In response to a dramatic slowdown in scripted television production across Los Angeles, major soundstage owner Hackman Capital Partners is taking a bold new direction — opening facilities to social media creators. The landmark Television City in Fairfax has teamed with Interwoven Studios to transform its soundstages into creator-ready production spaces. The move comes amid a sharp […]
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In a significant move that further cements Georgia’s status as a film and television production powerhouse, the Georgia Film Academy (GFA) has announced a new partnership with Assembly Studios that will give students and early-career professionals unprecedented access to one of the state’s most advanced production campuses. Set to launch August 18, the partnership will […]
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High-volume drama, rapid production, and local filming set the series apart As streaming giants recalibrate for a post-peak TV era, Max’s The Pitt has quietly established itself as a prototype for a new kind of series: a high-volume, network-style procedural engineered for efficiency, creative sustainability, and economic sensibility. Now deep into production on Season 2, […]
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Walmart has officially thrown its hat into the virtual production ring with the launch of its new state-of-the-art TV studio—complete with a 32-foot curved LED wall—located at the heart of its newly opened Home Office campus in Bentonville, Arkansas. But this isn’t just a facility upgrade. It’s a bold statement: the world’s largest retailer is […]
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Sydney’s screen sector is gearing up for a major expansion—and it’s not happening in the city’s glitzy east. Plans for a $127 million film and television production complex in Oran Park, located in Sydney’s rapidly developing south-west, are now firmly in motion, with developers touting it as a long-overdue solution to the city’s studio space […]
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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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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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Fort Worth is officially getting in on the action. Hillwood, the Dallas-based real estate powerhouse behind AllianceTexas, is transforming more than 450,000 square feet of industrial space in the city’s booming Alliance corridor into one of the largest media production campuses in Texas. At its May 20 meeting, the Fort Worth City Council approved a […]
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Rome’s legendary Cinecittà Studios is writing its next act—and this one’s built for global scale. Under CEO Manuela Cacciamani, Cinecittà has unveiled a sweeping five-year industrial strategy that aims to transform the historic Italian lot into Europe’s most competitive production hub. The plan: double revenue, grow international market share, and add new cutting-edge facilities to […]
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Hollywood’s real estate giant is feeling the weight of an industry in flux. S&P Global has downgraded Hudson Pacific Properties—parent company of Sunset Studios—to a speculative-grade “B” rating, citing sustained headwinds across both its studio and office portfolios and a cloudy outlook on liquidity. The news underscores the current volatility rippling through the Los Angeles […]
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