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Charles Dance: TV’s go-to toff might be charming but he’s not posh

The Game of Thrones star – who has been stealing roles from actual posh people for years – is concerned that today’s state-educated actors won’t have the chance to do the same

BBC says Sky, Virgin and consoles were most popular for festive access to iPlayer

‘Connected TVs’ ahead of mobiles and tablets for Christmas viewing, as new figures reveal EastEnders was the iPlayer’s most-requested show of 2015

2016 predictions: Is this the year old media gets online video?

BBC3 going online only is set to be one of the biggest changes in the digital content world

Ab Fab and David Brent to lead way as British movies battle TV box set culture

BBC television hits heading for the big screen after box office success of quality dramas

TalkTalk hires former Virgin Media and Amazon executives for TV service

Aleks Habdank joins as chief operating officer, while Joe Eldridge will be TV engineering director

London Film School invites minority ethnic writers to boot camp

Black, Asian and minority ethnic TV and film writers invited to apply to scheme which gives opportunity to work on scripts alongside senior industry figures

BT TV complaints double after Champions League coverage starts

Media regulator says majority of complaints were connected to faults, service and provision issues as number rises to 25 per 100,000 customers

Star Wars: Sky joins the dark side with themed TV remotes

Satellite broadcaster produces no fewer than 10 branded controllers ahead of the release of The Force Awakens

UK most advanced TV-watching country in world, research finds

Ofcom study shows 70% of British adults watch free-to-air catch-up services such as iPlayer or All4, ahead of France and Spain on 52%

Netflix and Sky Sports could be unblocked for European travellers

People who legally buy content such as films, TV shows and football matches should be able to watch them throughout Europe, says EC official

Can broadcast TV match streaming’s big budget shows?

Netflix and Amazon can focus on blockbusters but others have schedules to fill

Joanna Lumley attacks ‘evil’ TV gender pay gap

Representation of women on screen is at a tipping point but they need to be more daring when it comes to money

YouTube tipped to strike licensing deals for TV shows and films

Report claims online video service is set to negotiate with Hollywood studios and TV firms to help YouTube Red compete with Netflix, Hulu and Amazon

CNN to enter learning market with online English language service

Broadcaster aiming at international market seeking to learn ‘business-level’ English

MPs call for junk food ad ban during shows such as The X Factor

House of Commons committee publishes report into child obesity also recommending ban on ads on social media, cinemas, ‘advergames’ and posters

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  • The Guardian view on John Williams and Steven Spielberg: a partnership that changed cinema
  • The Rev Michael Humphreys obituary
  • 45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
  • How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
  • The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required
  • The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech
  • Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
  • Read a book? Join a club? Stare at a wall? Social media alternatives for under-16s
  • ‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
  • Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
  • Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash to Project Hail Mary – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories
  • On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake
  • Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app
  • In the Hand of Dante review – Gerard Butler is jaw-dropping in bizarre Renaissance mafia reverie
  • The Crunch: Climate refugees, visualising Elon Musk’s wealth, and the many ways to analyse the World Cup
  • California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
  • Voicemails for Isabelle review – Netflix romcom picks creepy over cute
  • The Guardian view on OnlyFans: revelations of abusive middlemen merit MPs’ attention
  • Attorney general tells department to stop using X amid UK disinformation concerns
  • ‘Ordinary people are being erased’: one director’s audacious fightback against AI – featuring Frinton
  • Don’t wait for Prime Day. We found the 31 best early deals from Amazon and its competitors
  • Aardman exhibition marks animation studio’s half a century in Bristol
  • Post your questions for Minions supremo Pierre Coffin
  • We must be alive to the dangers of a UK social media ban – and the way to really help young people
  • Girls Like Girls review – Sapphic teen romance is a precious and predictable yawn-a-thon
  • Farage trying to block ‘Britcoin’ plans that could be costly for billionaire donor
  • The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype

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