Film and TV Briefing: Friday 19 September 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
BFI says it will have £150m to invest in “UK Screen Culture” across next 3 years (Deadline)
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel talk show over Charlie Kirk comments (BBC)
TV and film adaptations of video games driving average player growth to almost 140% (The Hollywood Reporter)
YouTube says it has paid out over $100bn over past 4 years (Deadline)
HBO Max set to launch in 14 new markets in Asia Pacific (The Hollywood Reporter)
Amy Poehler criticises Oscars for neglecting comedies (The Guardian)
India’s streaming audience hits over 600m users (Variety)
Hamnet wins people’s choice awards at the Toronto Film Festival (The Guardian)
Basque cinema to take centre stage at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Deadline)
‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ to become highest grossing anime movie at US box office (Deadline)
‘Him’ targets $15m US debut, with ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ targeting US debut of $10m (Variety)
Amazon adds The Masters coverage to its sports line-up in the US (The Hollywood Reporter)
PIF, Saudi Arabia’s state investment fund, takes 54% in MBC Group (Deadline)
Features and commentary
Robert Redford: a star who lit up Hollywood (BBC)
Toronto Film Festival 2025: Deadline’s reviews (Deadline)
Industry announcements
Creative Wales and Pact looking for 10 non-scripted companies to join Future Wales cohort (Pact)
Legal updates
Disney, Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures sue Chinese AI image and video generator company for copyright infringement (The Hollywood Reporter)
Warner Bros. Discovery and Tesla get partial victory in lawsuit with ‘Blade Runner 2049’ production company (The Hollywood Reporter)
