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NZ On Air has begun conversations with Warner Bros Discovery about currently funded and pending future content for Three and ThreeNow. Yesterday’s news of the proposed closure of NewsHub and loss of a talented news team is very sad news…

TVNZ today announces a new international co-production with an all-star cast set to film in Queenstown this year. Created by Screentime New Zealand, A Remarkable Place to Die is a four x 90-minute murder mystery series, starring national treasures Rebecca…

AUCKLAND – 28 February 2024 – Warner Bros. Discovery has today commenced consultation on a proposed remodelling and restructure of its ANZ free-to-air business in New Zealand.     The proposal includes the closure of all Newshub’s multiplatform news operations and output,…

UK creative industries union Bectu has called for the government to summon an urgent industry summit to address a “crisis” among film and TV freelancers. The creative industry union’s head Philippa Childs wrote an open letter to the government’s culture…

Michael Ebeid AM will succeed Nicholas Moore AO as Chair, as Moore’s third term concludes on March 30, 2024. Joining the Screen Australia Board on July 14, 2023, Michael Ebeid brings a wealth of experience from the media, technology, and…

As scripted execs hit London TV Screenings this week, Richard Middleton explores the industry’s next moves as it navigates a streamer-induced squeeze on spending in the US and across Europe. Anyone hoping that the start of 2024 would bring blessed…

Tom Sainsbury is Sweetshop’s newest director. A man of many talents, with his infectious humour and razor-sharp wit, his resume reads like a highlight reel of New Zealand’s entertainment scene. Tom is a director, filmmaker, actor, writer, comedian, TV presenter,…

Our relationship with cinema has been in flux since the Lumiere brothers pointed a camera at a train and let the film roll. Across the 20th and into the 21st centuries, human beings have come to define life moments and…

When Poor Things hair, makeup and prosthetics designer Nadia Stacey began crafting the prosthetic looks for Willem Dafoe’s Godwin Baxter, her goal was not to make him look like a monster. Rather, she wanted him to look like there was…

Celebrating 30 years in the industry with a glittering party and a who’s who of local programming, the milestone calls for a walk down memory lane, looking at some of New Zealand television’s most popular shows, and Ricardo Simich talks…

As the creator and administrator of a popular crewmember-focused social media hub, Diego Mariscal had a bird’s-eye view into the turbulent experience of his peers during Hollywood’s 2023 strikes. Typically, his account, Crew Stories, supplies its more than 128,000 followers…