Author name: Mark It

Just when you thought the Hollywood consolidation was maybe over, we hit a new round of awful. We reported that, fresh off his blockbuster takeover of Paramount last month, Skydance’s David Ellison is apparently just getting started. He wants Warner…

The British Film Institute (BFI)’s National Lottery funding will increase by 10% from 2026-29, with £150m available across the coming three years. The BFI will invest approximately £50m per year of National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding, up from £136.3m available…

Tech platforms are too powerful to ignore, but can undermine whole businesses by tweaking algorithm   AI will transform the TV industry, slashing production costs and resulting in widespread job losses, according the US bosses of RedBird IMI and Candle Media,…

“This glamour image can be a real handicap,” Robert Redford told The New York Times in 1974. “Image is crap.” It was a blistering admission for one of the most popular movie stars on the planet. After all, Redford’s striking…

A collaboration between representatives from Tāmaki Makaurau iwi and hapū, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s Screen Auckland and the screen industry will lead to a more streamlined approach to filming on sites and places of significance to mana whenua. Auckland Council’s Policy…

YouTube says it has paid out $100 billion over the past four years to creators, artists and media companies. The company made the announcement at its annual Made on YouTube event Thursday, held in person in New York and streamed…

Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up on the latest blockbuster AI lawsuit, this time against Chinese company MiniMax, owner of Hailuo AI. The three mega-studios, which collectively represent over half of the US box office take, filed suit…