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Studio Hamburg Production Group (SHPG) is expanding its AI strategy and will in future centralise the relevant activities across the group. To this end, the production group has set up a new „AI Transformation“ function. The role will be headed by......
The way is largely clear for Paramount Skydance’s planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Following the agreement with twelve US attorneys general and the settlement of the Writers Guild’s lawsuit......
Toronto has held its first official film market. The inaugural event has attracted significantly more industry attendance, although it remains to be seen whether the new market structure will also translate into a corresponding increase in deals. With 1,473......
According to the Association of Technical Services for Film and Television (VTFF), support for Germany’s film heritage should be continued on a permanent basis beyond 2028. In a new position paper, the......
A change is imminent at the top of the Culture Programme Directorate at Bayerischer Rundfunk. BR Director-General Katja Wildermuth will not be resubmitting the reappointment of the current Director of Culture, Björn Wilhelm, to the Broadcasting Council. For......
How much of the programming on ZDF actually goes to independent producers – and how much to its own subsidiaries? PROG Producers of Germany is calling on the broadcaster to be more transparent when awarding contracts......
The Walt Disney Company is reorganising the management structure of its direct-to-consumer business. Adam Smith, as Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer at Disney Entertainment, will in future be responsible for the global entertainment SVOD business. This includes......
Franziska An der Gassen is leaving Apple at the end of September. The former Head of Original Content at Apple TV Germany announced her departure on Instagram. It is not yet clear who will succeed her......
ProSiebenSat.1 is reshuffling its finance leadership: Ingrid Heisserer is to become the media group’s new Group CFO with effect from 1 February 2027. She succeeds Bob Rajan, who has been serving as interim CFO since October 2025......
California is introducing new tax incentives to retain and attract post-production work and the associated jobs to the state. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Bill AB 2319 on 19 September. The......