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The debate on AI in the media industry is increasingly entering a practical phase. This is a key conclusion from the MediaTech Hub Conference 2026, which took place on 29 and 30 September in Babelsberg......
With the court’s approval of the takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount is entering the crucial phase of integration. David Ellison is already putting together the management team for the future group – and is......
The Film and Media Foundation NRW has reorganised its Supervisory Board: Andreas Krautscheid was elected as the new Chair on 30 September. He succeeds Werner Schwaderlapp, who has chaired the board since......
The EU aims to significantly strengthen links between the African and European film and audiovisual industries. The programme „Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: Audiovisual Sector“, presented at the Hamburg Film Festival, is intended to create new......
Studio Babelsberg is expanding its technological infrastructure with a view to further strengthening its position in the international competition for film and content productions. With the LEDCave and the new „Grey Stage“, the studio has......
There is a new provider of analogue film production and post-production services in Vienna. Manuel Götz, Stefanie Weberhofer and Markus Maicher have founded Character_, a company offering services relating to......
In the US, the planned nationwide tax incentive for film and TV productions has taken a decisive step forward: on 24 September, the relevant bill, the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalisation Act......
The Bundestag is discussing the proposed Media Services Investment Obligations Act (MedienInvestVG) for the first time today. The first reading is scheduled for Thursday, 24 September. The government’s draft bill is then to be referred to the relevant committees; the lead committee is to be......
Filming has begun on *Lassie and the Legend of the Wild Bear* (working title). Since 15 September, the new cinema adventure, directed by Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt, has been in production, initially in Brandenburg.......
Claus Grewenig remains Chairman of the Board at VAUNET. At the general meeting of the Association of Private Media, the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of RTL Deutschland was re-elected for a further term of office. Michael Müller also......