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BBC Studios has invested in UK-based Samphire Films, taking a minority stake in the unscripted production company.

Largo.ai, a provider of AI-powered solutions for the film, TV and advertising industries, has raised £6.2m (CHF7m) from investors including Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone.

Global content spend will increase by just 0.4% year-on-year to reach $248bn in 2025, according to research by Ampere Analysis.

Film and high-end TV production spending in the UK stood at £5.6bn in 2024 according to official figures from the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit.

An exodus from the UK film and TV industry is looming as mental health tumbles, according to The Film and TV Charity.

CNN is expanding its footprint in the Middle East with the creation of a new operation in Qatar.

UK broadcaster ITV and investment group RedBird IMI are reportedly in early-stage talks about merging their respective production businesses, ITV Studios and All3Media.

S4C has appointed Llion Iwan has been appointed as Chief Content Officer.

The British Film Institute (BFI) has awarded £192,500 in funding to King’s College London for a project exploring how AI technologies could be used to unlock potential within screen archives.

The BBC World Service is to cut 130 jobs as part of a plan to save around £6m in the next financial year.