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The dominance of US streaming services in Europe, including Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+, has triggered a wave of regulatory actions across the continent. These three SVOD providers alone account for over 73% of some 200 million subscriptions in Europe,…

Writers have officially approved their deal with the studios. This afternoon, the WGA membership ratified its contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, bringing to a final end to the strike that lasted for nearly five months.…

In a turn-of-phrase that might be the epitome of 2023, we can now say that this new release from Runway ML might be the best tool for any aspiring “AI filmmakers” out there. Known for its AI photo and video…

The breakout hit of last year is back for its second voyage, with even more New Zealand stars on board. Stewart Sowman-Lund visits the Auckland set of Our Flag Means Death. “I’m learning about how intense the fans are,” says…

The winners of New Zealand’s largest and most important short film awards were announced at a prize ceremony on Sunday 8 October. The eight Show Me Shorts awards were presented to the filmmakers behind six short films, with Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le taking home…

Since launching in Austin Texas in 1987, South by Southwest has positioned itself as introducing attendees to what’s happening on the cutting edge of cool. Now for the first time, the futurist festival is happening outside the United States with…

WHETHER it’s the sweeping plains of Montana in “Yellowstone” or the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan in “Succession”, watching dysfunctional families duke it out to claim victory over their pack has become a sure-fire streaming hit. Now, Australia could have its…

In Robyn Malcolm’s gritty new drama After the Party, she wanted to create a story where the central character is a woman in her 50s who is natural. “She’s not Botoxed, she hasn’t had a facelift, she’s not appearance obsessed,” Malcolm tells…

Add Anonymous Content to the list of entertainment companies hit by layoffs, as Deadline has confirmed that around 8% of staffers were let go on Friday. Cuts at the company, heretofore home to around 170 people, were attributed by sources…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has hinted that the groundbreaking for the $100 million African Film City project in Epe, Lagos State, will soon happen. Specifically, it would happen before the end of October, he said. Read on…

In this article, we’re getting a technical deep dive into the preparation of the Sony FX3 for The Creator shoot. Teevarit Pirompapachoke – DIT and data wrangler in the Thailand unit, shares with us rare photos and explanations regarding the…

The big six global SVOD platforms will invest $42 billion in original and acquired content this year, a 7 percent gain—as compared with the 24 percent growth recorded last year—according to a new Ampere Analysis study. Read the full story…

The Writers Guild of America strike is over, and there appears to be progress in negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP, but the impact of the strikes on the entertainment business writ large is still being felt. The U.S. Bureau…