Hollywood and Silicon Valley seem to have found common ground on an effort to attack online piracy. Some 30 content creators — including all of the major TV network owners and digital powers led by Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu — unveiled today a global coalition called the Alliance for Creativity and … Read entire story.
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This time, it’s personal. The Parents Television Council is standing behind the “R” rating from the MPAA for TWC’s transgender drama 3 Generations (formerly titled About Ray), which stars Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts and Susan Sarandon. “The most worn-out page in (TWC head) Harvey Weinstein’s playbook describes … Read entire story.
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UPDATE with DGA reaction: The only federal tax incentive designed specifically to keep film and TV production in the United States is dead. The program had been giving significant tax breaks to investors in shows shot in the U.S. for more than a decade, but it will end on … Read entire story.
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The Motion Picture Association, the international leg of the MPAA, has won a legal battle in the UK against 13 piracy websites, which will see the country’s High Court require that five major internet service providers, including BT and Sky, block them from their services. It’s a major coup for the … Read entire story.
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The film and TV industry supports 1.9 million jobs in the U.S. and generates $121 billion in wages– including $50 billion in wages for jobs directly related to the industry — according to the MPAA’s latest data. Those figures include nearly 305,000 jobs in the core business of producing, marketing, manufacturing … Read entire story.
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