Film and TV Briefing: Friday 28 November 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
Edinburgh TV Festival to move to a new city from 2027 (Broadcast)
‘Stranger Things' takes down Netflix (Hollywood Reporter)
And the 51st Chaplin Award goes to... George Clooney (ScreenDaily)
Qatar bids to attract international shows by upping cash rebates to 50% (Broadcast)
British Independent Film Awards to honour Emily Watson (Variety)
Box office previews for ‘Wicked: For Good’ breaks 2025's records (IndieWire)
Warner Bros. Discovery requests increased second-round bids by 1 December (Variety)
List of winners at the International Emmy Awards 2025 (Hollywood Reporter)
Trump uses connections to fast-track ‘Rush Hour 4’ (IndieWire)
UK Government confirms plans for £750m Marlow Film Studios (ScreenDaily)
Broadcast announces their 2026 awards shortlist (Broadcast)
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ looks to earn $110M on its US opening (Deadline)
Apple TV pulls its new series ‘The Hunt' after plagiarism concerns (Variety)
BAFTA announces its breakthroughs of 2025 (BAFTA)
Features and commentary
Equity's general secretary discusses the autumn budget (Equity)
Quentin Tarantino on similarities between ‘Battle Royale’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ (Hollywood Reporter)
How to save the BBC (Guardian)
‘Home Alone’ turns 35 (Deadline)
Industry announcements
UK Government introduces administrative changes to creative industries and R&D tax reliefs (Gov.UK)
UK Government announces apprenticeship reform for certain TV companies (ScreenDaily)
Legal updates
Trial date at the High Court of London set for sexual assault claim against Kevin Spacey (BBC)
