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While the prospect of getting from Europe to Australia may seem daunting at the moment, Matthew Deaner knows that for those who get there, a tonne of opportunities await. “It’s a highly focused business-driven event connecting Australian producers with global partners,” the chief exec of Screen Producers Australia (SPA) explains of the Queensland-based conference.

Netflix launches UK run of Untold doc strand By Rebecca Cooney2026-04-14T10:10:00 Orchard Studios and Pitch Productions commissioned to tell the backstories to some of football’s most iconic tales

“It felt as if we were getting the unguarded Margolyes” Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me, BBC2 “So many celebrity documentaries are carefully curated and primped — vanity boxes for the preening subject. But with this one, peppered with wobbling, jerky footage from [Simon] Draper’s phone, it felt as if we were getting the unguarded Margolyes.

Sony lines up first digital studios project with YouTuber TommyInnit 2026-04-14T08:00:00 Stephen Fry and Professor Brian Cox will be among the inaugural guests on the interview format

“Like The Piano, Your Song is playing all the right talent-show notes, but not necessarily in the right order” “Modelled on Channel 4’s surprise success The Piano, it invites ordinary people to tell us a story that jerks at our heartstrings, before belting out a tune. In place of Claudia Winkleman as presenter, Your Song is hosted by Alison Hammond, whose job is simply to greet each singer and send them on stage with a few words of encouragement.

Confidence grows as indies learn to adapt By Rebecca Cooney2026-04-13T08:50:00 ‘Some of the genuinely existential threats facing production companies in recent years seem to have eased’

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Bafta issues ‘unreserved’ apology for Film Awards racial slur debacle 2026-04-10T11:13:00 Independent review finds ‘structural weaknesses’ in organisation’s planning while duty of care to everyone ‘fell short’

“It’s faster and funnier than before, its emotional beats hitting harder and its story hanging together as a cohesive whole” “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair is so much more fun than it has any right to be. We live in an age where sitcoms of old have a habit of coming back either tired (the new Scrubs) or lazy (the Friends reunion), but that particular memo didn’t reach the target here. Everything about the new Malcolm in the Middle is cranked all the way up.