Northern police drama Blue Lights wins best drama series at Baftas
Irish actors Lola Petticrew and Nicola Coughlan miss out on awards, having both been nominated for the first time
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Disney lifts outlook after streaming price rises
Entertainment group reports better than expected results but warns operating environment remains uncertain
Good American Family review: An eye-poppingly bizarre true story that fails to come to life
Television: Series starring Ellen Pompeo commits the egregious sin of attempting to send the viewer to sleep at every turn
Screamboat: Mickey Mouse as a violent psychopath is no classic, but gory twist on Disney knows its audience
Low-rent bid to monetise the newly public-domain Steamboat Willie embraces violent mayhem with gusto
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes review - Horribly riveting retelling of police killing an innocent man
Television: If only Irish drama displayed the same willingness to unpack our own scandals and dark secrets
Andor season 2 review: Irish actors shine in taut Star Wars prestige TV
Television: Disney was slightly off kilter with season 1 but is back on course with latest addition
The Stolen Girl: Bingeable, fun and instantly forgettable child kidnap potboiler with Denise Gough
Television: Irish actress plays mother of child who disappears during a sleepover in a friend’s house
Netflix levy: A boost for homegrown television or a blow to consumers?
We already have a TV licence fee, says Conor Pope, the Irish Times consumer affairs correspondent. But with a well-designed levy, the consumer wouldn’t pay, argues independent producer Larry Bass
You don’t have to have a hide like an especially thick rhinoceros to be a screenwriter, but it helps
They might be ‘daggers in the screen’ to some writers, but notes from producers are also a marker of success
Severance is brilliant and relatable. These are eight other similar shows you might love
Apple TV+’s stylish dystopian drama Severance is one of the best workplace TV shows. Here are eight more to watch
Flow review: Children will rewatch this piece of outsider art until the pixels wear out
This tiny Latvian film hammered the giant studios in the race for animated feature at the Oscars
Snow White review: Live-action reimagining of the classic 1937 film is a muddled mess
Most distracting flaws are rooted in problematic re-creation of animated material in ‘live action’ cinema
Oscar winner Gints Zilbalodis: ‘It’s really cool that we can make these films with free software’
Flow, which the self-taught director made for $3.5m, beat Pixar and DreamWorks to take the Academy Award for best animated feature
Daredevil: Born Again – this might just be the show to bring Marvel back from the dead
Television: Charlie Cox of Kin fame and Vincent D’Onofrio are almost like a comic book Pacino-De Niro pairing, such is their chemistry
Millions of dollars ‘under the table’: Daniel Kinahan’s backroom role in boxing
Court filings cast new light on Irish crime boss’s dealings with big promoters and relationship with champion fighter Tyson Fury
Disney boosted by strong showing at holiday box office
Entertainment group bounces back with film business offsetting hurricane-hit theme parks
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in February
Including The Kardashians, Apple Cider Vinegar, Reacher, Zero Day, A Thousand Blows and more
High noon for developer Paddy Kelly, who faces run-in with the sheriff over unpaid rent arrears
Plus: Imma cafe operator departs over contract changes; former Ponzi schemer takes up golf; and Patagonia wants to shut the world out
Dismayed by pop culture’s shift towards Trump? Then you might be one of the people to blame
Progressive principles held an iron grip on big-budget US entertainment in Donald Trump’s first term as US president. Did that serve those principles well?
Author Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations by multiple women
Accusations against Gaiman include claims of sexual assault, sexual misconduct and coercion
‘It’s an ongoing torture for the families,’ says man leading search for North’s Disappeared
Jon Hill reveals investigators were contacted by people affected by Say Nothing, the Disney+ series that includes scenes portraying final hours of Jean McConville and Joe Lynskey
10 great films to watch if you’re stuck indoors
What to watch when it’s too cold and icy to go out? Try It Follows, The Thing, The Fly, Roman Holiday, Up, Uncle Buck and more
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in January
Including American Primeval, The Rig, Severance, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action and Goosebumps: The Vanishing
TV in 2025: 25 of the best new and returning shows to watch out for in the 12 months ahead
Including The Traitors, The White Lotus, Zero Day, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Walsh Sisters and The Bear
From Apple’s record valuation to Zara’s share surge: An A-Z of financial markets in 2024
It was a challenging year for some listed companies and a record year for CEO departures
Dolphin Boy review: What in the name of bejaysus are we looking at here?
The animation is horrible. The voice work is annoying. The plot can be hard to follow
Culchiecore, bonkbusters, murder, more murder and Nationwide: What I’ve seen on TV in 2024
Patrick Freyne on the 2 Johnnies, Rivals, Say Nothing, Baby Reindeer and television trends of the past 12 months
Mufasa: The Lion King review – This follow-up has a hungry cash-box where its soul should be
Never mind Disney’s classic cartoons. Its dull origin story of Simba’s father is closer to those pseudo-storytelling live-action TV shows from the 1960s
Mufasa director Barry Jenkins: I’ll say, ‘I was at the Oscars when they read out the wrong name.’ They’ll say, ‘Oh, you’re that guy!’
The film-maker’s big moment was almost eclipsed when La La Land, not Moonlight, was announced as best picture. Now his Lion King prequel is about to occupy Christmas
Irish WWE star Lyra Valkyria: ‘At its core, we’re storytellers. Everything comes down to good versus evil’
With its mix of larger-than-life faux rage in the ring and genuine connection with fans, it’s not hard to understand the huge popularity of WWE – and it means big business, too, for Netflix
Mary Poppins review: A practically perfect masterclass in storytelling for the stage
Theatre: This thrilling Cameron Mackintosh-Disney show capitalises on PL Travers’s original story, which has so much more to offer than the films
From Baby Reindeer and The Traitors to Bodkin and The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In: The best and worst television of 2024
The glory days of streaming are over, but TV has never been more unpredictable
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