What’s up with movie directors? Well: “Making a film is a battle. ... The process is such a slog that, when a film-maker dies, the likelihood is that several unrealised movies die with them. Wouldn’t you keep going to the bitter end?” - The Guardian (UK)
"There are a couple of parishes in Louisiana that have nothing, not even any kind of newspapers. They're empty completely. And it's just like a food desert in an urban area where people can't get fresh fruit — with us, they can't get the news." - CBS News
“In a landmark event for film lovers, the fully restored, uncut version of Ramesh Sippy's 1975 magnum opus Sholay will have its world premiere at Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, Italy, on Friday. This version includes the film's original ending — changed due to objection from the censors — and deleted scenes.” - BBC
The station’s current budget is predicted to end up $12 million in deficit. This latest round of cuts comes after workforce reductions in 2024, when KQED eliminated 34 positions in response to an $8 million shortfall. - Radio Ink
“F1” is one of Apple’s biggest entertainment bets since it leapt into Hollywood in 2019 and embodies its unusually lavish and meticulous approach to the business, which has brought little commercial success. - The Wall Street Journal
In the first scheme asking users outside the UK to pay a direct subscription for its news content, US users will be offered the chance to pay for a “premium experience”, including unlimited news and feature articles and a livestream of the BBC News channel. - The Guardian
Suddenly, fewer people are traveling outside the generative-AI sites—a development that poses an existential threat to the media, and to the livelihood of journalists everywhere. - The Atlantic
To find out, we embarked on an ambitious new project, polling more than 500 filmmakers, stars and influential film fans to vote for the 10 best movies (however they chose to define that) released since Jan. 1, 2000. - The New York Times
While purchaser Skydance has the right to approve any major contracts Paramount enters into before the acquisition is complete, “gun-jumping” — actively taking part or interfering in negotiations — is against federal securities law. South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone argue that Skydance has seriously jumped the gun. - Bloomberg (Yahoo!)
“The not-for-profit network … which reached around 100 million homes in 2015, is now down to 51 million households. The contraction has led to a significant loss in revenue for C-SPAN, which has never sold advertising. C-SPAN took in $46.3 million in 2024, down 37% from $73 million in 2015.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
More than 50% of exhibition executives polled in a new survey believe that the “traditional cinema experience” has less than 20 years remaining as a viable business model. - Variety
The broadcaster has just launched the website BBC News Polska, for which a team of four native Polish speakers is curating material on global news from the English-language service, using AI machine translation to render that content into Polish, and reviewing the accuracy of the translation before posting. - Press Gazette (UK)
“Of the 48 titles selected to receive filming subsidies, only five are feature films, announced the California Film Commission on Monday. They account for roughly an even split of the $96 million in tax credits that the state is allocating this round.” - The Hollywood Reporter
The median compensation for media and entertainment executives for 2024 was $33.9 million, up 7% from 2023, according to figures from data company Equilar. - Los Angeles Times
“Faced with ongoing budget shortages and the possibility of federal funding cuts, Wisconsin Public Radio is laying off at least 15 staff members and has decided not to fill several vacant positions, while canceling four of its programs.” - Inside Radio
