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Asked today if — amid shrinking theatrical windows, sagging box office receipts and production fleeing L.A. —Netflix has destroyed Hollywood, the company’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos replied, “No, we’re saving Hollywood.” Sarandos made the remarks at the TIME100 Summit. He went…

Blow out the candles! YouTube has been pumping out videos for two decades — and to give you one idea of how massive the Google-owned platform has become, YouTube says more than 20 billion videos have been uploaded to date.…

Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, said the entertainment industry “certainly gets overlooked” in U.S. trade deals. From 2020-24, Netflix contributed $125 billion to the U.S. economy, creating 140,000 production jobs across 500 productions in all 50 states, according to Sarandos,…

Ruby Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of CNEX Foundation, has been named the 2025 Doc Edge Superhero, an honour recognising her outstanding contribution to global documentary filmmaking. She will receive the award at the Doc Edge Awards on 3 July and…

Films made with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) will be able to win top awards at the Oscars, according to its organisers. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued new rules on Monday which said the use…

This story was originally published on The Spinoff. We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to streaming services in New Zealand, but as more and more services put their subscription prices up, it’s easy to wonder: who deserves my hard…

One of just two local features made in the 1960s, this riotous musical comedy from John O’Shea and Pacific Films features Howard Morrison, Lew Pryme and Kiri Te Kanawa, plus distinctive graphics by artist Pat Hanly. As the ads for…

From generative AI to cloud productions, the AWS booth at NAB 2025 shows that the media and entertainment industry isn’t slowing down… it’s speeding up. When film and video professionals think about the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas each…