Paramount Pictures and Legendary Entertainment have announced a strategic partnership that will take the global distribution of Legendary films to a new level. Effective immediately, Paramount will handle worldwide marketing and......
The German Bundestag has approved the budget for culture and media in 2025 - at an increased level. In total, the Ministry of State for Culture and the Media will have......
The European Commission has revealed alarming developments in its latest European Media Industry Outlook: Global media groups from the USA and China are securing ever larger shares of the European market -......
The French media group Canal+ has officially announced that it has entered into exclusive talks with the cinema chain UGC. The initial aim is to acquire a minority stake of 34 % in the long-established......
The AG Kino - Gilde calls on the Bundestag to consider the Future Cinema Programme in the 2025 budget deliberations. The association emphasises that investment funding is essential in order to maintain the diversity of German......
A new chapter for sustainable productions The German film and TV industry must adapt to stricter environmental regulations. From 1 November 2025, a revised version of the Ecological Standards in......
The long-established Cologne-based production company i&u TV is entering the future with a new name: from 1 September 2025, the company will operate under the name i&u Studios GmbH. With this step, the......
The popular ZDF heart cinema series "New Wind in the Old Country" is being continued: Two new films are currently being made with Felicitas Woll in the leading role. Filming is taking place in the idyllic Elbmarsch near Hamburg......
Bremen-based production company Kinescope Film is strengthening its management team: Gerhard Schneider will take over the position of Commercial Managing Director from 1 September 2025. Together with company founder and producer Matthias Greving, he will......
Berlin/Potsdam - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) is fundamentally changing its funding process: From 2026, funding decisions will no longer be made exclusively internally, but by changing expert committees. The aim is a more transparent selection process and......