Südwestrundfunk (SWR) is restructuring its entertainment department: Torsten Amarell will take over as head of the Show & Factual department on 1 August. The experienced programme maker is moving from Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) to SWR......

FFA study shows: Significant cinema potential despite declining reach. Many people are staying away from the cinema – yet a large proportion can still be reached. The cinema industry in Germany continues to face a key......

The Costume House Alliance, founded just under two years ago, is reporting its first successful results. According to the organisation itself, this European network of leading costume houses has already worked on more than 50 film and TV series productions......

The public’s willingness to develop a stronger connection to cinemas is significantly higher than the current uptake of such services would suggest. This is shown by the latest Cinema Barometer 06/2026 from SL Research,......

The MOIN Film Fund can also expect to benefit from the increased funding budget in the coming years, following the increase in 2025. The draft of Hamburg’s 2027/28 two-year budget provides for the allocation of an additional five million euros......

MDR budget cuts: Film industry warns of consequences for production locations and creative diversity. Broadcasting reform set to impact the German production landscape. The debate over the future of public service broadcasting is increasingly affecting the German film......

The new investment requirements for streaming services in France are set to be reviewed by the courts. Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ have lodged an appeal against the stricter regulations with the French Council of State. The case could......

Following the Cabinet’s decision on the government’s draft federal budget for 2027, the German film industry is facing a new fiscal reality. Whilst the federal government is focusing the budget as a whole on investment, security and economic transformation,......

The latest Comscore box office figures for the German cinema market show an overall stable first half of 2026, although this was heavily influenced by a weaker second quarter. Whilst the first few months of the year......

At the Screenforce Festival 2026, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery presented their strategic plans for the German free-to-air TV market. The focus was on the further development of the channel brands as well as new......