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...
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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...
Gordon Ramsay, Fox Entertainment Partner to Form Studio Ramsay Global in Savory New Mega-Deal
Gordon Ramsay has just signed an effing huge new deal with Fox Entertainment. The chef, restaurateur and TV star, who is already a...
U.K.’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme Results in $2.6 Billion Worth of Productions
Peaky Blinders (Courtesy of Netflix) The U.K. government’s Film and TV Production Restart scheme has resulted in 640 film and TV projects...
Newsom Signs Bill Granting Extra $330 Million for Film and TV Industry
AP Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Wednesday that provides an extra $330 million for the film and TV industry, and also carries a new...
Facebook, Instagram to Pay Out $1 Billion to ‘Reward’ Creators Through 2022, Mark Zuckerberg Says
AP Facebook claims it will be whipping open its checkbook in a big way for creators: CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social-media giant will...
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