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James Cameron joins AI board

Hollywood film director James Cameron has joined the board of StabilityAI, 40 years after making The Terminator. His role will centre around how the technology can be used in special effects. “I’ve spent my career seeking out emerging technologies that push the very boundaries of what’s possible, all in the service of telling incredible stories,” […]

September 25, 2024

Avatar the Last Airbender cast at MCM x EGX

ReedPop has announced that the voice cast of Avatar the Last Airbender will be attending MCM Comic Con x EGX from October 25th to 27th at ExCeL London. Running across three seasons from 2005 to 2008, Avatar the Last Airbender captured the imagination of children and adults alike, as viewers followed Aang’s journey to master […]

August 22, 2024

Biddeo.io expands into US; Kline named North America CEO

Biddeo.io, a technology platform that helps advertisers expand the reach of online video ad campaigns while ensuring brand safety and suitability, has announced the appointment of Adam Kline as its North America CEO, marking the company’s next phase of international expansion. Based in New York, Kline will oversee Biddeo’s expansion into the US market. Biddeo.io […]

June 18, 2024

Netflix up 9.3m subs, focus switch to profit

Netflix added 9.3 million subscribers in Q1 2024, hugely surpassing analyst estimates, and now has 269.6 million subscribers globally, further asserting the company as the world’s leading streaming service. Netflix reported revenue of $9.4 billion (€8.8bn), up 15 per cent YoY, and operating income of $2.6 billion. The company advised that it will stop reporting […]

April 19, 2024

The Gentlemen spends 3rd week at Netflix #1

The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie’s aristocratic gangster series starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario, continued its reign atop Netflix’s English TV List with 11.7 million views in the week commencing March 18th. 3 Body Problem, the new sci-fi series from David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, began its invasion in second place with 11 […]

March 27, 2024

The Gentlemen debuts at Netflix #1

The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie’s new gangster series starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario, debut atop Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing March 4th, with 12.2 million views. Avatar: The Last Airbender, which was recently renewed for two more seasons, held strong in second place with 9.1 million views. True crime and true love […]

March 13, 2024

Avatar: The Last Airbender at Netflix #1; series renewed

Avatar: The Last Airbender claimed the #1 spot on Netflix’s English TV List for the second week in a row with 19.9 million views in the week commencing February 26th, reached the Top 10 in 92 countries and at #1 in 76. Netflix has already confirmed that Avatar: The Last Airbender will return to the […]

March 6, 2024

Lin head of movies for Netflix

Netflix has announced that Hollywood movie producer Dan Lin will replace Scott Stuber as the streaming company’s top film executive. Stuber was the head of Netflix Film for seven years before announcing last month that he would be leaving. Lin, 50, who was once the senior vice president of production at Warner Bros, is the […]

February 29, 2024

UK entertainment sales reach £11.9bn

The value of the UK music, video and games markets increased for the eleventh successive year in 2023, rising 7 per cent to another all-time record of £11.9 billion (€13.8bn), according to preliminary figures released by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. It means the entertainment market has grown by just over 50 per cent […]

January 10, 2024

Disney doubles down on Parks

Disney theme parks will make a reported $10 billion (€9.35bn) in profit this year – impressive considering the devastation wrought by the pandemic just a couple of years ago. In the meantime, the video business is in choppy waters with the stock taking a welcome boost from all the talk of the group selling off […]

September 19, 2023