You can catch up with @philralph.bsky.social Keynote here www.linkedin.com/pulse/common... we will be sharing highlights and updates in the weeks to come! Stay tuned!

Today is another one of those days where I can only laugh extra loud at the colleagues who think me teaching classes on The Walt Disney Company or A History of Comedy are useless, I just wish it wasn‘t relevant cause of the fascism

Clear and compelling watch IMO.

as I wrote literally yesterday, gamergate never ended. It took over the country. www.moryan.com/on-the-firin... Congrats I guess to pepe the frog for his forthcoming talk show

Hard agree. It's probably the White Lotus effect but now so ubiquitous as to be an instant turnoff

A great piece from @katiecrosson.bsky.social, who, it’s safe to say, knows a thing or two about Play for Today. 📺

A pretty good summary of where things are at in contemporary Manchester from @helenpidd.bsky.social - whilst central Manchester is startlingly changed the wealth (and health) inequalities within the city are worse than ever. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Loved taking part at #CSTconference with @corpusng.bsky.social We were looking forwards to speaking and writing about it’s a sin ever since we watched the series. This was a perfect (and much appreciated!) opportunity

This was such a great time! So many fascinating panels and just a lovely bunch of people all round. Huge thanks to Elke and Dipali for making it all happen #CSTConference

Had a great time presenting at the #CST conference yesterday, looking at the rise of live broadcasts on streaming platforms. Saw so many great papers!

Today kicks off the Critical Studies in Television conference! I'll be watching online today (looking forward to Catherine Johnson's keynote) and heading up to Manchester tomorrow to present on adaptation and television.

Torfinnur Jákupsson: “We need a system that better reflects how great TV is actually made in 2025. It is about backing those already doing more with less. High-end shouldn’t just be defined by how much money you spend. It should be defined by impact, artistry and ambition.”

yes i am sure

This week on Wonkhe: Richard Wallis and Crista van Raalte call out the unhelpful mythology that has grown around higher education and the screen industries

The U.K. government unveiled a £75 million ($100 million) “Screen Growth Package” for the film and TV industries on Saturday as the Labour Party administration of Prime Minister Keir Starmer focuses on future upside in the sector as part of its bid to provide a boost to the broader economy.

the weakest shit I have ever read on this subject, kept trying to scroll thinking there must be more but no, this is it

A grassroots movement like Arts Emergency rarely lasts or grows as we have.Our work changes lives, but we rely on monthly donations.Those donations are down £50k since 2021. We've cut all we can, now we're appealing to you for £2/month to plug the gap & go on www.arts-emergency.org/donate%F0%9F...

I'm happy to announce that the article Katie Crosson and I co-wrote/edited documenting the Play for Today Viewing Group has been published online today for the Critical Studies in Television journal! doi.org/10.1177/1749... (1)

Just clarifying, though this is not difficult to grasp: Anyone working on an industry project with a notorious transphobic bigot is OK with transphobic bigotry. The end.

Finally!! The streamers are to our UK TV industry as private healthcare is to the NHS. They must contribute to the fundamental infrastructures and culture of the industry they profit from and lower budget TV must be protected. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Nice little palate cleanser to take the edge off after watching Adolescence

This piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.

River City is Scotland's only serial drama. It has been running since 2002 and not only provides a much-needed regionalised drama series, but also serves as a vital training ground for actors, production and crew. The BBC is a public service broadcaster, not a commercial entity... 1/

Can anyone help? It’s a great organization helping young people in a practical way.

So good to see Jack Thorne speaking out about the crisis in TV, talking solutions like levies and ring-fenced support for UK stories and writers. We need more folks with his level of clout to speak up and find a sustainable way forward for the industry 👏 deadline.com/2025/03/adol...

"the streaming revolution has been something of a disaster for classic movies. It has, in fact, been slowly and methodically wiping the collective culture’s memory of anything made before … well, 1973"

IN CONVERSATION: TELEVISION AND GOVERNANCE by David Levente Palatinus and Elke Weissmann https://cstonline.net/in-conversation-television-and-governance-by-david-levente-palatinus-and-elke-weissmann/

Absolutely unforgivable how THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, which is truly one of the great masterpieces of 21st-century cinema, was just dropped onto Amazon’s content conveyor belt and instantly disappeared from the conversation.

What is Shoegaze Horror? A Ghost Story, We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, Skinamarink and beyond… a horror cinema of ghosts, memories, and slow-burning dissolution, dislocation, dissociation, depersonalisation & derealisation. I take a walk through 17 films… 📽️👻 whitlockandpope.com/2025/02/23/j...

If you make it possible for working class people to tell stories to the nation, you reduce the openings for despair-driven far-right populism. This would seem a cost-effective investment.

A bleak look into the UK TV drama market, where the streaming boom has given way to a perilous time for local stories. Will similar stories emerge from other major hubs for the global platforms? deadline.com/2025/02/brit...

I am really appreciating all the tributes to David Lynch I'm seeing everywhere. Imagine inspiring such creativity and energy in others in your lifetime and beyond that. I think he'll last forever.

This whole thread is worth reading, but I love this idea for getting more British stories on screen via 30 TV pilots distributed to production companies across the country.

A truly awful day for movies and art, losing one of the most singular and brilliant voices to ever make them. We've unlocked our full David Lynch issue from 2017, which is now entirely free to read. R.I.P. Mr. Lynch, and thank you forever for the work and example you left us.

I still have this interview from 1999 on VHS. It's the best. Lynch explaining 'The Eye of The Duck' to Mark Cousins shaped my sensibilities in ways I would still struggle to explain - which is as it should be.

From 2017, one of many pieces that I wrote about Twin Peaks: The Return. www.vulture.com/2025/01/davi...

This is a beautiful tribute.

New Special Issue of Television and New Media Digital Platforms and Cancel Culture #FanStudies journals.sagepub.com/toc/tvna/26/1

A shameless plug for all the season one episodes of my podcast, Ill Effects. All retweets appreciated as I was building this in a year when I wasn't on Twitter! If you're unsure where to start the Beatles episode is my fave!

Really terrific article on the future of soaps by @callikitson.bluesky.social where I argue alongside Rosie Marcel - the mighty Jac Naylor - that the answer to the crisis isn’t axing shows and timidity. It’s investing in a new soap and bravery. Check it out 👇 metro.co.uk/2024/11/19/s...

A great resource! Andrew is an essential follow for anyone interested in UK-based film/TV industry opportunities #ScriptskyUK #TVsky #Filmsky

If you are in Leeds this Saturday, please join us for Fast & Furious Film School! Not only will @fraell.bsky.social and Joshua Gulam be there but so will Mo Ali founder of Bradford Modified Car Club. #FastSaga #RideorDie hpph.co.uk/films/fast-f...

The CFP is out for next year's Critical Studies in Television conference - returning to Manchester to mark the 20th anniversary of the journal's founding. Full details and the link to the submission portal (deadline 17th Jan) can be found here: sites.edgehill.ac.uk/tvresearchgr...

For connoisseurs of Netflix's local/global rhetoric, the company announces a slate of their biggest international shows. Part of the rhetoric is about local authenticity, but then they're being announced in one monolithic "world television" way. Curious. deadline.com/2024/11/netf...

So many, but definitely this one. Wrote a thing about aesthetic failure, David Milch and how much I fucking loved this show here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526148780/

Couple of highlights from the @suttontrust.bsky.social new report 'A Class Act: Social mobility and the creative industries' www.suttontrust.com/our-research... I'll focus on Higher Education (which @orianbrook.bsky.social @markrt.bsky.social & I worked on)

Influx of new followers: you should probably know that I'm not a horror critic (though am very much a Twin Peaks guy). Was added to a Horror Critics Starter Pack, but it seems they were after my doppelganger. The other Rob Watts has been swapped in there now.

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