Film and TV Briefing: Friday 27 February 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
BBC apologises for failure to edit a racial slur from the BAFTAs telecast (The Guardian)
Equity is boycotting the Government's BBC Charter survey (Equity)
Netflix backs out of Warner Bros takeover following Paramount bid (BBC)
ITV and Disney extend their partnership to bring further Hulu content to ITV1 (The Hollywood Reporter)
Ex-Google leader is strong DG candidate (Broadcast)
ITV Studios launches new label Studio 55 to create next-generation content (Deadline)
UK-Ireland box office update: ‘Wuthering Heights’ passes £16m (Screen Daily)
Studiocanal acquires 51% of Italian distributor Lucky Red (Screen Daily)
Writers Guild of America West warns that awards may be cancelled due to ongoing strike (The Hollywood Reporter)
Berlin Film Festival advisory board holds crisis meeting to discuss the future of the Berlinale (Screen Daily)
Park Chan-Wook selected as president of the Cannes Film Festival (Variety)
Features and commentary
Directors UK Podcast: Kate Winslet talks about her directorial debut (Directors UK)
Co-Creator of ‘We Might Regret This' on how TV can become accessibility leader (Broadcast)
Wall Street analysts' views on how high bids will go for Warner Bros? (The Hollywood Reporter)
Banijay's Content Chief talks reality TV and finding the next big hit (The Hollywood Reporter)
How will Disney's new CEO Josh D’Amaro revitalize the Magic Kingdom? (Variety)
Industry announcements
BAFTA's charity Invest in Talent raises £1.2m (BAFTA)
2027 Sundance Film Festival in Boulder: dates and venues announced (Indiewire)
2026 festivals and markets calendar (Screen Daily)
Legal updates
PACT and Channel 5 agree updated Terms of Trade (Pact)
Ofcom's update on the Media Act (Ofcom)
Prime Video and Netflix to face enhanced Ofcom regulation (Screen Daily)
