WGA Showrunner Match Fundraiser Blows Past $500,000 Goal in a Week
Inspired by conversations in the nearly 500-strong showrunner text group, the donations will go to the Entertainment Community Fund,...
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Netflix Lands Richard Linklater and Glen Powell’s ‘Hit Man’ for $20 Million
Courtesy of TIFF Netflix shelled out a staggering $20 million for “Hit Man,” a (sort of) true-crime comedy from director Richard...
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Final’ Film to Get $20 Million California Tax Subsidy
Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images Quentin Tarantino’s reputed “final” film will get a $20.2 million subsidy from the state of California,...
BBC Projects Deficit of $433 Million, 1,000 Hours of Commissioning Cuts in 2023/24 Annual Plan
The BBC has published its 2023/24 annual plan that projects a financial deficit, the need to find increased savings and cuts of 1,000...
Apple and Amazon to Spend Billions on Movies for the Big Screen. Will the Pricey Gamble Pay Off?
Killers of the Flower Moon (Courtesy of Apple) It may have been implausible a few years, heck, even a few months ago, that tech giants...
‘Saturday Night Live’ Editors Reach Tentative Agreement With NBC and Avert Strike
Jenna Ortega on SNL (Courtesy of Rosalind O'Connor/NBC) The post-production editors behind “Saturday Night Live” have reached a...
Netflix to Increase Asia Content Spending by 15% in 2023 as Revenue Growth Accelerates in the Region
Jeon Do Yeon in Kill Boksoon (Courtesy of Netflix) Global streaming operation Netflix is forecast to spend $1.9 billion on local content...
Danish Producers Sound The Alarm Over Dispute With Streamers Costing Entertainment Industry $200M
Netflix The Danes may have surpassed the French in clashing with streamers. The Danish Producers’ Association and Create Denmark, the...
British Film Institute Unveils New 10-Year Plan, Including $153 Million Three-Year Funding Strategy
BFI/Luke Hayes The British Film Institute (BFI), the U.K.’s lead organization for film and the moving image, has set out a new,...
Apple TV+ Inks Overall Deal With ‘Slow Horses’ Producers’ 60Forty Films
Slow Horses (Courtesy of See-Saw Films / Apple TV) Jamie Laurenson and Hakan Kousetta’s 60Forty Films has inked an overall deal with...
Cohen Media Group Buys HanWay Films in Major Acquisition
Courtesy of Martin Dale Cohen Media Group has acquired producer Jeremy Thomas’ prestigious international sales company HanWay Films in a...
Utopia Buys SoundCloud Rap Scene Documentary ‘American Rapstar’
Utopia has purchased global rights to “American Rapstar,” a look at the rise of SoundCloud rappers. The film, which screened at such...
Film Industry Veterans Launch Ashland Hill Media Finance
L-R: Simon Williams, Jonathan Bross, Joe Simpson, and Joe Jenckes A trio of veteran film financiers and producers are launching a new...
ATTN: Acquired by Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media for $100 Million
Courtesy of ATTN: Candle Media, the next-gen media roll-up play run by ex-Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, announced the...
Sky Triples Down on U.K. Content with 200 Originals, $610 Million Investment
Pay TV operator Sky is continuing to invest big in the U.K. The Comcast owned outfit has trebled its output of U.K.-originated content...
Peacock Hits 28 Million Monthly Active U.S. Accounts, 13 Million Paid Subscribers
Bel-Air (Courtesy of Tyler Golden/Peacock) Peacock ended the first quarter of the year with 28 million monthly active accounts and 13...
Warner Bros. Discovery Cuts Scripted Programming Development at TBS, TNT
Snowpiercer (Courtesy of David Bukach) TNT and TBS are pausing their scripted game under new parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, which...
A24 Scores $225 Million Equity Investment, $2.5 Billion Valuation
Uncut Gems (Courtesy of A24) A24, the indie studio behind “Moonlight” and “Uncut Gems,” announced an equity investment of $225 million,...
Paramount Plus Orders 14 ‘South Park’ Movies, Comedy Central Renews Series Through Season 30
Courtesy of Comedy Central/Everett Collection “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have set an expansive new deal with...
IFC Films Buys ‘Catch the Fair One,’ Thriller Starring Boxing Champ Kali Reis
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to “Catch the Fair One,” a thriller from “Narcos” director Josef Kubota Wladyka that stars real-life...
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