ARD and ZDF will restructure their joint channel portfolio from 1 January 2027. As part of the implementation of the Reform State Treaty, the linear channels ARD Alpha, Tagesschau24 and One will become......

This year's edition of the German Entertainment Awards (DEA) is in the starting blocks: The Entertainment section of the Production Alliance has opened the submission period for the industry award. Until 25 March 2026, ......

A major structural change is emerging in the new phase of the film financing market: Investors and funding capital are increasingly moving away from traditional project-based financing of individual films towards portfolio or slate-based......

Following a meeting of the supervisory board of Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes in Berlin GmbH (KBB), it was announced that Tricia Tuttle will continue as director of the Berlinale. The Supervisory Board welcomed her willingness to take over the......

The French media group Banijay Group and the investment company RedBird IMI intend to merge their production companies Banijay Entertainment and All3Media. The companies announced this in a joint press release at the beginning of March. The......

Following the success in the takeover battle for Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount-Skydance boss David Ellison has outlined his plans for the streaming business of the future combined company. In a conversation with investors, Ellison announced......

The production company Artists Equity, co-founded by actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon with investor Gerry Cardinale, has signed a multi-year first-look agreement with Netflix, according to a statement from......

Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) signed a binding merger agreement on 27 February 2026, pursuant to which Paramount will acquire all outstanding shares of Warner Bros. Discovery in......

Sky Group has announced that Barny Mills, currently CEO of Sky Deutschland, will assume the positions of Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer from 1 March 2026.

The French film group STUDIOCANAL has acquired a majority stake in the Italian production and distribution company Lucky Red. As the US industry portal Deadline reports, STUDIOCANAL is acquiring 51 per cent of the shares. The remaining 49 per cent......