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Canal+ Calls VAT Hike “A Direct Attack” On Its Operations In France
Paris-based pay-TV giant Canal+ has hit back at the French government’s plan to double the VAT rate on TV subscriptions from 10% to 20% saying it could leave a...
‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Microdrama Set For New App Room418
EXCLUSIVE: A newly-established microdrama business geared towards horror is adapting genre classic Night of the Living Dead ahead of its full launch. L.A.-based Room 418 is positioning itself as...
U.S. Job Growth Slowed To 29,000 In September
U.S. job growth slowed in September to 29,000, while unemployment ticked up to 4.2%. Overall, the employment situation was largely unchanged during the month, amid continued concerns over rising...
International Insider: Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Welcome, welcome Insiders. Max Goldbart here taking you through a week in which one of the biggest entertainment deals of this century was waved through. Read on. And sign...
Jena Malone, Dermot Mulroney Sci-Fi ‘Hollow Moon’ Gets Sales Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Essential Film Group has boarded world sales on indie feature Hollow Moon, starring Jena Malone, Dermot Mulroney, Mekhi Phifer and Vannessa Vasquez as astronauts in a trip to...
Penelope Ann Miller, Otmara Marrero Starring In ‘Made Clean’
EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Seth Christian, whose previous producer credits include the 2020 crime drama Echo Boomers starring Patrick Schwarzenegger and Michael Shannon, has launched Cinema Country. The Nashville-based independent production...
BBC Staff Revolt Over Job Cuts By Posting Laughing Emojis During Call
EXCLUSIVE: BBC employees expressed their defiance over job cuts by posting laughing emojis during a management call, in which the corporation’s £500 million ($660M) savings plan was discussed. In...
‘Twilight Of The Dead’: Filming Wraps On Movie With Kate Beckinsale
EXCLUSIVE: Filming has wrapped on Twilight of the Dead, the long gestating “final chapter” of George A. Romero’s classic zombie saga. Underworld star Kate Beckinsale stars alongside genre regular...
‘Celebrity Traitors’ Ratings: Ep 1 Watched By Record 9 Million Viewers
The BBC’s Celebrity Traitors launch has become one of the most highly-anticipated of the year and a colossal 8.9 million viewers tuned in last night. They watched an opener...
‘The Last Detective’: BBC Gives First Look At Drama With Steffan Rhodri
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is betting big on Matthew Barry’s The Last Detectives to be its next breakout crime drama and we’ve got first look. Previously called Old Town Murders,...
David Ellison’s “Coziness” With Donald Trump Is “Way Overstated”, Per Paramount Backer Gerry Cardinale
Gerry Cardinale, Paramount board member, investor and key architect of its pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, says the notion that CEO David Ellison is tight with Donald Trump...
Nicolas Cage Calls MCU A “Glorified WWE”
After spinning his last web in Spider-Noir, Nicolas Cage wants to see the MCU bring better storytelling back to the superhero genre. The Oscar winner compared the MCU’s current...