In the news this week, hundreds of artists and creative leaders sign an open letter urging the government to protect artists’ copyright and ensure transparency from AI companies, The TV Foundation has released a report looking at working class representation in the TV industry, and BAFTA announced the winners of the 2025 TV Awards.
Read about it in this week’s Digest.
News
• Directors UK, and many of our members, have signed an open letter urging the government to protect artists’ copyright and ensure transparency from AI companies. (Guardian)
• The Edinburgh TV Festival charity, The TV Foundation, has released a report looking at working class representation in the TV industry that shows that 22% of those in leadership roles went to fee-paying schools. (Televisual)
• The BBC has appointed 246 staff to be ‘charter champions’, with the task of helping their colleagues have their say in the future of the BBC. (Broadcast)
• Channel 4 has launched two Nations and Regions initiatives — one to grow commissioning talent and one to grow indies’ business skills. (Televisual)
Features
• How can traditional British TV survive the US streaming giants? (BBC News)
Director Interviews
• Midlands Filmmaker in Focus: Owen Tooth. (Film Hub Midlands)
• “I was shown that stepping back sometimes is the most important thing that you can do as a director.” — Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili on her haunting abortion drama April. (Sight and Sound)
• A Conversation with Todd Haynes. (MUBI Notebook)
Awards
• BAFTA announced the winners of the 2025 TV Awards this week. Huge congratulations to all the Directors UK members whose work was celebrated at the awards. Click here to see the full list of winners. (BAFTA)
Obituaries
• Robert Benton, Oscar-winning director of Kramer vs Kramer, dies aged 92. (Guardian)
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