Film and TV Briefing: Friday 10 April 2026
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week.
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In the news
Celebrity episode of 'The Great British Bake Off' scrapped following Scott Mills allegations (BBC)
Elisabeth Moss reprises iconic ‘Handmaid's Tale' role in Hulu's ‘The Testaments' (Deadline)
CBS gears up for 2026 pilot schedule reveal (Deadline)
Essential funding secured for Highland film project featuring refugees and asylum seekers (BBC)
Mark your calendars: latest UK-Ireland cinema release dates (ScreenDaily)
Competition line-up for 30th American Black Film Festival revealed (Variety)
Watch the trailer to ‘The Invite', the talk of the Sundance Film Festival 2026 (IndieWire)
Nat Geo alum Francesca Johnson becomes BossaNova Acquisitions Chief (Broadcast)
Complaints over unintentional Baftas racial slur upheld by the BBC (ScreenDaily)
‘Made in Chelsea's’ Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo's journey continues in Disney+ documentary (BBC)
Netflix expands children content offering and announces launch of new gaming app, Netflix Playground (Variety)
New BBC drama ‘Babies' explores the quiet grief of miscarriage (Financial Times)
Features and commentary
How ‘The Drama’ has cemented Zendaya's title as Indie Box Office Queen (IndieWire)
Marking the importance of documentaries over the years (BAFTA)
All about the ‘Michael’ movie overhaul that cost $15m (Variety)
Myth busting: what intimacy coordinators want you to know (IndieWire)
Industry announcements
2026 Cannes Film Festival official selection (Variety)
Sony to trim workforce by cutting off hundreds of film and TV roles (Broadcast)
BBC Studios announces first streaming platform for airlines, developed with Panasonic Avionics (Deadline)
Next phase of Training Passport announced (ScreenSkills)
Disney+ now hosts ESPN in 53 territories across Europe and Asia-Pacific (Broadcast)
2026 markets and festivals calendar (ScreenDaily)
Legal updates
Lively versus Baldoni: updates as trial nears (The Guardian)
