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The Mandalorian Secures $21M Tax Credits for California Filming
The Lucasfilm title will get $21.8 million in tax credits, becoming just the fifth movie in the history of the program to get at least $20 million The upcoming Lucasfilm theatrical release “The Mandalorian & [...]
Tyler Perry pauses the expansion of his $800 million studio after being taken aback by the capabilities of artificial intelligence.
Tyler Perry has decided to halt an $800 million expansion of his Atlanta studio complex following the debut of OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, and has issued a warning regarding the potential job losses in the [...]
Oscars 2024: Matteo Garrone’s ‘Io, Capitano’ Representing Italy
As the Oscars approach on March 10th, 2024, Italy returns for 'Best International Feature' after the nomination of The Hand of God two years ago. Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano is the Italian representative at the [...]
Super Bowl 2024: Taylor Swift’s Fanbase Boosts Kansas City Chiefs Support by 20%
How big was Taylor Swift's relationship with Travis Kelce's impact on the Super Bowl and its viewership? Despite ongoing debates about the extent of her influence, it's evident that Swift's involvement heightened interest in the [...]
ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery To Launch New Streaming Sports Service in the U.S.
ESPN (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery have decided on a joint venture to create a new streaming sports app and combine each of their sport network portfolios. [...]
The Exceptional Success of Christmas 2023 in Streaming Platforms
Winter holidays are over, and we can now analyze the data to evaluate what has worked for the streaming audiences and how Christmas Movies explain Hollywood History. Starting from December 18th, the holiday film dominates [...]
The Mandalorian Secures $21M Tax Credits for California Filming
The Lucasfilm title will get $21.8 million in tax credits, becoming just the fifth movie in the history of the program to get at least $20 million The upcoming Lucasfilm theatrical release “The Mandalorian & Grogu” is one of 15 films to secure an estimated $61 million in 2024 production tax incentives through California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program reports Variety The California Film Commission highlighted Disney's "Mandalorian & Grogu" as the largest-budget film ever to qualify for the [...]
Tyler Perry pauses the expansion of his $800 million studio after being taken aback by the capabilities of artificial intelligence.
Tyler Perry has decided to halt an $800 million expansion of his Atlanta studio complex following the debut of OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, and has issued a warning regarding the potential job losses in the film industry due to artificial intelligence. The renowned US film and TV mogul had been in the process of adding 12 sound stages to his studio but has now suspended those plans indefinitely after witnessing the remarkable capabilities of Sora. In an interview with the [...]
Oscars 2024: Matteo Garrone’s ‘Io, Capitano’ Representing Italy
As the Oscars approach on March 10th, 2024, Italy returns for 'Best International Feature' after the nomination of The Hand of God two years ago. Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano is the Italian representative at the Oscars in the "Best International Feature" category. Having premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won him the Best Director Silver Lion award, Garrone hopes to repeat this success at this year's Academy Awards. The gripping emigration drama of two Senegalese teenagers going from Dakar [...]
Super Bowl 2024: Taylor Swift’s Fanbase Boosts Kansas City Chiefs Support by 20%
How big was Taylor Swift's relationship with Travis Kelce's impact on the Super Bowl and its viewership? Despite ongoing debates about the extent of her influence, it's evident that Swift's involvement heightened interest in the NFL and attracted a new segment of fans to professional football. The data point provided indicates that 20% of Super Bowl viewers in 2024 expressed support for the Kansas City Chiefs specifically because of Kelce's connection to Swift, as revealed by a survey conducted by [...]
ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery To Launch New Streaming Sports Service in the U.S.
ESPN (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery have decided on a joint venture to create a new streaming sports app and combine each of their sport network portfolios. Each of the three will own 1/3rd of this venture, licensing their content on a non-exclusive basis, and the app itself will have a new brand with its own independent management team. The app is scheduled to launch in the Fall of 2024, and will [...]
The Exceptional Success of Christmas 2023 in Streaming Platforms
Winter holidays are over, and we can now analyze the data to evaluate what has worked for the streaming audiences and how Christmas Movies explain Hollywood History. Starting from December 18th, the holiday film dominates during the Christmas week. This year, the ratings for Christmas movies have experienced an increase compared to previous years, going from 269.8 million in 2022 to 314 million in 2023. As more people use streaming services, Christmas films are particularly benefiting from this trend. The [...]
