Category Archives: News

Taiwan’s TAICCA Pushes Global Co-Pro Strategy With Four Series at Series Mania
Taiwan is doubling down on its international co-production strategy at Series Mania, with state agency TAICCA unveiling four cross-border series at the Asia Co-Pro Pitch as CEO Erica Wang leads the de...
John Hopewell Mar 23, 2026

Shares in BTS agency Hybe drop after comeback show turnout – but profits set to surge tenfold this year
Shares in HYBE has dropped after the long-awaited BTS comeback show that took place last week, but profits are set to increase tenfold in 2026. READ MORE: Every BTS song ranked in order of greatness T...
Liberty Dunworth Mar 23, 2026

Series Mania’s Coming Next From Quebec Producers Aims to Channel Local Momentum Into Global Impact
A series spin on a beloved bilingual crime-comedy classic ("Bon Cop, Bad Cop"), buried secrets and power games in a Canada-U.S. border town ("Prescott"), plus two psychological thrillers created by wr...
John Hopewell Mar 23, 2026

Primary Wave to Acquire Kobalt, Creating $7 Billion Company
Primary Wave Music has announced a "definitive" agreement to acquire Kobalt, one of the world's largest independent music publishing and technology platforms, from Francisco Partners, creating a compa...
Jem Aswad Mar 23, 2026

Chuck Todd, J.A. Adande Launch ‘Dynastic’ Podcast Devoted to Stories of Fabled Sports Franchises
Chuck Todd and J.A. Adande are getting ready to turn the past into a business of their future. The former host of NBC News' "Meet the Press" and the former NBA correspondent at ESPN have joined forces...
Brian Steinberg Mar 23, 2026

‘Josie And The Pussycats’ star shuts down sequel speculation: “I don’t think I would need to touch it”
Josie And The Pussycats star Rachael Leigh Cook has shut down speculation of a sequel, 25 years after its release. Based on the Archie Comics series of the same name, the film stars Cook, Tara Reid an...
Sam Warner Mar 23, 2026

Taking the Temperature on Global Film Locations: AI Threat, Geopolitical Instability, Conglomeration Among Concerns for Film Commissioners
In 2026, everything moves fast. While 2025 saw the global film business tensely try to navigate President Trump's repeated threats to impose a 100% tariff on movies produced outside of the U.S., this ...
Rafa Sales Ross Mar 23, 2026

Watch Jarvis Cocker, Beth Orton, Anna Calvi, Rufus Wainwright, Ed Harcourt and more perform at Marianne Faithfull tribute concert
A tribute concert was held in memory of Marianne Faithfull last week, with Jarvis Cocker, Beth Orton, Anna Calvi, Rufus Wainwright, Ed Harcourt and more performing. Check out what went down on the nig...
Liberty Dunworth Mar 23, 2026

Check out DMA’s nostalgic new single ‘My Baby’s Place’
DMA’s have returned with a nostalgic new single, ‘My Baby’s Place’. Listen below. READ MORE: DMA’s – ‘How Many Dreams?’ review: rave-rockers swing ...
Laura Molloy Mar 23, 2026

Jason Momoa and family evacuated due to O’ahu’s North Shore floods
Jason Momoa and his family have been evacuated from the North Shore area of O’ahu amid floods in Hawaii. The U.S. state has recently been hit by a severe storm, with flooding in areas such as th...
Sam Warner Mar 23, 2026