period drama’s creator jokes that Django Unchained director ‘would be a natural’ to take his show to the big screen
Watch X-Men’s Evan Peters and Green Lantern’s Ryan Reynolds star in TV ads
It’s clash of the superheroes as the Quicksilver star backs Sky and the Canadian hunk sends up his Deadpool role for BT
Google claims YouTube ads are more effective than TV
Television industry reacts angrily to report suggesting that in 80% of cases adverts on video website are better in driving sales
BBC News creates controller role for mobile and online as overhaul begins
James Harding reveals plans to organise new, mobile and online under new controller as part of reshaping of division in face of around £80m cuts by 2022
David Swift obituary
Actor who found fame as the irascible news anchor Henry Davenport in the TV newsroom satire Drop the Dead Donkey
Amazon takes on Netflix by offering Prime Video as standalone service
Retail giant makes shows such as Transparent and The Man in the High Castle available via monthly fee as well as annual payment
BBC iPlayer opens to first partners for Shakespeare season
Corporation will screen content from arts organisations as part of online festival marking 400th anniversary of bard’s death