Trump’s foreign film tariffs could ‘wipe out’ UK movie industry, ministers told

Union warns that 100% levy could be ‘knockout blow’ and urges government to defend sector and those who work in it

Piers Morgan warns rise of YouTube is a ‘wake-up moment’ for traditional media

Presenter is expanding his own business on the platform and likens change to when vinyl music went digital

AI firms are ‘scraping the value’ from UK’s £125bn creative industries, says Channel 4 boss

Government plan over copyright-protected work would put industries in ‘dangerous position’, Alex Mahon tells MPs

‘I can’t cope with it any more’: newsrooms scramble to retain audiences amid the big switch-off

In an international survey last year, 39% of respondents said they selectively avoid news to some degree

‘It’s soul-destroying’: actors’ fury over the rise of self-tape auditions

Equity union says filming audition scenes at home amounts to unpaid labour and reinforces elitism

Intern of the Jedi: film sector turns to franchise favourites in effort to woo talent

Careers fair at Pinewood is among initiatives to lure young to an industry hit by cost inflation, writers’ strikes and an advertising recession

‘I demand to have some booze!’: how do actors fake being drunk or on drugs?

From The White Lotus to Industry, hedonism is everywhere on TV at the moment. Actors, and the ‘wellbeing facilitators’ tasked with keeping them safe, reveal the trick to acting under the influence

BBC News to create AI department to offer more personalised content

Boss says BBC News’s reach is ‘defying gravity’ and it must use AI to ‘support and accelerate our growth’

Oscars telecast ratings fall 7% to 18m viewers

After three consecutive years of growth, viewership fell this year after 2024’s Barbenheimer buzz

And the winner is … the rising generation of older female actors

With this year’s Oscars about to be handed out, Hollywood women of a certain age have never been more bankable or in demand. What’s behind the cultural shift?

Sora, OpenAI’s video generator, has hit the UK. It’s obvious why creatives are worried

The technology, just released in Europe and the UK, clearly has the potential to transform the film, TV and advertising industries

‘We’re clearly heading towards collapse’: why the Murdoch empire is about to go bang

An explosive succession trial and an astonishing interview with one of Rupert’s sons have exposed the paranoia and hatred at the heart of global media’s most powerful family. This could get messy…

Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn

Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately

Who is ‘working class’ and why does it matter in the arts?

Prominent figures in the arts say class is a key factor that determines who can make it in the creative industries

Baftas 2025: how to watch, predictions and timetable

The 78th British Film Academy awards are heading our way tonight – here’s what you need to know about the big night at the Royal Festival Hall