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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......
In the US, plans for a nationwide tax incentive for film and TV productions are taking shape. A cross-party group of MPs is working on a draft bill that would provide productions with a tax credit of......
Wolfram Weimer, Minister of State for Culture, has sparked a new debate on the structure of public service broadcasting. According to reports from participants at a closed-door event organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, he raised, amongst other things, the issue of privatising the......
Bavarian cinemas are investing significantly more in their premises in 2026. According to the FFF Bayern, a total of 4.3 million euros is being channelled this year into the modernisation of 43 cinemas. In......