Film & TV Briefing: Friday 15 May 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 list of winners of the Bafta Television Awards 2026 (BBC)
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2' tops the UK and Ireland box office (Variety)
Third year confirmed for Oscars host Conan O’Brien (Guardian)
This year’s voting is being watched "very, very carefully" says Eurovision Song Contest director (BBC)
TV entrepreneur Byron Allen acquires majority stake in BuzzFeed (Variety)
Fremantle reports stable Q1 revenue (Deadline)
Disney announces theatrical screen run for Oasis tour documentary (ScreenDaily)
Netflix confirms $135m spent on content over previous decade (Deadline)
Producers and SAG-AFTRA sign new four-year deal (ScreenDaily)
WGA West Staff Union members ratify new deal as strike ends (IndieWire)
Disney CEO emphasises passion and customer loyalty to advertisers (Deadline)
Beatles early years feature begins shooting in Germany (BBC)
Pact boss calls for BBC licence fee funding debate with levy model for households (Broadcast)
Toby Jones to star in Mackenzie Crook's first feature as director 'Mars Express' (ScreenDaily)
Broadcasters must liberate talent to combat news influencers, says ex-BBC news chief(Broadcast)
Features and commentary
Demi Moore says industry cannot fight the rise of AI (Guardian)
How intimacy coordinators improve the filmmaking process (Guardian)
Industry announcements
The Film and TV Charity launches 2026 Looking Glass Survey on screen industry mental health (Film and TV Charity)
BECTU strike over pay freeze at STV (Bectu)
CIISA confirmed as external whistleblowing body with revised funding model (ScreenDaily)
Legal updates
Paramount defends Warner Bros. Discovery merger to California Attorney General (Deadline)
Samsung sued by Dua Lipa for $15 million for alleged breach of image rights (BBC)
Warner Bros and Village Roadshow settle ‘Matrix Resurrections' lawsuit for $57 million (Hollywood Reporter)
