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First annual fall in UK house prices since November 2023, in ‘subdued’ market – business live
UK house prices recorded their first annual fall since November 2023 in August, according to new data, with the market described by analysts as “subdued”. The figures suggest a standoff between cautious buyers, wary of inflation’s effect on mortgage costs, and sellers who feel they have already cut prices as far as they can, resulting…
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Apple TV & HBO Max Set Emmy Night 3 Showdown For No. 1 After String Of Early Wins
Apple TV and HBO Max have emerged as the leading contenders for the most Emmy wins overall after two nights of preliminary ceremonies, setting up a showdown at the main televised event on 14 September 2026. Apple TV currently leads with 19 awards (20 counting its Commercial win) to HBO/HBO Max’s 16, while Netflix trails…
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Tiny cash buffers leave small UK TV firms at risk of going bust, analysis finds
An analysis by the industry body Indielab has found that hundreds of small UK television production companies hold such small cash reserves that a single filming delay or budget overrun could push them into insolvency, as broadcasters continue to cut commissioning spend. The findings matter because these “indies” make up 85% of the UK production…
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England’s housing courts at breaking point as renters battle no-fault evictions
England’s housing courts are struggling under a surge of no-fault and landlord-sale evictions, with lawyers warning the system has reached breaking point as tenants with nowhere else to go try to delay proceedings for as long as possible. The strain comes despite the Renters’ Rights Act banning section 21 no-fault evictions, as landlords increasingly turn…
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AI Filmmaking’s Future Debated by Alibaba, Sonilo, PROMPTR Executives at TapNow and Dogme23’s Venice Production Bridge Panel
Executives from Alibaba Token Hub, Sonilo and PROMPTR joined film educator Barry Dignam at a TapNow- and Dogme23-hosted panel during the Venice Film Festival’s Venice Production Bridge to debate the creative and economic impact of AI on filmmaking. The event, titled “AI x Cinema: The 10,000 Parallel Universes Initiative”, explored how AI tools are reshaping…
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Turtle doves released in bid to stop extinction
Conservationists have released more than 30 turtle doves in the South Downs National Park in an effort to save the UK’s fastest-declining bird species from extinction. The dove, best known for its mention in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” carol, has seen its UK population collapse by 98% between the late 1960s and 2023, and…
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Multiple music Emmy debuts celebrated at 2026 ceremony
Winners across the seven music categories at the 2026 Emmy Awards, presented over two nights at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, have now been confirmed. In the headline music category, songwriters Gavin Brivik and Andrew Bird won outstanding original music and lyrics for “Need Someone” from The Pitt, beating high-profile nominees Lady Gaga (for…
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Brandon Sanderson Reveals the Fatal Fantasy Mistake That Derailed Game of Thrones
Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson has again pointed to Game of Thrones as a cautionary example of how epic fantasy can go wrong at scale, discussing the issue in conversations with fellow author Joe Abercrombie shared on YouTube. Sanderson argues that while the epic format’s breadth is what made the series successful, allowing deep immersion in…
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Ukraine seeks to seize water company owned by billionaire family of British theatre mogul
Ukrainian authorities are seeking to seize control of IDS Ukraine, the country’s largest bottled water producer, in which a 34% stake is held by the Patarkatsishvili family, whose members include British theatre impresario Liana Patarkatsishvili. The dispute matters because it entangles a prominent UK cultural figure’s family fortune in a wartime battle over what Kyiv…
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Designers should not fear being replaced by AI, industry leaders say
Industry leaders in the design sector have said professional designers should not feel “threatened” by the rise of generative AI, arguing the technology is more likely to be used as a supportive tool than as a replacement for skilled staff. The reassurance comes amid growing public anxiety about AI-driven job losses, with figures from the…