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The television business is becoming increasingly global, fueled by the rapid expansion of the major streaming platforms. That also goes for the major Hollywood talent agencies. Reps have always looked for opportunities beyond the U.S. But now, because of the increased demand for locally produced international content, they have stepped up their efforts. Also factoring into the acceleration is the ongoing impasse (and legal battle) between the Big 4 talent agencies and the Writers Guild of America which in April ordered its members to fire their agents if they hadn’t signed the guild’s new Code of Conduct. With literary agents having more time on their hands and a need to develop new revenue streams to make up for writer commissions and packaging fees, agencies have sharpened their focus and doubled efforts in pursuing international opportunities over the past eight months. Related Story WGA Poised To Lose Antitrust Dismissal Move Against CAA, WME & UTA; Case On … [Read more...] about Major Talent Agencies Step Up Global Expansion As WGA Standoff Continues

In a truly stunning win that caps off an equally stunning awards season run, Bong Joon-ho ’s Parasite scooped the Oscar for Best Picture tonight. Since it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last May, Bong’s black comedy thriller has been making history, and has now become the only foreign-language film to ever take the Academy’s top prize (note that while it was a French movie, the only line of dialogue in The Artist is in English). Parasite ‘s momentum tonight at the Dolby appeared to genuinely surprise Bong who started out the evening with the Best Original Screenplay Oscar , followed by the International Feature Film prize — upon which he declared he was “bloody ready to drink” until tomorrow morning. When he later won Best Director , he said he’d thought his time on stage was over with the previous award. He then paid tribute to Martin Scorsese, and added he really was ready to drink. But the Parasite momentum wasn’t over yet, and next came Best Picture. … [Read more...] about Oscars: ‘Parasite’ Caps Historic Night With Best Picture Triumph In First For A Film Not In English

EXCLUSIVE: YouTube stars Vlad & Niki have signed with Underscore Talent for management with the aim of expanding the preschool franchise into a global kids entertainment property. This month, Vlad & Niki surpassed 152 million worldwide YouTube subscribers, with 63+ million on its English channel. The franchise registers more than 293 million monthly views in the U.S. and has more than 80 billion total views worldwide on its 16 channels translated into 13 languages. Led by Underscore Talent’s Reza Izad and Dan Weinstein, the management company will work with Sergey and Victoria Vashketov, the boys’ parents, to expand and oversee all areas of the entertainment property including furthering content offerings into syndication; development of new live-action formats; gaming; and supporting the partnerships driving new animation formats, promotional campaigns and merchandise. Related Story Alicia Keys Docuseries, Quavo Basketball Series & K-Pop Doc … [Read more...] about YouTube Preschool Stars Vlad & Niki Sign With Underscore Talent To Expand Franchise Into Global Entertainment Property

For as long as people have been loving Star Wars movies, people have also been loving Star Wars merchandise . It didn't really matter that there was a massive gap between Revenge of the Sith and The Force Awakens , because there was always something Star Wars related to buy. That being said, Episode 7 did usher in a whole lot of new Star Wars merch for us to enjoy. And as it turns out, we enjoyed it an awful lot, as it helped boost licensed merchandise sales worldwide in 2015, helping to improve the global economy. In a recent report, Deadline notes that the swell of merchandise Disney released in relation to a galaxy far far away last year was responsible for a huge bump in overall, global merchandise sales. Worldwide retail sales of licensed merchandise increased by 4.2 percent last year, and that was largely thanks to Star Wars . The information was released by the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) at the industry's annual … [Read more...] about Here’s How Star Wars Merchandise Is Improving the Global Economy

BBC Casts ‘ My Name Is Leon ’ My Name is Leon . Malachi Kirby ( Small Axe ), Monica Dolan ( A Very English Scandal ), Olivia Williams ( Counterpart ), Christopher Eccleston ( The A Word ), Poppy Lee Friar ( In My Skin ), and Sir Lenny Henry CBE ( The Lord of the Rings ) headline the drama special. Cole Martin will play the lead, Leon, in his first TV role. Set in 1980s Birmingham, the drama tells the uplifting and incredibly moving story of nine-year-old Leon, a mixed-race boy, and his quest to reunite his family after being taken into care and separated from his blond and blue-eyed baby brother. My Name is Leon is produced by Douglas Road Productions in association with Tiger Aspect Productions, Ringside Studios, and Vicarious Productions. It is executive produced by Lenny Henry and Angela Ferreira for Douglas Road Productions, Gub Neal and Edward Barlow for Ringside Studios, Mona Qureshi for the BBC. The director is Lynette Linton. Ingenious Media provided funding … [Read more...] about BBC Casts ‘My Name Is Leon’; Red Arrow Locks-In CPL; ITV Renews ‘Finding Alice’; ITV Orders ‘Britain’s Tiger Kings’ — Global TV Briefs