Film & TV Briefing: Friday 24 April 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
Sister Group takes majority holding in UK producer After Party Studios (Deadline)
Scorsese Pope documentary to be screened at the Vatican (Hollywood Reporter)
John Ternus to replace Apple CEO Tim Cook (BBC)
‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ stays top of UK box office (Variety)
Netflix announces stock buy back of $25 billion (Deadline)
Channing Tatum and Brad Pitt start shooting TT feature on Isle of Man (BBC)
Screen industry worth $16.4 billion for 2025 in South Korea (Variety)
€2.83 billion investment called for by European TV & film bodies (Broadcast)
Disney+ strikes development deal with Japanese producer The Seven (Deadline)
Oscar rules change for Val Kilmer's AI performance (Variety)
Paramount merger protests continue as shareholder vote looms (Deadline)
Features and commentary
Where are all the 'femcel' movies? (Guardian)
Richard Gadd talks about follow-up to Baby Reindeer ‘Half Man’ (BBC)
ITV and Talpa talk pre-sales and partnerships in fragmented market (Broadcast)
Film-makers are embracing AI - why now? (Guardian)
How Netflix dramatically cut carbon footprint on shows like ‘The Witcher’ and ‘Apex’ (Variety)
What lies ahead for new Apple CEO? (Deadline)
Industry announcements
Apple TV's Oliver Jones heads to Amazon MGM (Broadcast)
Co-founder Reed Hastings steps down from Netflix (Guardian)
Legal updates
New York Supreme Court dismisses P Diddy's NBC lawsuit (Hollywood Reporter)
Civil trial ordered for Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ movie shooting (Variety)
