Entries from 2023-04-01 to 1 month

LA’s Shoot Days Down as Writer’s Strike Looms

While LA has been able to hold onto its top spot among shooting destinations overall, we’ve seen a Quarter 1 fall-off in shoot days. This goes both against last year’s benchmarks as well as the five-year average for the area. Most industry…

HBO Max Rebrands

Hot on the heels of their announcement that they will not be merging their two streaming platforms as initially planned, we are now seeing a refreshed and rebranded HBO Max hit the airways, with a relaunch date of May 23rd. Brandon Blake, …

Amazon Creates MGM+ International with Lionsgate Content

Despite the withdrawal of Lionsgate+ from international markets, Amazon will be capitalizing on the gap it has left with the relaunch of MGM streaming services for the European market- Lionsgate content included. Blake & Wang P.A’s Brandon…

Disney Shelves Metaverse Unit

We’ve certainly entered the era of mass layoffs for the entertainment industry, with even the House of Mouse looking to jettison 7,000 employees in their latest round of cost reduction. While there’s been considerable roll-back of much of …