The US actors' union SAG-AFTRA and the studio alliance AMPTP have agreed on a new collective labour agreement for film and TV productions. According to the official joint statement, the agreement is initially......
Artificial intelligence is no longer a vision of the future, but a reality in the film industry. Whether in material development, financing models, on set, in post-production or in exploitation - AI technologies are changing......
The international film market is in a phase of noticeable reorganisation. This is particularly evident in Cannes, where it is no longer just films that are presented, but increasingly also the architecture of their......
A new joint study by IP House and the Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) shows a clear change in the global piracy ecosystem: digital piracy networks are increasingly acting like professionally organised criminal enterprises and......
The international conference for animation, VFX and digital media production FMX in Stuttgart will have a new director from 2027: Agon Ushaku will take on the role of Project Manager. He succeeds......
With „On Screen“, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is presenting an industry special at re:publica 2026 that focuses on the increasing convergence of film, series, games and immersive media. Am......
After around two years of negotiations, the German Screenplay Association (DDV) and RTL Germany have agreed on new Joint Remuneration Rules (GVR) for fictional primetime productions. For the first time, the agreement provides for systematic profit-sharing for......
The German government is pressing ahead with plans for an investment obligation for streaming services. At a government press conference on 22 April 2026, it was confirmed that international platforms will be required to contribute more to the financing of German and......
The planned reorganisation around Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount is once again causing discussion - this time less about strategic synergies and more about the ownership structure. At the centre of the debate is the question,......
The Bavarian state government wants to reform the Broadcasting Act and reorganise the mission of Bayerischer Rundfunk. One of the plans is for around 60 percent of the programme to consist of information content in future......