Oscars telecast ratings fall 7% to 18m viewers After three consecutive years of growth, viewership fell this year after 2024’s Barbenheimer buzz
Sora, OpenAI’s video generator, has hit the UK. It’s obvious why creatives are worried The technology, just released in Europe and the UK, clearly has the potential to transform the film, TV and advertising industries
Licence to kill: could a James Bond horror emerge when book copyrights expire? Character and plots of Ian Fleming’s original literary works become open for public use in most countries in 2035
Labour donor Dale Vince claims libel victory over false pro-Hamas claim Vince to receive damages from Guido Fawkes blogger and says he will take Reform UK’s Richard Tice to full trial
UK creative industries set behaviour standards after Strictly and MasterChef rows An independent standards authority says the industry must learn from recent scandals and create safer working environments
Nearly 500 cat figurines stolen from Gordon Ramsay’s London restaurant By Ramsay’s own estimate, he has lost more than £2,000 during one week in stolen maneki-neko cat models
James Bond producers give Amazon full creative control of 007 Deal is struck with heirs to film producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, long-serving stewards of franchise
James Bond won’t die on my watch, says Austrian who wants ownership of 007 Exclusive: Property developer making trademark challenge claims the spy franchise is in mortal danger
James Murdoch lays bare his relationship with ‘misogynist’ father amid succession fight in rare interview Rupert Murdoch’s second son reveals bitter details that set the scene for court battle for News Corp empire
Everton FC sponsor Stake.com to give up gambling licence in Great Britain Move follows Gambling Commission review of online casino’s practices, including promotion fronted by porn actor
Next ad banned over ‘unhealthily thin’ model in digitally altered leggings Watchdog upholds complaint about advert that digitally altered clothing and used low angle to accentuate long legs
Netflix increases UK subscription prices despite record audience Analysts warn streaming service needs to tread carefully as its standard subscription rate goes up by 18%
‘We have to reset’: Britain’s TV industry struggling in big-budget streaming era Some see ‘tipping point’ as BBC and others are priced out of high-end dramas, as others say industry must simply adapt
Regulator makes ‘unpredecented’ blunder in legal battle over UK lottery Gambling Commission accidentally hands over thousands of sensitive documents to Richard Desmond’s lawyers
BBC and ITV slash big-budget TV spend as US streamers pour money into UK Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky also among UK broadcasters making cuts as Netflix, Disney and Amazon pile on pressure