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Starz‘s return to the Spartacus universe with House of Ashur poses the question: What if Ashur (Nick Tarabay) hadn’t died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of Spartacus: Vengeance and instead was gifted Batiatus’s Ludus in return for helping to kill Spartacus and end the slave…

A film about two children from South Auckland exploring the different languages and cultures in the Pacific has debuted in Tāmaki Makaurau. The feature-length film, Digital Navigators, Legacy of the Islands, was launched last week by Pacific Kids Learning (PKL), an…

Data reveals that, except for Amazon and Apple, most major streaming platforms will increase their spending on general entertainment and news content by less than 10% over the next few years. Even Amazon and Apple, the tech giants, will see…

One year ago, Hollywood found itself in the midst a historic work stoppage, with two unions — the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA — walking the picket lines at every major studio in town. While both unions eventually struck…

ProdPro’s latest report paints a sobering picture of the current state of film and TV production. While there was a 22% increase in projects actively filming in Q2 2024 compared to the same period last year, this comparison is against…

Film and TV crew members have ratified a new three-year contract with the entertainment companies after a relatively smooth bargaining period on the heels of two major Hollywood strikes. Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees approved the…

Post-apocalyptic series Sweet Tooth was a case of fiction mirroring reality for NZ production workflow solutions provider The Rebel Fleet. The popular Netflix series, about a virus which kills most of the world’s human population as hybrid animal babies are…