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The German Film Academy is responding to current developments in the film industry with new criteria for the 2026 German Film Awards. Creative achievements will be weighted more heavily, international co-productions will be given more leeway - a step......
More visibility for East German perspectives on the big screen - that is the aim of a new workshop programme that PROG (Producers of Germany) is launching together with Netflix. In November......
Sport1 Medien GmbH is selling its subsidiary PLAZAMEDIA to the fast-growing media production company DMC Production. Sport1 is thus consistently pursuing its strategy of focussing more strongly on its core business in future. PLAZAMEDIA,......
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) has completed the first funding round of its new automated programme to support German cinemas. A total of almost 4.1 million euros were awarded to 99 projects - a strong signal......
Lionsgate Studios, now independently listed on the stock exchange following the spin-off from Starz, is currently the focus of possible takeover talks. Legendary Entertainment, which recently sold its Chinese investment and......
It was once one of the most lucrative deals in pay TV: Starz secured the exclusive first broadcast rights (so-called Pay 1 rights) for cinema films from Sony Pictures for years. This made the channel for......
Munich, 09 July 2025 - Maximilian Vetter officially took over the management of Legendary Tobis TV on 1 July 2025. He had already been managing the company since the beginning of the year......
Berlin, 9 July 2025 - After years of negotiations, the German Directors' Association (BVR), Netflix and the trade union ver.di have reached a landmark agreement. For independent directors working on German-language......
After more than four years at the helm of Mediengründerzentrum NRW (MGZ), Managing Director Rainer Weiland will be leaving his position on 31 July 2025. Since taking office in February 2021......
The MediaTech Hub Conference (#MTHCON25) will take place at Studio Babelsberg from 24 to 25 September 2025. The event brings together experts and creatives to discuss current challenges and innovations in film,......