1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (302+ words) There will be harsh job losses and severe economic pain if Paramount carries out its threat to leave California over the antitrust action a coalition of blue state Attorneys General are pursuing to stop David Ellison‘s $111 billion merger with…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (507+ words) As sweetened production incentives roll out in Texas, an Austin-based company wants to help filmmakers capture the maximum possible rebate from the Lone Star State and beyond. Its new platform called Goldenrod is now live for productions based in Texas,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (859+ words) By Ted Johnson, Dominic Patten Among many D.C. lobbyists, when the bet is on whether a piece of legislation will pass Congress or not, the rule of thumb always is to take the latter. Yet, a long-desired federal film and television…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (282+ words) When all is said and done, the antitrust clash between Paramount Skydance and a dozen blue states may be best articulated by a certain Earth, Wind & Fire tune and remembering a day or two in September. In a move that…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (541+ words) EXCLUSIVE The elusive goal is in sight but the finish line is still a way off in the race to get a federal film and TV tax incentive bill passed and signed into law by Donald Trump, California’s junior senator…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (405+ words) Just weeks before Paramount Skydance starts being on the hook for the much vaunted $7 million a day ticking fee to Warner Bros Discovery shareholders, the David Ellison-run company today pushed hard once again for the Writers Guild of America plus…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (372+ words) Paramount believes California, New York and the other states challenging their $111 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery should have to pony up a $1.88 billion bond to offset the “extraordinary losses” the July 13 filed antitrust case and trial will cost the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (192+ words) With a swipe at Hollywood North, Donald Trump today officially threw his support behind a federal film and TV tax credit. “Hollywood is a Complete and Total Disaster!” the former Apprentice host posted Monday after a sit-down with good pal Jon…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (187+ words) EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Television Studios is continuing to beef up its roster of television writers and producers. The studio has struck a first-look deal with Christine Boylan, a writer and exec producer of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender....

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (239+ words) By Tom Tapp, Dominic Patten State support for the contracting L.A. film and TV industry is now in the hands of California Governor Gavin Newsom and some (hoperfully) very creative accountants. With just hours to spare, the California State Senate passed…...