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Year: 2023

The Los Angeles City Council is so over the Hollywood strikes. Its members have voted unanimously to expedite entertainment projects in L.A. Council President Paul Krekorian and several of his colleagues introduced the motion last month, and it was approved on a 14-0 vote, with Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson absent. The council told various departments to identify any […]

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50 Cent still has a handful of shows left on the Final Lap Tour, but he’s already making major moves in the television and film space for when we gets off the road. On Tuesday, KSLA News reported that city council members in Shreveport, Louisiana have introduced a legislation allowing the Hip Hop mogul to lease Millennium Movie […]

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Work to turn a Liverpool landmark into a film studio and production hub has begun, six years after developers took over the project. The Littlewoods building on Edge Lane was the home of the football pools when it was first built in 1938. It closed in 1994 and in 2018, a fire caused it extensive […]

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Upstate New York – 2024 is shaping up to be a big year for the film industry in Western New York as new tax incentives are encouraging more filmmakers to film in the state. “This is a freight train, and it’s right on us. It’s coming at 90 miles an hour, and we’re going to […]

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Tourism Ireland has announced details of its 2024 International Programming Ireland Fund. Now in its fourth year, the funding scheme is designed to stimulate and support high-quality TV projects with the potential to positively showcase the island of Ireland to an international TV audience. Experienced independent production companies (domestic, international or a co-production partnership) with […]

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Monday, December 11 at 7:23a – Paramount stock fell on this morning after jumping Friday on a report that its parent company may be sold. Paramount, an entertainment company with a movie studio, television channels, and streaming services, could be worth $38 if assets are sold, said Citi in a note Monday. Paramount which jumped 12% on […]

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With financing now in hand, Worthe Real Estate Group and Stockbridge have commenced work on a $500-million redevelopment of the Warner Bros. Ranch Lot in Burbank, which will add new offices and soundstages to the historic production facility. Earlier this year, Worthe and Stockbridge scored a $480-million loan for the project, including $175 million to acquire the roughly 30-acre site at 3701 W. Oak […]

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What in the world is “set-jetting”? This new travel trend involves planning a vacation around a filming location for a TV show or favorite movie. It might sound strange at first to pick your vacation based on your favorite TV show, but if you think for a second, it makes excellent sense. You love the […]

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New Jersey officials are once again traveling to Hollywood to convince movie and TV producers to shoot their projects in the Garden State — including the city of Newark, where a large new studio is being built as part of its economic revival. Tim Sullivan, CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, announced his latest […]

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WEST ORANGE, NJ — One of the most high-profile real estate deals that West Orange has seen in years – which would clear the way for a new film studio in the township – could take a big step forward this week. On Tuesday, the West Orange Town Council has several items on their plate […]

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