In a significant move for the US media landscape, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially approved the acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance Media. The deal, which totals around 8.4......
On 23 July 2025, Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer invited leading representatives of major US streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV+ to a meeting at the Federal Chancellery. The aim of the meeting......
French actor, director and author Alex Lutz has launched a new production company together with his partners Hadrien Bichet and Thomas Santucci: Grands Ducs Films. The renowned film distributor......
South Africa has decided: The planned takeover of the leading African pay-TV provider MultiChoice by the French media group Canal+ has been conditionally approved by the Competition Tribunal. The decision marks a decisive milestone at......
Shooting starts for ARD TV film "Unser Leben mit Louma" (AT): Patchwork family in a state of emergency. Filming for the family drama "Unser Leben mit Louma" (working title) began in Cologne and Hürth on 15 July.......
It has been finalised: After almost a decade of history together, Lionsgate and Starz are going their separate ways with immediate effect. What was once intended as a strategic merger of studio and streaming ended in......
Stuttgart, 19.07.2025 - Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MFG) celebrated its 30th anniversary with a festive event in Stuttgart's Wagenhallen. Numerous representatives from politics, the film industry and the media honoured......
From 2026, the previous "Filmtage Köln" will take place in Hamburg for the first time - in a new, expanded form. Together with the KINO film theatre congress of the HDF cinema association, which will also take place in......
Lionsgate has announced a key personnel decision: Erin Westerman will assume the role of President, Motion Picture Group, effective immediately. In her new position, she will be responsible for all development and production......
In a groundbreaking move for the German video advertising market, the media companies RTL Zwei and Warner Bros. Discovery Deutschland are joining forces. From 2026, they plan to combine their TV and parts of their digital inventories......