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The US media group Fox is set to acquire the streaming platform Roku. As both companies announced on Monday, they have signed a binding agreement under which Fox will acquire Roku for US$160 per share......
With international juries, a CineCoPro Award that continues to offer a substantial prize, and several prestigious industry awards, FILMFEST MÃœNCHEN 2026 is entering the crucial phase of the festival. The juries for the main competitions have now been announced......
Paramount Global’s planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery has cleared a key regulatory hurdle in the US. The US Department of Justice has approved the transaction without conditions and sees no......
The Bundesrat has called on the Federal Government to reinstate the discontinued „Zukunftsprogramm Kino“ (ZPK) or to establish a comparable investment-based cinema support scheme at federal level. With the resolution adopted on 12 June, the......
With a new funding programme, PROG – Producers of Germany and nordmedia aim to improve the work-life balance in film and television production. The „Film Production Family Grant“, which has now been unveiled, supports......
2026 Nostradamus Report: An industry in flux between film, streaming and the creator economy A few weeks ago, the 2026 Nostradamus Report painted a picture of the audiovisual industry as increasingly......
Streaming services are increasingly evaluating films not according to traditional release windows, but on the basis of data-driven platform logic. This has far-reaching consequences for rights prices, transparency and film financing in the international market. The traditional structure of......
Hessen Film & Medien is launching nextSTEP, a new one-year funding and start-up programme for film and media professionals in Hesse. The programme is aimed at individuals and teams who......
The Berlin Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal lodged by the trade union ver.di against a judgement of the Berlin Regional Court II. The ruling therefore stands: ver.di is not entitled to set Joint Remuneration Rules (GVR) for screenwriters......
Paramount’s planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery remains subject to a multi-stage regulatory review process on both sides of the Atlantic. Whilst the European Commission had already opened its merger control proceedings in early June......