European Musicians Hit Out At U.S. Streamers Over Buy Outs And Rights Deals

Death, taxes and films that bomb at the box office.

UPDATED, 8:42 AM: Narcos executive producer/director José Padilha has settled his lawsuit against fellow EP Eric Newman over what he claimed was his share of millions of dollars in profits from the Netflix drama series. Terms were not disclosed in Monday’s filing. 

Prince Harry’s inner circle in the UK has plenty of reservations about his upcoming memoir and docuseries, but not necessarily for the reasons you might think!

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Lewis’ fortunate timing has seemingly paid off.

The bidding for film and TV rights is shaping up to be wild and wooly on an unwritten book about the stunning collapse of FTX cryptocurrency exchange titan Sam Bankman-Fried.

The extensive ties between UFC parent Endeavor Group Holdings and Disney mean the media company is likely to be “open to a renewal conversation sooner rather than later,” in the assessment of Endeavor president Mark Shapiro.

Almost half of UK musicians are currently highly concerned that they will be forced to leave the music industry as the cost of living crisis continues to impact on them, according to a new survey conducted by Help Musicians.The music charity reports that 49% of the 500 professional musicians surveyed said that they were ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ concerned that they would have to leave their music careers behind. A further 35% were ‘slightly’ or ‘somewhat’ concerned.

Zanab Jaffrey is firing back at her ex-fiancé Cole Barnett and the internet after facing backlash for the Love Is Blind reunion! *Warning – possible spoilers ahead!*

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Production expenditure on Australian scripted content reached an all-time high of A$2.29BN ($1.47BN) in the 2021-2022 period to June, according to Screen Australia’s annual drama report, with a record A$1.51BN spent on Australian titles and A$777M on foreign productions. 

Standing by her man. Kelly Stafford opened up about husband Matthew Stafford being put on concussion protocol — and the dangers that come with playing professional football. 

Netflix is looking to get off the bench and into the live sports game.

Following months of negotiations, Netflix has landed the rights to popular XBox video game Gears of War. The streamer will partner with The Coalition, the video game developer behind the series, and work with them to not only develop a feature film adaptation but also an animated series.

Channel 4 Welcomes Wonderhood Studios’ ‘Fur Babies’

Let the rain fall down — and stir the pot! Laguna Beach alum Alex Murrel broke down her high school love triangle with Jason Wahler and Jessica Smith, teasing that it wasn’t as real as viewers thought.

EXCLUSIVE: Range Media Partners has signed British-Ghanaian writer, director, executive-producer and founder of London based DBK Studios, Koby Adom.

Sky and Peacock are forging a TV adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal with Top Boy showrunner Ronan Bennett attached.