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NewsUK Reforms Film, TV Tax Relief, Introduces Expenditure Credits
The UK government is to overhaul audio-visual tax reliefs and introduce expenditure credits for film, high-end TV and video games.
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Paramount+ subscribers see record rise
Paramount+ subscriber numbers rose by a record 9.9 million to hit nearly 56 million by the end of 2022, driven by content such as blockbuster movie Top Gun: Maverick.
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Warner Bros. Discovery to keep Discovery+ as standalone service
Warner Bros. Discovery is planning to maintain Discovery+ as standalone streaming service, in addition to merging HBO Max and Discovery+ into a combined service.
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Netflix extends password sharing crackdown to four more countries
Netflix is extending its crackdown on password sharing to four more countries: Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain.
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UK film and high-end TV production hits record £6.27 billion
UK film and high-end TV (HETV) production hit a record £6.27 billion in 2022, £1.83 billion higher than for the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to the latest figures from the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit.
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Australia set to introduce local content quotas for streamers
Major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video will be obliged to make more Australian programming from 2024.
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HBO Max unveils first price rise
Warner Bros Discovery is raising the monthly cost of HBO Max for the first time since the streaming service was launched in 2020.
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Canal Plus in talks to buy Orange’s film and TV operations
French pay-TV operator Canal Plus has entered into exclusive talks to buy the film and pay TV operations of telco Orange.
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Disney announces hiring freeze to cut costs
Disney is planning to freeze hiring and to “make some small staff reductions”, according to a memo sent by chief executive Bob Chapek to the company’s leaders.
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Formula 1 agrees long-term US rights deal with ESPN
Liberty Media-owned Formula 1 has agreed a multi-year extension of its broadcast partnership with the Walt Disney Company, ensuring that F1 races will continue to be shown on ESPN Networks in the United States through the 2025 season.
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Netflix to launch ad supported service ‘Basic with Adverts’
Netflix is to launch its new lower priced ad supporting tier in 12 countries in November.
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Epic Games publishes Broadcast and Live Events Field Guide
Epic Games has published an 80-page ‘Field Guide’ for producers who want to adopt real-time video-game technologies for broadcast and live events.
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires 100% of AVOD streaming platform Joyn
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group is to acquire the remaining 50% of the shares in local streaming platform Joyn, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Piano and UKTV discuss building a data-informed culture
A strong data-informed culture drives decision-making across UKTV’s entire ecosystem, allowing them to deliver better user experiences that increase revenue.
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New PlayBox research shows growing demand for OTT monetisation
A report by PlayBox Technology UK has revealed that “while the majority [of media content creators] do not currently operate their own OTT platform, there is huge interest in developing one.”
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Global ad spend to rise 8.4% in 2022, says GroupM
Global advertising spend will keep growing in 2022, despite challenging economic conditions, rising inflation and war in Ukraine, according to predictions from WPP’s media buying unit GroupM.
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How cloud, data, AI, and gaming technology transform the media value chain
Media companies are using the cloud, data, artificial intelligence, and gaming technology to become more agile, with a Microsoft session on IBC Digital offering real-world examples of how media companies are optimising their cost structure, creating new revenue streams, and responding to changing audience and advertiser expectations.
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Determined industry support propels IBC to move ahead with live Amsterdam show
IBC, the world’s most inspiring content and technology event, today confirmed that IBC2021 will take place on December 3-6 at The RAI in Amsterdam. The announcement follows a decision at yesterday’s IBC Partnership Board meeting to continue with the planned event because it can be delivered safely and create the ...
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James Bond boosts UK cinemas with bumper opening weekend
In a major boost for the beleaguered cinema sector, No Time to Die has notched up the highest opening weekend UK takings of any 007 movie.
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IBC Podcast: An Introduction to the IBC 2021 Accelerator Media Innovation programme
Episode 12 of the IBC Podcast features an introduction to the 2021 IBC Accelerator Media Innovation programme with Mark Smith and Muki Kulhan plus an interview with Shibasish Sarkar, group CEO, Reliance Entertainment
