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TERRY GILLIAM, DESPITE TURNING 75 THIS MONTH AND RECENTLY publishing 'Gilliamesque: A Pre-posthumous Memoir,' has no intention of seeing the curtain fall on his career. He fizzes with ideas as [...]

At content tradeshow MipTV on April 4, Sky group chief executive Jeremy Darroch will be honored with Variety's Achievement in Intl. Television Award, which is given to individuals who exhibit [...]

TELE MUENCHEN GROUP, Which was founded 45 years ago, is one of Europe's few truly independent media congloms. The companies it controls or has a substantial stake in are active [...]

AT MIP TV IN CANNES, ITV chief executive Adam Crazier will receive Variety's Achievement in Intl. Television Award. It is an honor that is rooted in the recent past. Before [...]

AT MIP TV, Anke Schaeferkordt and Guillaume de Posch, co-CEOs of RTL Group, will be feted with Variety's Achievement in International TV Award, which recognizes creativity, leadership and business acumen [...]

When Lars Von Trier launched into Iris infamous tirade in Cannes, distributors who had the rights to his latest pic, 'Melancholia,' may have despaired--but ill fact, the film is doing [...]

TV creatives in Los Angeles have been seeking work at the broadcast and cable networks for year's, but there s now another source of jobs available for them: foreign production [...]

As distribs, sales execs and producers head for Cannes, along with their passports and business cards, they'll be packing a certain amount of anxiety. Despite the fact that some economists [...]

Every pioneer encounters challenges, and in the five years since Orange--part of telco giant France Telecom--set up its content division, it has had its fair share. Yet the company has [...]

Was it all just a bad dream? Last year saw declines in admissions from Madrid to Munich, leaving Euro exhibs scratching their heads, wondering how they could make all the [...]

Streaming services are increasingly dominating the international TV awards scene, with nominees like Prime Video's "Yosi, the Regretful Spy" and Disney+ Hotstar's "The Night Manager" competing for the 52nd International Emmys. Other contenders include Netflix's "Dear Child" and Paramount+'s "Anderson Spider Silva." The diverse lineup also features shows from Japan, Brazil, France, Turkey, and more, showcasing a wide range of storytelling and talent across different cultures and genres. The awards ceremony is set to take place on November 25 in New York. [Extracted from the article]

HBO'S announcement that the eighth season of 'Game of Thrones' will be its last didn't just sadden its legions of fans; groans of disappointment could also be heard across Europe [...]

J.K. Rowling's universe encompasses page, screen, stage, theme parks, and more. What's left to conquer? WITH 'HARRY POTTER and the Cursed Child,' J.K. Rowling's beloved wizarding world has been safely [...]

'CAFE SOCIETY,' which opened the Cannes Film Festival on May 11, marks the first time Woody Allen has worked alongside cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. It's also the first time either has [...]

Later this month, when Margrethe Vestager, the European Union's antitrust commissioner, sits down with representatives of the Big Six Hollywood studios and Europe's leading pay TV operator, Sky, the result [...]

Among nighttime soaps, Fox's 'Empire' may reign supreme, but E! offers a more literal version of palace intrigue--'The Royals,' a saga in which a fictitious British royal family, like its [...]

It's one of Tele Muenchen Group's strengths that the company has been able to adapt to changes in the German market--one of the biggest in the world --and cater to [...]

A Booker Prize-winning pair of novels about the middle-aged manager of Henry VIII's court doesn't sound like the next hit literary property for the stage and screen, but 'Wolf Hall' [...]

Simon Cowell's relationship with ITV is a long one. It started with 'Pop Idol,' on which he was a judge, and continued with 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent,' [...]

RED ARROW INTL., which is the global distribution arm of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, is a mini-studio with major ambitions, which are reflected in its sales slate at the content [...]

RTL group's global production and distribution arm FremantleMedia is best known for its reality competition shows, such as 'The X Factor' and 'Got Talent' franchises, but there's much more to [...]

BRITISH TELEVISION is facing uncertain times, as U.K. broadcasters have become targets for foreign takeovers. The recent $14.6 billion deal that will see 21st Century Fox take over London-based European [...]

Britain's production sector is bursting at the seams, with movies and television shows being shot in every corner of the country. But can the infrastructure and workforce keep pace with [...]

France's pioneering Lumiere brothers, arguably the founders of the movie industry at the end of the 19th century, shot on location in Morocco. What better fact to underscore the key [...]

U.K. BUYERS AT the American Film Market, which starts Nov. 2 in Santa Monica, may be in for a nasty shock. In the time since Cannes, the last major film [...]

On JUNE 23, the U.K. will hold a referendum to decide if it remains a member of the European Union. Polls show the result is too close to call. Those [...]

Steven Spielberg describes Mark Rylance in one word: 'extraordinary' Following his Oscar-winning portrayal of a stoic Russian operative in Spielberg's 'Bridge of Spies,' Rylance stars as the titular titan in [...]

Pay TV operator Sky is focused on meeting the needs of customers now, as well as anticipating what they will be looking for in the future. With that in mind, [...]

Five years ago saw the U.K. launch of Sky Atlantic, pay TV operator Sky's home for upscale drama series and feature documentaries, which started life based around an exclusive partnership [...]

CLAIM TO FAME Danish actor Pilou Asbaek made his name as the villainous spin-doctor Kasper Juul in political drama series 'Borgen,' and in three films directed by Tobias Lindholm, the [...]

Amanda Berry, chief executive of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, is finalizing preparations for the BAFTA film awards on Feb. 14. Hollywood stars are welcome; the typical [...]

Gryphon Films, an alliance between independent producers Adam Clapham and Michael Deakin, has been established as a new joint production firm within Chrysalis Television International. Gryphon Films, which is known for such TV productions as Secret Weapon, The Place of Lions and The Vilage by the Sea, will concentrate on TV movies and mini-series for the US and international markets. Gryphon Films is presently working on several projects, including an adaption of an early Hitchcock production for Universal; a substantial millenium project for Paramount, and a childrens' series for South Africa, based on the TV movie, The Place of Lions.

A LOT IS SAID ABOUT nurturing up-and-coming talent, but what that means in practice varies a great deal, as can be seen by looking at the backstories of the BAFTA [...]

HAVE BRITISH CRITICS gone soft for local films? On Dec. 8, the U.K. film biz gathers at the British Independent Film Awards to toast the year's achievements, and Blighty's film [...]

ON Nov. 25, at a gala ceremony in New York, Anke Schaferkordt, co-CEO of RTL Group and CEO of RTL Germany, will receive the Intl. Emmy Directorate Award from the [...]

Entrusted with delivering both an eight-hour TV miniseries and a feature film in '1864,' the most expensive Danish production ever, one can forgive director Ole Bornedal for wishing at the [...]

The showbiz infrastructure is well-developed in the Czech Republic, which has the highest GDP per capita of the former Soviet Bloc states. Facilities like Barrandov Studios and film school FAMU [...]

Blighty chancellor resorts to Force; Spaniards salivate over food shows; France debates mobile tax 1 CHINA Django Eventually Unchained Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained returned to Chinese multiplexes May 12 after [...]

IN THE 10 YEARS since Hungary introduced its production incentives, it has emerged as the leading country in Central and Eastern Europe in the race to pursue Hollywood blockbusters and [...]

Europe resists U.S. inclusion; pols pressure biz in Russia and India; local pics buoy booming Brazil B.O. (1) INDIA President Pressures Biz President Pranab Mukherjee is urging the film industry [...]

India gets digital, China gets partners, Danes get zany (1) RUSSIA Cat People in Spotlight In Moscow, the world's only cat theater has reopened following a year-long closure for renovation. [...]

The country is ready for its closeup with a bright new identity, after centuries of sending mixed signals to the world. The name conjured up images of Vlad the Impaler, [...]

Luxury living in Dubai, India film awards in Vancouver (1) Dubai The world's first Paramount-branded hotel is set for construction in Dubai, part of a $1 billion five-star facility, sold [...]

BUENOS AIRES is a city with a passion for cinema: It has 12,000 film students, for example, and the Buenos Aires Intl. Independent Film Festival--Bafici for short--attracted 350,000 people last [...]

Whenever there's a sensational crime at home or abroad, the British media look for evidence that the consumption of violent entertainment led to the killer's actions. That trend continued with [...]

The rebooted Rome Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of 59 world preems comprising a wide range of arthouse, genre and edgy fare peppered with more mainstream titles and a [...]

Mipcom will see the launch of the latest wave of high-end serialized drama series, many with stellar thesping talent attached. For the buyers seeking out the next 'Breaking Bad' or [...]

This fall the world's oldest film festival, Venice, takes a pioneering step into cyber-space one of several sprocket operas to move toward creating a mirror image of itself in the [...]

LONDON George Entwistle, the director of BBC Vision, has been tapped as director general of the BBC, the most powerful job in U.K. broadcasting. He nabbed the post after a [...]

European films have been raising their game at the box office recently, with their market share in the continent climbing from 25.2% to 28.5% last year, whereas the share for [...]