All Finance articles – Page 61
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NewsViacom buys Channel 5 for $760m
Viacom has confirmed it is to acquire Channel 5 in a £450m ($760m) deal that will make it a major player in the free-to-air TV market.
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NewsCreative England selects 20 shorts
Creative England has chosen 20 new non-London films for production through its inaugural iShorts programme.
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NewsDisney pumps $800m into Shanghai park
The Walt Disney Company is investing an additional $800m (RMB5bn) into its Shanghai theme park, which is scheduled to open in December 2015.
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NewsCinema ad spend down 14.5% in UK
Positive forecast for cinema ad spend in next two years despite drop in 2013; overall UK ad spend expected to pass £20bn ($34bn) in 2015 as a result of digital.
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NewsNorway calls for film incentive scheme
A boost to international productions in the Scandinavian country would increase local crew skills and enhance tourism, according to a new report.
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NewsScreen, Winston Baker team on Cannes Finance Forum
Screen International becomes media partner on 5th Annual International Film Finance Forum.
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NewsEurimages launches childrens film award
The new co-production development award will be dedicated to films for youngsters.
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NewsUK-China sign film co-pro treaty
A film co-production treaty between the UK and China has been signed by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey and Vice Minister Tong Gang of the State Administration of Radio, Film & Television (SARFT).
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NewsMalta ups cash rebate to 27%
The Maltese Government has announced a substantial increase in the cash rebates to filmmakers.
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NewsDiscovery on brink of Channel 5 deal
Discovery Communications and BSkyB are poised to announce a £350m deal to acquire UK broadcaster Channel 5 from Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, according to Screen’s sister publication Broadcast.
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NewsSeventh Son, Warcraft gets Chinese backing
China Film Co has put money into its first Hollywood films, paying what is believed to be in excess of an eight-figure equity investment in the pair of Legendary projects.
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NewsGreenaway receives CNC support
Other projects supported by Romania’s film fund include Cristian Mungiu’s RMD and Tudor Giurgiu’s Apropierea.
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NewsGoldcrest sues Summit over Twilight
Goldcrest Film Distribution has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Summit Distribution in a bid to recover millions of dollars it claims it is owed from profits made by the Twilight franchise.
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NewsMurdoch, Dneg back UK animation studio
Former Aardman Features exec Sarah Smith, has launched a UK animation studio with backing from Elisabeth Murdoch and Double Negative.
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NewsParticipant to co-finance Image Nation's Malala doc
Oscar-winning director of An Inconvenient Truth making the film about the Pakistani teenager who survived a brutal assassination attempt by the Taliban.
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NewsScreen Int'l winner wins fresh funding
EXCLUSIVE: Screen award-winner among seven features funded by Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC).
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NewsGerman fund budget cut by $14m
Plans by the German government to slash the budget for incentive programme DFFF by €10m ($13.8m) has surprised the film community.
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NewsImax to sell 20% China stake
The $80m sale of the stake in Imax Corporation’s Greater China business to investment fund CMC Capital Partners (CMC) and private equity firm FountainVest Partners (FountainVest) values the company at $400m in the eyes of the investors.
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FeaturesUK film finance: BFI backs joined-up approach
A new joint-venture scheme from the BFI aims to drive up investment in UK independent films by helping producers and distributors to share the risks and rewards of distribution.
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NewsLakeshore boards Witch Hunter
Lakeshore Entertainment has come on to co-finance and co-produce the action fantasy with Summit Entertainment.