Film and TV Briefing: Friday 30 January 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
The full nominations list for BAFTAs 2026 (BBC)
Chloé Zhao receives second nomination for Best Director with ‘Hamnet’ (Indie Wire)
Nigella Lawson to join ‘The Great British Bake Off’ as a judge (Royal Television Society)
U.S. release date for 'Super Mario Galaxy' moved up by Illumination and Nintendo (Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix release slate of Japanese content (Variety)
A24 purchase Olivia Wilde's Sundance film 'The Invite' after 72-hour bidding war (Deadline)
Fox Entertainment strike a deal with popular creator Dhar Mann for vertical videos (Broadcast)
Japan's box office hits $1.79 billion in 2025, a 32% rise year on year (Variety)
Everyman reports 8.7% revenue rise for 2025 (Screen Daily)
Sundance film showcases the promises and perils of AI (Guardian)
With her fifth nomination, Ruth E. Carter becomes most Oscar nominated black woman (Variety)
Netflix Skyscraper Live - mortal risk as live entertainment (Guardian)
Fremantle's CEO of Global Drama & Film, Christian Vesper, steps down (Deadline)
BAFTA film nominations: Five talking points (Screen Daily)
Features and commentary
How did ‘The Housemaid' reach $300 million in global ticket sales? (Hollywood Reporter)
What were the key Sundance takeaways (Variety)
A look at Equity & Pact's AI negotiations (Deadline)
Key takeaways from Ampere analysis at Göteborg Film Festival (Variety)
Industry announcements
UK TV industry has revamped Diamond diversity data monitoring system (Deadline)
Pact Bectu announce new rate card for construction crew apprentices & trainees (Pact)
The awards season calendar for 2026 (Deadline)
Legal updates
Netflix sued over Diddy documentary for alleged distorted portrayal of ex-sex worker (Billboard)
