Film and TV Briefing: Friday 24 October 2025

In the news

Netflix greenlights film about board game ‘Catan’ (IndieWire)

Paramount remains top contender in bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (IndieWire)

Shares in Netflix drop following Q3 target failings (Broadcast)

Michael Fassbender to star as JFK in new Netflix production (Broadcast)

‘Ab Fab’ duo Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley reunite for ‘Amandaland’ Special (BBC News)

Apple TV and Peacock announce streaming partnership (Broadcast)

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman set to exit ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ (BBC News)

HBO Max implements immediate price increase across all platforms (Variety)

Box Office: ‘Black Phone 2’ set to top the charts (Deadline)

Amazon MGM Studios acquire rights in ‘James Bond’ franchise for $20m (Deadline)

SkyShowtime faces financial struggle despite Paramount and Comcast $1bn investment (Deadline)

Features and commentary

Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches’ uses AI presenter in a UK first (Broadcast)

How F1’s five-year deal with Apple impacts Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ (Variety)

Guillermo Del Toro voices his scepticism over Generative AI (The Hollywood Reporter)

Springsteen: ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Director shares filming insight (The Hollywood Reporter)

Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection Of The Christ’ tops AFM budget chart (Deadline)

Industry announcements

BFI London Film Festival have announced the 2025 winners (BFI)

James Cameron features in BFI Southbank and IMAX December 2025 line-up (BFI)

Sundance will pay tribute to late star Robert Redford in 2026 festival (Variety)

Dates announced for TCM Classic Film Festival 2026 (The Hollywood Reporter)

2025 Daytime Emmys: Full list of winners announced (The Hollywood Reporter)

Legal updates

Ofcom publishes final statement on PSB production quotas (PACT)

Discovery of disappearing messages escalate tensions in Lively v Baldoni case (Deadline)