Ghana To Introduce Tax Incentive For Film Productions

Location Collective, the studio owner-operator with credits including Napoleon and The Crown, has announced plans to open OMA V Film Studios, a purpose-made space for high-end TV shows and feature films, this spring. 

BBC Studios has acquired Werner Film Productions, the company behind Australian drama hit The Newsreader.

England manager Gareth Southgate says Kobbie Mainoo is doing "brilliantly" but has not had enough playing time this season to earn a maiden squad call-up.

Manchester United prodigy Kobbie Mainoo is set to miss out on being handed his first senior call-up to the England national team this month, according to reports.

Chocolate maker Lindt has warned shoppers that the company has 'no choice' but to increase the prices of their products.

Wayne Rooney has compared Manchester United youngster Kobbie Mainoo to former midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Meghan Markle has reportedly hired a UK-based PR person, sparking questions like "Why now? " This is the first time Prince Harry and Meghan have had a UK-based employee since they left the UK in 2020, according to Pandora Forsyth who recently appeared on GB News. Forsyth finds the timing curious, asking, "Why now? Why the business change? " Anne Diamond, the host of GB News, suggests that the new PR hire might be planning to recommend that the Sussexes spend more time in the UK as a way to win over the public.

Grant Gustin is making his Broadway debut in the new musical Water for Elephants and the first photos have been released!

When a world famous cookie store opens its first shop in the north of England, there are likely to be queues. When that shop is inside the shopping mecca that is The Trafford Centre, well, you can guess the result.

A movie armourer has been found guilty of handing Alex Baldwin a good containing real bullets moments before Rust filmmaker Halyna Hutchins was shot dead.

Ellise Shafer During the reading of the U.K. government’s spring budget on Wednesday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt revealed a 40% corporate tax relief for film and TV studios through 2034. The plan also includes independent films shot in the U.K.

RAYE has spoken to NME about her record-breaking number of wins at this year’s BRIT Awards, and what it’s like to receive praise from artists including Kylie Minogue. Watch our video interview with her below.The singer-songwriter went into this year’s ceremony as the artist with the most nominations, with a record-breaking seven. She then went on to win in six categories, including Songwriter Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best R&B Act and Best New Artist.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “The Last Animal,” the award-winning bestselling novel from Ramona Ausubel, has been snatched up for film adaptation by production companies Walden Media and Big Beach. Ry Russo-Young has been set to direct the feature based on the emotionally resonant story.

Thania Garcia Universal Music Group Nashville is stepping into the TV and film landscape with the launch of Sing Me Back Home Productions. Sing Me Back Home Productions will “tap into the deep catalog of artists from throughout UMG Nashville’s history as well as celebrating both newly discovered talent and stories,” according to the company’s official announcement.

“This Is Me… Now: A Love Story” and another new Prime Video project, “The Greatest Love Story Never Told” — Jennifer Lopez has been getting plenty of love from some famous friends.The star-studded short film “This Is Me… Now” featured everyone from previous co-stars Jane Fonda and Keke Palmer to Trevor Noah and Post Malone.Now comes “The Greatest Love Story Told” — a documentary about the making of Lopez’s new album “This Is Me… Now” — the recently released sequel to 2002’s “This Is Me… Then” — and its companion short film, which premieres at 7 p.m. on Prime Video Monday.

Manchester United fan favourite Dimitar Berbatov is now open to the idea of including youngster Kobbie Mainoo in the England squad for this summer's European Championship.

K.J. Yossman Author and screenwriter Giles Paley-Phillips is launching a new film production company called Eight Digits.

EXCLUSIVE: LVMH has launched 22 Montaigne Entertainment, a platform to percolate film, TV and audio format productions for its portfolio of 75+ luxury brands. Named for the address of LVMH’s Paris headquarters, 22 Montaigne has been created in partnership with Superconnector Studios. Co-founders Jae Goodman and John Kaplan will work with LVMH North America Chairman/CEO Anish Melwani to find the right match between its brands, and creators, producers and distributors. LVMH will co-develop, co-produce and co-finance these entertainment properties.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Two Taiwan-based production companies with features in this week’s Berlin Film Festival have joined forces to launch new venture, Long Hu Bao × An Attitude. Taiwan’s Yi Tiao Long Hu Bao International Entertainment, is one of eight co-producers on main competition film “Shambhala,” from Nepal’s Min Bahadur Bham.

Gary Lineker and Ian Wright have agreed Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo should be called up to the England squad for next month's internationals.