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This story was originally published on The Spinoff. The government appears poised to revisit long-shelved reforms to media regulation as a political storm gathers around the Broadcasting Standards Authority. The row began when the BSA, traditionally a watchdog for TV…

New Zealand’s studio sector has suffered another casualty with Wellington-based Lane Street Studios put up for sale after three years of operation. The Lane Street Studios facility opened officially in November 2022 following three years of feasibility studies and the…

California has set aside $342 million in tax credits in a bid to jumpstart production of big-budget films, including a record $43.9 million for the next installment in the “Jumanji” franchise. The state is also committing $37.2 million for “Heat…

Adapted from Maurice Shadbolt’s play, Chunuk Bair portrays Kiwi troops holding Gallipoli’s ridgeline when British support fails. Shot in New Zealand on a modest budget, it trades spectacle for intimate, raw portrayal of war.…

OpenAI appears to have calmed fears around Sora 2, winning over SAG-AFTRA, CAA, UTA and actor Bryan Cranston with new guardrails on the platform to protect actors’ voices and likenesses. Cranston was among those who raised concerns when the initial…

This story was originally published on The Spinoff. Earlier this month, it was revealed that long-running Māori news and current affairs shows Te Karere and The Hui missed out in the 2025/26  funding round of Te Māngai Pāho, the Māori…

OpenAI’s Sora 2 has set a new technical benchmark for text-to-video generation, but its release has also ignited the most intense copyright dispute the film and television industry has faced since the dawn of YouTube. As the entertainment world rallies…

Collaborations, M&A, vertical video, YouTube, rights and brands set to dominate global industry It was a mixed ecology at Mipcom this year, with returning US studio giants such as Sony Pictures Television joining incumbent distributors, first-timers YouTube and zombies from…