Film and TV Briefing: Friday 18 July 2025
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
The new HBO ‘Harry Potter’ series starts production in the UK (Screen Daily)
Film ‘Angels in The Asylum’ owes $5 million after mounting without full financing in place (Deadline)
45 allegations against the ‘MasterChef’ presenter Gregg Wallace are upheld (BBC)
John Torode is sacked from ‘MasterChef’ after allegation he used racist term is upheld (BBC)
Sky and ITV renew content partnership (The Hollywood Reporter)
A review into the BBC’s culture leads to the firing of several members of staff (BBC)
The Indian Film Board cuts scenes from ‘Superman’ it deemed “overly sensual” (IndieWire)
Pressures facing Tim Davie’s leadership of the BBC amid ongoing controversies (BBC)
‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ spin off coming to ITV (Broadcast)
Features and commentary
Emmy nominations: surprising outcomes and missing faces (IndieWire)
How Hollywood is adapting to AI whilst also attempting to contain it (The Hollywood Reporter)
Bectu reacts to a report released by Banijay on the Gregg Wallace scandal (Bectu)
Why the Irish film industry is doing so well (BBC)
Industry announcements
Full list of Emmy nominations 2025 (BBC)
Sound and Sight: The Greatest Films of All Time (BFI)
Resources
PACT share available resources relating to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (PACT)
An updated 2025 film festivals calendar is released (Screen Daily)
Legal updates
Peacock settle a lawsuit for $3.6 million over their auto-renewal policy (Deadline)
Equity’s legal challenge against Spotlight over casting directory fees is heard at the High Court (Equity)
