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IATSE & Studios Close To Basic Agreement Deal, But A Few Points Remain

EXCLUSIVE: Negotiations between IATSE and the AMPTP are expected to go late into the night Thursday as the two sides near a new three-year deal for LA Locals, but they still have some distance left…

Jeff Zucker’s RedBird IMI Closes $1.45 Billion Acquisition of U.K.’s All3Media

RedBird IMI, the media and entertainment investment company headed by ex-CNN chief Jeff Zucker, announced the completion of its $1.45 billion takeover of All3Media, the U.K.’s largest independent TV production company. With…

Quebec Increase Tax Incentive to 25% With Hopes of Attracting Hollywood Production

With the effects of the 2023 strikes growing smaller in the rearview mirror, Quebec has fine-tuned its incentives and is revving up for more than just a simple recovery in…

Electronics Maker TCL Launches Content Studio, Producing Original Content for Streaming Service

Electronics maker TCL is known for its budget line of feature-filled gadgets like smart TVs and phones. Now, it wants to be known for making groundbreaking original television series and films using new forms…

Arizona Film Tax Incentive Program Under Review for 2nd Time in House

When a $215 million film comes knocking on your door, it is probably best to answer. Arizona did just that when Disney’s big-budget film adaption of “The Lone Ranger” set…

Scotland Gets Green-Light For Huge New Film Studio

Stirling is set to take centre stage in Scotland's film and TV industry with the creation of one of the biggest studios in the country. Thousands of high-skilled jobs could…

Terms Of Netflix Tax Breaks Unveiled For Their Massive NJ Film Studio

EATONTOWN, NJ — This week, the state of New Jersey unveiled the full extent of the tax breaks Netflix will get once they open their planned film studio campus in…

Sony’s Plans for Paramount Include Sale of Famous Studio Lot

Sony Group Corp. plans to sell the historic Paramount Pictures lot in Los Angeles, featured in films such as Sunset Boulevard, if it succeeds in buying the studio’s parent company,…

Revealed: Lord of the Rings Movies Production Hub to be in Wellington, New Zealand

News of two new Lord of the Rings movies has sent a ripple of excitement through the home of Middle Earth in Wellington. Andy Serkis will return in his role…

“Magic Faraway Tree” Joins Gerard Butler Feature at Shinfield Studios in the UK

We have had confirmation that Neal Street’s Magic Faraway Tree is one of two major new features now based at Shinfield Studios, joining Gerard Butler’s action thriller, Greenland: Migration. Andrew Garfield…

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