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NBCUniversal and Visa Tap Creators Allie and Isaac to Create Content Around Super Bowl and Winter Olympics
NBCUniversal and Visa are teaming for an ambitious marketing partnership that will connect the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with the Super Bowl though content produced by sports-centric creators Allison Kuch...
U.K. Production Spend Hit $9.24 Billion in 2025 as Film Shoots Surge
Film and high-end television production expenditure in the U.K. reached £6.8 billion ($9.24 billion) in 2025, marking a 22% increase over 2024 figures and the third-highest annual spend on...
‘La Portraitiste,’ Written by Florence Longpré and Directed by Annie St-Pierre, Acquired by H264 (EXCLUSIVE)
H264, a Montreal-based film distribution and international sales company, has acquired the international rights to “La Portraitiste,” the first narrative feature film written by Florence Longpré, and directed by...
Sony Outlines Expansion Plans for Peanuts Brand Following $457 Million Acquisition
Sony Group executives detailed their vision for expanding the Peanuts franchise during the company’s fiscal third-quarter earnings call Thursday, revealing strategies to leverage the iconic IP across music, film...
MetFilm Boards Sundance Awards Winner ‘To Hold a Mountain’ for International Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
MetFilm Sales has acquired international sales rights to Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić’s feature documentary “To Hold a Mountain,” which recently received its world premiere at the Sundance Film...
Nick Cheung, Chung Suet-ying, Reza Rahadian Lead Hong Kong HAF’s Work-in-Progress Lineup
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has unveiled the second slate of projects selected for the 24th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum, spotlighting 12 work-in-progress titles that bring...
Finneas Slams ‘Powerful Old White Men’ Who Are ‘Outraged’ About Billie Eilish’s Grammy Speech: ‘We Can Literally See Your Names in the Epstein Files’
Finneas took to Instagram Threads on Wednesday to defend his superstar sister and songwriting partner, Billie Eilish, from “very powerful old white men” who are “outraged” about her Grammys...
Sony Pictures Revenue Drops 12%, Overall Company Operating Income Jumps Up 22% in December Quarter
Sony Group raised its outlook for the current fiscal year ending in March, as the Tokyo-based tech and entertainment company beat expectations with a 22% increase in operating income....
Sony Pictures Revenue Drops 12%, Music Posts Strong Results as Overall Company Operating Income Jumps Up 22% in December Quarter
Sony Group raised its outlook for the current fiscal year ending in March, as the Tokyo-based tech and entertainment company beat expectations with a 22% increase in operating income...
Trump Says He ‘Won’t Be Involved’ in Justice Department Review of Warner Bros. Discovery Sale
President Donald Trump says he will not be personally involved in the Justice Department’s pending antitrust review of Netflix‘s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Trump told NBC News...
‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals the Identity of Calla Lily: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 5 of “The Masked Singer,” “Red, White and Clue,” which aired Feb. 4 on Fox. For Teddi Mellencamp, appearing on “The...
If They Gave Grammys for Live Shows, the AmericanaFest Salute to Neil Young at the Troubadour Would Be a Contender: Concert Review
The evening before Music’s Biggest Night, there is always Music’s Smallest but Mightiest Night. That could serve as one way to describe the Americana Music Association’s annual Grammy Eve...