The massive $267 million studio has garnered the City of San Marcos and Hays County incentive deals that could be worth more than $6 million. Published: 11:31 AM CDT September 16, 2023 SAN MARCOS, Texas — A huge film and television production studio is set to break ground in San Marcos later this year, according to […]
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California-based 828 Productions has chosen Las Cruces, New Mexico for its headquarters with plans in motion to open a major film production studio in the near future. The company plans to invest $75m to construct a 300,000 square foot studio and 20-acre back lot, confirmed New Mexico governor Lujan Grisham. 828 Productions began ramping up its production efforts […]
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A meeting between a group of leading showrunners including Kenya Barris and Noah Hawley and WGA leadership has been canceled. The meeting, which became a hot topic of conversation around Hollywood earlier this week, has been pushed after the WGA and AMPTP agreed to hold new talks aimed at ending the work stoppage that has been going on since May. Deadline understands […]
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Netflix has inked a “first-of-its-kind” deal with Jio Platforms, India’s largest telecom operator, to bundle the streaming service with the carrier’s two pay-as-you-go plans as the American giant pushes to expand its subscriber base in the key Asian market. A mobile-only Netflix subscription is included in Jio’s 1,099 rupees ($13.2) plan, while the 1,499 rupees […]
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Local campaigners are seeking to secure support to create facilities in the region to meet growing demand for film production across the north of Scotland. Moray MSP Richard Lochhead has thrown his support behind the campaign having previously supported calls to develop facilities at Kinloss Barracks. He recently met with Sam Hill, Managing Director of […]
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ATLANTA – September 13, 2023 – As the State of Georgia celebrates 50 years of the Georgia Film Office, Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced another blockbuster year for the film and television industry as productions spent $4.1 billion in Georgia during fiscal year 2023. The Georgia Film Office, a strategic office within the Georgia Department […]
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The Welsh government has sold Cardiff-based studio space Seren Studios to media infastructure company Great Point Studios for £9.35m. Great Point Media, founded in 2013 by UK-based Jim Reeve and US-based Robert Halmi, had been leasing the studio under a 10-year deal since 2020. Halmi is also CEO and founder of New York-based offshoot Great Point […]
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A snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers. Productions on hold due to the SAG-AFTRA strike are only noted once confirmed Films Sonic The Hedgehog 3Plot under wraps. Filming taking place without actors.Dir: Jeff Fowler Production company: Blur Studio, Sega Where: Pinewood studios When: Sep – ongoingDistributor: ParamountCast: Idris Elba, James Marsden, […]
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Although countless film and TV productions are set in Manhattan, the borough has yet to lay claim to its very own production-studio complex. Things are about to change, though. In fact, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, three different companies—Blackstone, Hudson Pacific Properties and Vornado Realty Trust—have joined forced to build Sunset Pier […]
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The AMPTP, after the Writers Guild of America revealed earlier Friday it had been talking to individual studios in an effort to break the Hollywood writers’ strike impasse, said the coalition is “aligned and are negotiating together to reach a resolution.” “Any suggestion to the contrary is false,” said a statement from the coalition of major Hollywood […]
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