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Egyptian Films Hit 67 in 2023, But Scripts Lag
At El Gouna, Egyptian producers say output is recovering but script development and distribution strategy must improve to reach Gulf and global audiences.
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Twilight’s 340M ruble rerelease tops Russia box office
The 2008 vampire film took 340 million rubles in September, beating new releases and marking the first monthly win for an older…
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Taye Diggs’ Microhouse Slate Bets on Vertical Microseries
Election thriller The Count, Lifetime co-pro Reunion Island and Ben Ramsey’s Red Tail Mecha anchor Microhouse Films’ October vertical slate.
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South Africa Clears Most of $121M Film Rebate Backlog
The DTIC says it has paid most of a $121 million film and TV rebate backlog and secured $91 million through 2029.…
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Line of Fire nears 12M viewers as NBC orders more scripts
NBC’s Line of Fire is the first new 2026-27 broadcast series to get a back order, while Peacock refocuses its scripted slate…
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Disney+ Casts Laga’aia, Phillippe in Spaceship Earth Pilot
Disney+ attaches Catherine Laga’aia and Deacon Phillippe to a pilot inspired by EPCOT’s Spaceship Earth ride, with Jason Fuchs showrunning.
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Maddie Hasson Joins Julia Garner in Apple TV+ Guilty Creatures
Hasson boards Apple TV+’s true-crime thriller as a series regular, joining Julia Garner and Lewis Pullman in the Florida-set murder drama.
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Netflix Passes on US$110bn Warner Deal, Calls It Right
Bela Bajaria says Netflix has no regrets over walking away from Warner Bros Discovery; discipline beats chasing HBO at any price.
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Paramount-WBD Scale Won’t Fix Audiences Splitting Six Ways
Paramount Skydance-WBD creates a bigger No. 2 in U.S. TV, but Accenture data shows audiences now split six ways. Scale must buy…
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Netflix: No Regrets on $83B Warners Bid, Sold for $110B
Bela Bajaria says Netflix never intended to overpay for WBD and still sees global headroom, with only 5% of TV time captured.