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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…

The New Zealand Screen Awards (NZSA) have announced the finalists for 2025, celebrating the depth and diversity of creative talent across Aotearoa’s screen industry. From more than 700 entries across 57 categories, this year’s finalists reflect the vibrant storytelling, creativity,…

South Pacific Pictures (SPP), part of the All3Media group, is producing new seasons of The Traitors for both Australia and New Zealand. SPP is behind The Traitors Australia for Network 10, and is also producing the upcoming third season of…

In two decades, the app has grown from a user-generated circus into the most powerful platform on earth. CEO Neal Mohan on his $100 billion vision for YouTube’s future and the disruption it’s left in its wake. For a moment,…

Few producers embodied the fearless ingenuity of New Zealand’s early screen renaissance quite like Grahame “Superfly” McLean. A man of boundless energy, wry humour, and unrelenting curiosity, McLean’s multi-hyphenate career, spanning theatre, film, and television – helped lay the groundwork…

An aspiring New Zealand film-maker was stabbed to death in his bathtub – now his debut thriller is set for its premiere amid international interest. Mark Henry Willis, 58, was murdered by his kitchen knife-wielding partner, Carol Coade, 61, inside…

Traditionally most of us think of NZ as having a strong screen production industry. And that was certainly the case 4 or 5 years ago with seemingly jobs aplenty and heaps of international productions being shot here. But that no…

A pioneering film by legendary filmmaking couple Rudall & Ramai Hayward exploring cross-cultural love amid early ’70s race tensions in NZ. Made on a low budget, To Love a Māori was the first New Zealand feature shot in colour.…

The action-packed premiere of Starz‘s Spartacus: House of Ashur is coming on December 5th with two episodes, and Deadline has new insight as to what fans can expect when Nick E. Tarabay returns to Steven S. DeKnight‘s gladiator Universe as…

Banijay has partnered with YouTube to launch an Entertainment Creators Lab in France to tap into the fast-expanding creator economy with a new dedicated channel, Banijay Creators Studio.  Teased by Banijay Entertainment boss Marco Bassetti at Mipcom where he received…

In the looming contract talks between Hollywood studios and above-the-line unions, confusion around AI and issues raised by the debut of synthetic actress Tilly Norwood are certain to be key themes. “The negotiating cycle is starting and the DGA is…