Even following Banijay’s withdrawal, the US studio Lionsgate remains an attractive takeover target for European media companies. Whilst Banijay CEO François Riahi stated at the end of July that the group would initially focus on......

Following a number of difficult years, Studio Babelsberg AG is once again looking to the future with greater optimism. With the publication of its 2025 annual report, the company has reported an improvement in its financial performance and, for the first time, does not foresee any......

The Munich I Regional Court has handed down a judgement in the legal dispute between GEMA and the US AI company Suno that could set a precedent for the cultural and creative industries. The 42……, which specialises in copyright law,.

Amazon is discontinuing its linear Prime TV channel on 1 August 2026. With the end of the 24-hour channel, Prime Video is bringing to a close an experiment that sought to bridge the gap between traditional television and streaming......

The Seriesly Berlin series festival is expanding its industry programme for 2026 with three new initiatives. The focus will be on European collaboration, creative freedom and new business models centred on creator content. The third edition......

Canal+ has expanded its long-term support for European cinema. The French pay-TV provider and its subsidiary brand, CINÉ+ OCS, are investing at least 980 million euros in French and...... between 2028 and 2032.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has filed a lawsuit in a US federal court in California against Penske Media Corporation (PMC), its chairman Jay Penske, the Golden Globe Foundation and its CEO Gregory......

Hollywood conglomerate continues cost-cutting measures: several hundred jobs are to be cut. The studios division, and Pixar in particular, are also affected by the latest round of restructuring. The Walt Disney Company is continuing its reorganisation and......

The German Federal Film Board (FFA) has launched its digital service portal for applications to the German Film Fund (DFFF I) and the German Motion Picture Fund (GMPF). Production companies can now submit funding applications via the online platform......

Production activity in the Greater Los Angeles area continues to fall short of expectations. According to FilmLA’s latest quarterly report, a total of 4,711 days of on-location filming were recorded in the second quarter of 2026. The......