From tentpole blockbusters to fast-turnaround streaming hits, the Universal Costume House remains one of the industry’s premier destinations for wardrobe and styling. With facilities in both Los Angeles and Atlanta, the collections are vast and production-ready. Both locations have a variety of contemporary and specialty looks for men, women and children In Atlanta, the Legends […]
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Mark Duplass is done waiting for the streamers to come around. Instead, he’s building a new path—one project at a time. As the traditional television ecosystem continues to contract and consolidate, Duplass Brothers Productions is doubling down on an old-school idea with a new twist: make it cheap, keep ownership, and control the path to […]
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At a time when U.S. production incentives remain fractured and fragile, Netflix’s Greg Peters is pointing across the Atlantic for inspiration. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council event in London, the Netflix co-CEO praised the UK’s production ecosystem as the model the U.S. should aspire to—citing the country’s combination of strong tax incentives, […]
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Paramount Global has initiated yet another round of layoffs, this time trimming 3.5% of its U.S. workforce—amounting to several hundred employees—as the legacy media giant continues to grapple with shifting industry economics, collapsing linear revenues, and a streaming future still under construction. The move comes less than a year after Paramount cut approximately 2,000 jobs […]
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Los Angeles doesn’t let go of its icons easily—but even soap operas need to pack up eventually. After 38 years and over 9,600 episodes at CBS’s Television City, The Bold and the Beautiful is officially moving. Not far—just a couple miles northeast to Sunset Las Palmas Studios—but symbolically, it marks another chapter in the slow […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies—one for streaming and studios, the other for global networks. It’s not just a reorg. It’s an admission: in this market, scale without focus is a liability. David Zaslav will lead the newly carved-out Streaming & Studios division, overseeing HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros. TV, DC Studios, and […]
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In the escalating arms race for global production dollars, Mexico has the locations, the crews, the infrastructure — but it still lacks one key weapon: competitive incentives. While international production is beginning to rebound in the wake of the 2023 Hollywood strikes, producers looking to stretch their budgets are turning to countries offering deep rebates, […]
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In a key move to revive California’s flagging production economy, the State Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would significantly expand eligibility and boost benefits under the state’s long-standing film and television tax credit program. Senate Bill 630, co-authored by a cohort of Los Angeles-area lawmakers, including Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur and State Senator […]
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As major studios continue to reconfigure their production pipelines and streaming platforms scale back in high-cost markets, Louisville, Kentucky, is quietly positioning itself as the next major player in U.S.-based film and television production. Construction is set to begin by late 2025 on The Louisville Studios at the Gardens, a $70 million soundstage and production […]
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Western Australia is stepping up its game in the global production race. Starting July 1, Screenwest will double its post-production, digital, and visual effects rebate to 20%—now the most generous post-production screen incentive in Australia. When combined with the federal government’s 30% offset, productions that spend at least $500,000 in Western Australia could now receive […]
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