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What would you make with an extra $2.2 billion? That’s a question Disney gets to answer after it just received subsidies from the UK government over the last 15 years. They got the money as part of a kickback in…

The industry’s 12 biggest media and entertainment companies set another new content-spending record in 2024, paying out around $210 billion, up 4% on the year, according to an analysis by KPMG. Comcast/NBCUniversal held the No. 1 spot on KPMG’s ranking…

In this 2024 interview with NZ On Screen, John Barnett reflects on five decades shaping NZ screen, from early dramas to hits like Outrageous Fortune and Whale Rider, sharing insights on talent spotting, co-productions, and sustaining a production powerhouse.…

Pickford’s AI series “Whispers” bowed at Busan Asian Contents & Film Market, offering audiences an interactive teaser that showcased the potential of AI-driven storytelling. Emmy-winning producer Bernie Su (“The Lizzie Bennet Diaries”) said his motivation for creating an AI series…

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…