Author name: Mark It

Like it or not, the Government must step up and help Television New Zealand compete in the fight for its life. The state-owned broadcaster is in what military strategists would call a perilous situation: With weakened supply lines, it is…

The Warner Bros Motion Picture Group is undergoing 10% cuts, we’ve learned. This follows Monday’s news about how leadership is getting split between the new Warner Bros and Discovery Global. Layoffs are across marketing, distribution, production, strategy, operations and theatre…

Audiences are about to get an intimate look at one of Aotearoa’s most influential musicians. Life in One Chord, the long-awaited documentary on indie music icon Shayne Carter (Straitjacket Fits, Dimmer), makes its World Premiere at Whānau Mārama: New Zealand…

As the AI world continues to turn, its reach into the video editing space continues to evolve and advance. Runway, which recently launched its new motion capture model, Act Two, is back with a new state-of-the-art in-context video model called…

After beginning play over the weekend in front of The Fantastic Four: First Steps screenings, 20th Century Studios‘ trailer for James Cameron‘s Avatar: Fire and Ash has dropped. It’s the first look at the third installment of the franchise, and…

Spartacus: House of Ashur took over San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, as Starz announced a winter premiere for the series and revealed a first look at the series in a teaser trailer below. Spartacus: House of Ashur is a thrilling,…

Hollywood needs better tax incentives, more solidarity from the stars and greater openness to new faces, if it is to survive and may yet be scuppered by algorithms and Silicon Valley.   This was the conclusion of a group of veteran …

TV profits fell by a third in the first half of 2025 to hit £146m, according to the broadcaster’s financial results released today. The 31% decline year-on-year from 2024’s figure of £213m was the headline of a tricky financial performance…