The Trump campaign issued a fiery response to the buzzy biopic "The Apprentice," which debuted at Cannes, but the director of the film isn't fazed. By: K Dass.

2024-06-05

The report presents the growth of FAST over two years. The total number of unique FAST channels available in May 2024 in the U.S. is 1,943, the second highest total. That marks a 13.1 percent increase from May 2023, with 225 added channels, and a 47.3 percent increase since May 2022, with 624 channels added. By: K Dass.

2024-06-05

Nielsen has launched The Media Distributor Gauge, a new, cross-platform view of total TV consumption across broadcast, cable and streaming, aggregated and ranked by media company.

2024-06-05

Under the arrangement, OSN holds the exclusive regional rights to all new Max Originals content and first premiere rights to Warner Bros. Pictures. OSN has secured the rights to all-new first-run Max Originals and Warner Bros. Pictures feature films in an exclusive multi-year agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).

2024-06-04

Total streaming revenues in the MENA region exceeded $1bn in 2023 and are predicted to rise by a further 13% to more than $1.2 billion by the end of this year, according to new research from media analysts Omdia. Leading this market are Shahid and StarzPlay, which dominate with significant market shares and innovative strategies. By: K Dass.

2024-06-04

Peter Chan's highly-anticipated crime thriller She's Got No Name, which secured a berth in recent Cannes Film Festival lineup this May, is poised for a Chinese theatrical release this year, according to an announcement.

2024-06-04

A Ukrainian model and Fashion TV presenter, Sawa Pontyjska has filed a legal complaint against organisers of the Cannes Film Festival after alleging she was assaulted by a security guard on the red carpet. By: K Dass.

2024-06-03

The Shanghai International Film Festival unveiled the competition selection for its upcoming 26th edition Wednesday, featuring a lineup characteristically heavy on Chinese titles. As in recent years, the lineup also includes a bevy of European, Japanese and Central Asian movies, but not a single film from the U.S. or South Korea. By: K Dass.

2024-06-03

The jury of the International Federation of Film Critics called it “a courageous story set in modern-day Iran that deals with the conflict between tradition and progress, depicted in a very powerful and imaginative way.” By: K Dass.

2024-06-03

The UK’s Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC) has become law, moving on to the statute books just before Parliament is dissolved this week ahead of the UK General Election. By: K Dass.

2024-05-31