All articles by Tim Dams
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NewsNetflix to invest €1bn in Spain over next four years
Ted Sarandos emphasises local spending as concerns around US streamers’ impact on PSB’s grows
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NewsDigital replica of Auschwitz unveiled for virtual production sets
Actors can be filmed in front of LED walls displaying the digital replica of Auschwitz, blending seamlessly into the camp’s environment
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NewsGlobal TV & film bodies unite in support of local regulation
More than 100 screen organisations sign letter highlighting ’increasingly aggressive attempts’ to dismantle local protections
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NewsUnpacking Together Fund’s €60m indie investment plans
Alexandra Lebret explains how new European equity scheme will work and why it is needed
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NewsCannes Market to launch AI-focused Village Innovation venue
It will include a pavilion for the talks, panels and demos
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News10 key trends shaping the European TV and film industries
Screen summarises 10 findings from the European Audiovisual Observatory’s Key Trends 2025 report
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NewsUS stars call on government for AI copyright protection
Hundreds of US-based actors, writers and producers write open letter to stop companies looking to ‘freely exploit’ creative industry
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NewsNetflix reveals $1bn spend on film, TV in Mexico
Investment follows rapid expansion of Netflix’s team in Mexico
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NewsMediawan names Max Wiedemann first head of AI
Founder of production company behind Dark and The Lives of Others will take on expanded role overseeing AI
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NewsEuropean Producers Club chief Alexandra Lebret steps down
Veteran producer had been in role for more than 20 years
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NewsRevamped Czech Audiovisual Fund to back TV series
Move follows introduction of new levies on cinema admissions, TV broadcasters and streamers
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NewsFormer Pulse Films chief unveils media growth firm
Thomas Benski’s Lumina has bases in the US and Europe
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NewsTony Vinciquerra: Hollywood strike impact ‘far more severe’ for the US than people realise
Mipcom: Sony Pictures boss says last year’s industrial action forced productions out of US
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NewsFremantle hires former Cinecittà Studios boss
Nicola Maccanico appointed chief of Fremantle Italy Group, while Bruno Fallot upped to head France, Iberia and Israel
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NewsNetflix reaffirms EMEA content strategy in wake of streamer levies
Territory boss Larry Tanz says company will invest in ‘variety’ of programming claiming no buyer can match streamer’s ambition
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NewsSkydance Media sweetens offer for Paramount Global
David Ellison-led company reportedly offers improved terms for both voting and non-voting Paramount shareholders, and provides more cash
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NewsTrio win series development prizes at Seriesmakers
Kevin Macdonald, Barbera Albert and Erik Matti were among the winners of Series Mania’s development lab
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NewsUK and Spain lead European streamer scripted orders
European Audiovisual Observatory report shows countries had more fiction commissions in 2022 than counterparts