Hasbro sells eOne film and TV business to Lionsgate for $500m
Transaction approved by both companies’ boards; deal expected to be finalised by end of 2023. Source: Hasbro sells eOne film and TV business to Lionsgate for $500m | News | Screen
What are Hollywood actors and writers afraid of? A cinema scholar explains how AI is upending the movie and TV business
Both actors and writers fear that the major studios, including Amazon/MGM, Apple, Disney/ABC/Fox, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount/CBS, Sony, Warner Bros. and HBO, will use generative AI to exploit them. Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence that learns from text … Continued
New state-of-the-art lab in Belfast to ‘revolutionise the UK’s film, TV and performing arts industries’
New research lab at Studio Ulster is part of government’s ambition to maximise the growth of the creative industries by an extra £50 billion by 2030 and create one million extra jobs. Source: New state-of-the-art lab in Belfast to ‘revolutionise … Continued
Writers Strike 2023 Explained: How It Will Affect Movies and TV
The writers strike has officially begun. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to reach a deal on a new minimum bargaining agreement (MBA) by the deadline of May 1, … Continued
Brazil Under Lula Injects Nearly $1 Billion into Film, TV, Video Games
Brazil is back. Brazilian President’s Lula Inácio Lula da Silva’s new government, which took office on Jan. 1, looks set to invest just under $1 billion in 2023 into the country’s audiovisual sector. It’s one of the biggest upticks in … Continued
Step into the world TV and film with these 8 immersive dining experiences
No matter how many guides we save to read later, the reality is that for many of us, each evening brings with it the same quandary: what to eat and what to watch. But a slate of new immersive dining … Continued