Hollywood Production in Quebec Fell in 2022, Province Cites “Genuine Slowdown” Globally
Foreign location shooting, mostly by Hollywood, fell in Quebec in 2022, according to the Quebec Film and Television Council as it...
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News Corp’s HarperCollins to Lay Off 5 Percent of North American Staff
News Corp’s HarperCollins book unit said it is planning to cut 5 percent of its workforce in North America this...
AMC Theatres Sells Saudi Joint Venture Stake for $30 Million
AMC Theatres is stepping back from managing its cinemas in Saudi Arabia as it deals with a high debt load...
NBCUniversal Shakes Up Ad Sales Division For Streaming-First Restructure
NBCUniversal is the latest media and entertainment company to rework its organizational structure to account for a declining linear TV...
Spotify Hits 205M Paid Subs, Grows Fourth-Quarter Ad Revenue
Audio streaming giant Spotify ended 2022 with 205 million premium, or paying, subscribers, up from 195 million as of the end of...
SkyShowtime Sets Feb. 14 Launches in 8 Markets
SkyShowtime, the European streaming joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, will continue its rollout with its biggest expansion to...
Anime, Hollywood Films Help Japan’s Box Office to Rebound in 2022
Japan’s box office sales in 2022 grew 32 percent to $1.64 billion (213 billion yen) over the previous year, with...
Underscore Talent Signs Leading ‘Call of Duty,‘ ’Valorant’ Players to Gaming Division
Underscore Talent has picked up a group of leading esports players and gaming content creators, including those who specialize in...
Ambie Awards: Audible Dominates Nominations List
Audible received a total of 19 nominations for this year’s Podcast Academy Awards, with the Audible Original series Moriarty —...
Showtime and Paramount+ Merging, With Rebrand Planned
Paramount is making a major change to its linear and streaming businesses, merging Paramount+ and Showtime in both areas. In...
