Sky NZ Originals Teams Up With Reality TV Legend Dame Julie Christie & Auckland FC For An All-Access Series
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Australian Commercial Broadcasters Cut Local Programming Spend by NZ$54m, But Boost Kids and Doc Content
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A Tale of Two Screens: The Wild, Winding History of New Zealand’s Film and Television Awards
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What lies beneath: the unseen of film subsidies
Two weeks ago, I suggested a treaty ending international film subsidies. Government funding for local cultural content can be defensible. But when countries use subsidies to compete to attract Hollywood productions, Hollywood is the main winner.
It’s hard for any…
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John McKay – Screen Music and Sound Guild
The SMSG’s John McKay talks about the guild’s first five years, what’s still to be done, and how the work from overseas is the only thing keeping some people afloat as the amount of local production diminishes.…
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New Zealand Television Awards Rebrand as New Zealand Screen Awards, Welcoming Film into the Fold
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NZFC’s New Global Internship Scheme Aims to Export – and Eventually Reimport – Emerging Talent
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Warner Bros. Discovery Credit Rating Cut to Junk Bond Status on Linear TV’s Decline
Warner Bros. Discovery has been downgraded to BB+, or junk bond status, for 2025 and 2026 by S&P Global over linear TV weakness as the Hollywood studio continues to pivot to the streaming space.
The ratings firm continued its outlook…
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French and international film industry brace for impact of Canal Plus cuts
The French industry is bracing itself for the impact of Canal+’s reduced investment in French cinema over the next three years that it is estimated will result in some 30 to 40 less films made a year, mostly auteur-driven European…
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Streaming Ad Tiers Catch Fire, Make Up Nearly Half Of U.S. Subscriptions For SVODs That Offer Them, Study Says
Ads on streaming are smoking.
Advertising-supported tiers made up 46% of streaming subscriptions at SVOD platforms that offer both options — with and without ads — at the end of March, up by 33%, or 7 percentage points, year-on-year. Over…
AI Is Disrupting Commercial Shoots, But Actors May Get New Guardrails
In 2023, SAG-AFTRA film and television performers stayed out on strike for a grueling 118 days in no small part due to AI. With DALL-E and ChatGPT still a relatively recent phenomenon but the tech rapidly encroaching on Hollywood, the…
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L.A. Mayor Vows to Cut Red Tape and Make It Easier to Shoot Movies and Shows In the City
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is advancing efforts to streamline film and television production in Los Angeles amid cries for further policymaker intervention on the issue of runaway production.
Bass calls for a reduction in city staffers on shoots and improved…
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Canterbury recognised at Cannes Film Festival
The success of Canterbury as a movie-making location has been celebrated alongside film and TV projects like Wicked and Bridgerton, at a prestigious ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival.
Screen Canterbury NZ, which is the regional film office of the…
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YouTube Stars Make the Case for Why Their Shows Are Emmy-Worthy: “That’s the Future”
YouTube is frequently giving studios and streamers a run for their money when it comes to capturing audiences, and now it’s coming for their awards, too.
On Sunday night in West Hollywood, Hot Ones‘ Sean Evans, Good Mythical Morning‘s Rhett…
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James Fink-Jensen -THE BALLOON
James talks about his short The Balloon, now available to enjoy on Vimeo, his upcoming feature Smoky, and the Auckland Showcase of Melbourne Cineverse, presenting a programme of NZ shorts on Wed 21 May at The Capitol.…
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