Global film and TV production was down 7% during the first quarter of 2024 compared with the previous year, according to a Wednesday report by film and TV tracking company ProdPro that illustrates Hollywood's slow return to work in the wake of the writers' and actors' strikes. ProdPro, a relatively new firm that follows film and TV production around the world, also found that production volume and spending levels were 50% lower over the last 12 months compared with the same period a year ago. In...
The Dutch TV series about the life of Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is sold to Spain 's Atresmedia TV. The six-part show has clinched another major territory sale in Spain, according to Variety
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French film legend Gerard Depardieu, 75, is being jailed in Paris over allegations he sexually abused two female production workers on a film set - French film star Gérard Depardieu was taken into custody at a Paris police station today after he was accused of sexually assaulting two female workers on a film set.The 75-year-old, who is already under investigation for several similar crimes, including rape, is said to have harassed production employees on the set of two films.One was Les Volets...
THE BASICS: GO, DOG. GO! a musical by Allison Gregory and Steven Dietz, adapted from the book “Go, Dog. Go!” by P.D. Eastman, with music by Michael Koerner, directed by []
I’ve always had a soft spot for anachronisms — modern sensibilities meshed with past periods — so naturally, I found a lot to love in University of Iowa Master of Fine Arts candidate Leigh M. Marshall’s new play, “Spells for Going Forth by Daylight.” The main narrative consists of two threads that occasionally intersect; the
Bravo fans will have to wait a bit longer than usual for "Vanderpump Rules" season 12 -- because the reality show is shaking up its production timeline TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ the Lisa Vanderpump-led series…
Criminals are increasingly targeting cheese sellers and stealing their products, dairy producer’s union Boerderijzuivelbond has said. Cheese heists are nothing new but “over the last few years they have become a real problem”, Wim Meure, chairman of the association, told RTL Nieuws. In 2022, for example, thieves made off with 1,600 kilos of cheese worth €21,000 from a dairy farm in Fijnaart in Noord Brabant. There are no exact figures but cheese is an attractive commodity for thieves, Meure...
A busy parking lot in Westchester will be shut down for most of a day to make room for a film shoot, police announced. On Monday, April 29, the Highland parking lot in Rye in the area of Purchase Street and Purdy Avenue will close between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. to allow crews to shoot scenes for an episode of a television show called "Swipe," according to the City of Rye Police Department. On the day of the shoot, all cars must be moved from the lot before 6 a.m. Permit holders will be able to move...
The Jeffrey Archer Company and newly launched Dream Bay Entertainment have joined forces to adapt Jeffrey Archer’s literary works for television and film across all foreign language territories, with an initial focus on Indian, Asian and the Middle East
The television studio arm of Barbie owner Mattel has made a trio of appointments in roles covering scripted and unscripted live-action content as well as animation and production. Amy Suh has been name
An insider close to production told Page Six that show runners felt like the cast needed a “moment to decompress after two very rough, intense seasons.”