US broadcasters take big income knock
Straight-line income declines of as much as 30 percent, were recorded by of some of the US’s largest broadcast groups in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to an SNL Kagan analyst.
Trouble in Bollywood
Hollywood is not the only film industry capital with problems (ie. the long running contract stalemate between the actors’ guild and the studio executives)...
Broadband satellite market to grow
According to findings in an NSR LLC report released on 7 April, revenues from the global broadband satellite market will reach US$7.6bn by 2018.
More 2010 Bootcamps
The four-day 2010 Bootcamp Courses for Production, Camera and Sound Assistants will take place in Cape Town from 23 to 26 April
CFC Imbongi Award finalists
The Cape Film Commission has announced the finalists in the Imbongi Awards which will pay tribute to those people and companies which work in the film and television production sector of the Western Cape.
Film and Television Writers Workshop
A one-day workshop will be held in Johannesburg on Saturday, 9 May 2009 for aspiring writers and filmmakers.
Italy’s culture budget halved
Prime Minister (and media mogul) Silvio Berlusconi of Italy has halved the national budget for theatre, film, opera and dance in response to the global economic crisis.
Namibia to attend AFCI Locations show
Namib Film will represent the Namibia Film Commission at the 2009 AFCI Locations Trade Show (Stand No. 815) at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles from the 16 - 18 April.
Avid and Final Cut Pro editing course
Purple Mouse is offering a certified Avid and FCP certified course designed to help you get the most out of your chosen editing platform.
Online gaming gets serious
The message from one of the conference sessions at the MIPTV content market in Cannes, France this week is that it’s time to take the online games industry seriously.
























