‘Slow Horses,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘The Crown’ Directors Confront Streamers Over Pay: ‘Royalties Are a Lifeblood’

Home TV Global Apr 15, 2026 1:43am PT ‘Slow Horses,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘The Crown’ Directors Confront Streamers Over Pay: ‘Royalties Are a Lifeblood’ By K.J. Yossman Plus Icon K.J. Yossman @KJYossman Latest Cannes Sets Japan IP Market in Collaboration With Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market 2 hours ago ‘Gangs of London’ Season 4 Starts Shooting With Sope Dirisu, Welcomes New Cast Members, Lead Writer and Director (EXCLUSIVE) 20 hours ago Champions League Broadcast Producer Sunset+Vine Taps Duncan East as New CEO (EXCLUSIVE) 23 hours ago See All Courtesy of Jack English/Apple TV+ Directors from some of the U.K.’s top shows have called on the streaming platforms to agree a deal on royalties. Among those who have signed the letter are directors Saul Metzstein, James Hawes and Jeremy Lovering from Apple TV‘s “Slow Horses,” “Black Mirror” helmers Sam Miller, John Crowley and Colm McCarthy, “The Crown’s” Sam Donovan, Erik Richter Strand and Jessica Hobbs as well as “Rivals” director Dee Koppang o’Leary plus Ben Palmer, who directed “The Inbetweeners” and “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin.” Related Stories Colin Jost to Play Dentist and Drug Lord Larry Lavin in Drama Series Developing at Peacock