Film and TV Briefing: Friday 2 May 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
BBC pledges reforms after report into workplace culture published (BBC)
Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon to depart this summer (The Hollywood Reporter)
Producers propose revamp of high-end TV tax credits (Broadcast)
‘Black Mirror’ producer Banijay in early talks to buy ITV Studios (The Hollywood Reporter)
Martin Scorsese to produce documentary of Pope Francis’s final interview (IndieWire)
Culture secretary says BBC licence fee is "unenforceable" (BBC)
ITV wins special Bafta for ‘Mr Bates Vs The Post Office’ (The Guardian)
Los Angeles needs better film and TV tax incentives, says Michelle Pfeiffer (Variety)
‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’ to have biggest budget at Cannes 2025 (Deadline)
BBC making real-life ‘Black Mirror’-style series on AI (Deadline)
Features and commentary
Has 'Doctor Who' finally run out of time? (The Guardian)
‘Rust’ director on struggle to finish film after on-set shooting (The Guardian)
How AI eye-tracking tool can transform film and TV marketing (Deadline)
Industry announcements
UK Global Screen Fund awards £450,000 in international distribution funds (BFI)
Berkshire studio behind Hollywood films set to be dismantled (BBC)
Zinc profit rises despite drop in revenue (Broadcast)
Unscripted hit hardest as NBCUniversal announces redundancies (Deadline)
Resources
Pact calls on members to write to MPs over AI and copyright (Pact)
ScreenSkills unveils UK screen industry workforce report (ScreenSkills)
Legal updates
Cousin of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ screenwriter sues Paramount for share of profits (The Independent)
50 Cent brings lawsuit against horror film producers over alleged non-payment (Rolling Stone)
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