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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ProdPro finds that the number of global productions dropped 20% The impacts of Hollywood’s cutbacks in production spending are being felt as the number of global film and television productions is down 20% from 2022 and approximately 40% in the United States, according to a new report by production technology and research company ProdPro. The […]
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Ryan Murphy and Kim Kardashian are having a very good week. Two days after it was announced that Halle Berry and Glen Close had joined the cast of the mega-producer and the reality star’s All’s Fair, today the California Film Commission announced the Hulu legal drama as one of the recipients of the state’s film and tv tax incentive program. To be specific, as a […]
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Paramount Global, the media behemoth that counts CBS, Paramount Pictures and MTV among its portfolio, is set to become the “New Paramount” after merging with Skydance Media in a long-awaited deal that will also see Skydance acquire its parent company National Amusements. The merger means that David Ellison, head of Skydance and the son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, will soon become New Paramount’s chairman and chief executive.
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Candle Media, the fledging media company backed by private equity player Blackstone, is undergoing a restructure in order to cut costs. Founded in 2021 by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, the venture made several splashy acquisitions – including Reese Witherspoon’s production label Hello Sunshine – at the offset. Flash forward three years, and free-spending […]
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One of the worst kept secrets in Ireland’s film and TV sector has been official confirmed by the local industry body — that the second season of “Wednesday” is now shooting in the country. The hit Netflix show — produced by Amazon MGM Studios — became a smash hit in 2023, with season one (which […]
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NBCUniversal has confirmed that its new Jurassic World movie will film this year at its own Sky Studios Elstree in the UK. With a release date already set for July 2025, the expectation from our sources is that the blockbuster will begin filming this summer, though that hasn’t been confirmed by the studio. Stagerunner reported last […]
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Cirque du Soleil is getting into the TV and film business. The circus group is launching its own entertainment studio and has hired former CBS and WWE exec Susan Levison to run it. One of Cirque du Soleil Studio’s first projects is a feature film based on O, its water-themed production, with Ridley Scott and his Scott Free banner developing. […]
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On Tuesday night, IATSE posted the news on Facebook that it had reached a tentative deal on a new overarching contract with Hollywood’s major studios and streamers. In commenting on the welcome news that the threat of another Hollywood strike has receded, members seemed less focused on the specific terms of the pact and more on whether […]
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Jeff Zucker-backed Everwonder Studio has a stake in Next of Kin Content, which will focus on live event, documentaries and unscripted TV. Sam Wrench, who directed Taylor Swift’s blockbuster concert tour film, is opening his own production company, Next of Kin Content, with Jeff Zucker-backed Ever Wonder Studio as a financial backer and joint venture partner. […]
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