New Mexico State University unanimously approved a 12-year agreement to develop a soundstage for film and TV production at the Arrowhead Center, the university’s business and technology arm. The $15 million complex is funded by the New Mexico Economic Development Department and would be leased by the university to production companies. The planned facilities include […]
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Amid an accelerating expansion into live-action, Laika is entering into the uncharted territory of television, as the company has appointed Amblin alum Alex Maggioni to the role of Head of TV, hiring film industry veteran Zac Locke as Head of Business Affairs. Maggioni joins after more than eight and a half years at Amblin Television, where she shepherded over 300 hours […]
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Plans for a film and TV production studio on the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England are still alive and negotiations are continuing, the Isle of Wight Council insists, almost two years after they were first unveiled. A meeting of the council’s Corporate Scrutiny Committee heard that proposals are “moving forward”, just slowly. […]
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Prime Video has acquired Bray Film Studios, the historic U.K. studio behind the streamer’s series including “The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power” and “Citadel.” Bray, which is located in Water Oakley, Berkshire, just 26 miles outside of central London – spans approximately 53,600 square feet and includes five sound stages, 77,400 square feet […]
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The deals, which tackle AI regulations, long workdays and wage adjustments, cover tens of thousands of crew members across the country. Crew members belonging to Hollywood’s major below-the-line union have voted to ratify two new three-year contracts. According to the union, 85.9 percent of voting members supported the Basic Agreement in the ratification vote tally. […]
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The $230 million, 245,000-square-foot East End Studios Mission Campus is expected to create more than 2,000 industry jobs. LOS ANGELES, CA — Developers Tuesday broke ground on what will be a 245,000 square foot television and film studio in downtown Los Angeles, aiming to solidify the city’s position as the entertainment production capital of the […]
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Ambitious plans have been unveiled to build new film and TV studios in the heart of London as part of a development called the Camden Film Quarter. Situated in Kentish Town, in the London Borough of Camden, there are plans for soundstages, a National Film and TV School campus, and homes and workspaces. Essentially, the Camden Film Quarter would […]
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The Teamsters are sending a shot across the bow, warning that they remain “far apart” in talks with the studios with less than three weeks to go before their contract expires. Teamsters Local 399 and the other Basic Crafts unions have spent four weeks in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and have […]
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The stage will soon be set for Western Australia’s answer to Hollywood and officials say a “simplistic” name for the state’s first dedicated screen production facility is a logical choice that will put the capital on the map. Formally announced by the state government as Perth Film Studios in June, the $233.5 million construction in Malaga, in […]
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The former NBC Studios, in what TV host Johnny Carson used to call “beautiful downtown Burbank,” has sold for $375 million to a local developer who previously owned the property and plans to add more soundstages to the legendary lot. Worthe Real Estate Group and partners bought the 27-acre film and television production facility now […]
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