The Best TV of 2025 (So Far)
Faves from the first half of the year include an Arctic heartwarmer, an ER-set comfort watch and two shows that explore the outer reaches of cringe comedy. Source: The Best TV of 2025 (So Far)
UK Sets $100 Million Screen Growth Package, $200M Creative Places Fund
“From ‘Barbie’ and ‘Killing Eve’ to ‘Adolescence’ and ‘Saltburn,’ the U.K. already has a stellar track record,” says Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy who wants “to cement the U.K. as the best place on Earth to make film and television.” Source: … Continued
How the UK is Juggling a Hollywood Boom and a Bust in Local Film, TV
The homegrown part of the entertainment business in the U.K. is in a deep depression, beset by rising costs and shrinking budgets at major production hubs like the BBC. For the grips, cinematographers and production designers who once made their … Continued
Football and other premium TV being pirated at ‘industrial scale’
A lack of action by big tech firms is enabling the “industrial scale theft” of premium video services, especially live sport, a new report says.The research by Enders Analysis accuses Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft of “ambivalence and inertia” over … Continued
CNN, ESPN and HBO: Can Old TV Brands Take Off On Streaming?
As ESPN and CNN prep standalone flagship services and HBO returns to Max’s title, studios are betting that there’s equity in familiar names that stand for quality. Do audiences care? Source: CNN, ESPN and HBO: Can Old TV Brands Take … Continued