All Finance articles – Page 8
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NewsSony withdraws from pursuit of Paramount Global
Rival bidders have 45 days to make competing bid against Skydance.
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NewsFurther details emerge on Paramount Global alternative bid scenario
Were there to be a “superior proposal” to the Skydance bid, August 21 deadline can be extended.
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NewsSkydance CEO David Ellison outlines creative-tech hybrid vision for Paramount Global
Executives plan $2bn in further cuts as son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison talks cloud-based animation powerhouse, AI tools.
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NewsNational Film and Television School raises £525,000 at fundraising gala
NFTS says the total is a record amount, which will support scholarships and bursaries.
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News“Of course we’re going to keep the tax reliefs,” says Labour
DCMS secretary of state Lucy Frazer also took part with representatives from the Liberal Democrat, Green and Plaid Cymru parties.
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NewsLondon set for £9.5bn investment boost from film and TV production over next five years
Figures released at event celebrating Film London’s 20th anniversary.
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NewsWhat next for Paramount Global after merger talks with Skydance Media break down?
Latest twist comes one week after Skydance sweetened previous offer.
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NewsFormer Vivendi Universal vice-chair Edgar Bronfman Jr. enters Paramount Global fray (reports)
The Wall Street Journal reports media veteran preparing $2-.5bn bid backed by Bain Capital.
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NewsUK VFX sector sounds alarm on exclusion of generative AI from additional tax relief (exclusive)
“It doesn’t look a coherent policy decision to exclude AI,” said UK Screen Alliance CEO Neil Hatton.
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NewsSkydance Media sweetens offer for Paramount Global
Improved offer comes amid protracted series of negotiations for US studio.
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NewsEU unveils €141m in financing guarantees to back European film and TV production
European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) signs loan guarantee agreements with three funding organisations.
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NewsBuyers flinch in Cannes as sellers ramp up asking prices
The tension remains particularly acute on A-list market packages.
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News"I'm seeing increased interest from the US": UK producers courted by international partners thanks to 40% tax relief
”The credit has definitely opened up conversations with a wider variety of financiers”
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NewsHong Kong-Asia fund delivers first awards to Stanley Kwan, Shunsuke Koga projects
The titles are ’All The Things We Have Done Wrong That Led Us To This’ and ’38.83’.
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NewsClare Binns details Picturehouse film financing move, change to day-and-date strategy (exclusive)
Picturehouse Cinemas will play films without a theatrical window, after five years of not doing so.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery misses Q1 targets, streaming shows positive signs
Global subscribers increased by 1.9million to 99.6m.
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NewsJapanese film fund from K2 Pictures to launch at Cannes; backing Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takashi Miike projects
The company is led by former Toei producer Muneyuki Kii.
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NewsUruguay film festival launches $50,000 fund for Ibero-American projects
The José Ignacio International Film Festival runs in January 2025.
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NewsDisney nears streaming profitability; stock drops nearly 10% due to linear TV woes, flat parks forecast
Core Disney+ subscribers increase by 6.3m in Q2 to 117.6m.
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NewsErige Sehiri, Danielle Arbid projects awarded Hubert Bals funding
Ten European projects have each been awarded €60,000 co-production and post-production.