Liverpool’s £54 million Littlewoods Film Studios complex has received a £17 million funding commitment from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Strategic Investment Fund. Some of the money will be used to erect temporary buildings on adjacent land which can be used while the complex is built, These pop-up spaces should become available to use […]
In an historic move, the time a Universal or Focus Features movie can be seen only at a cinema has been reduced from nearly three months to a skinny three weeks In the US, AMC Theatres and Universal have signed a deal that will allow Universal and Focus Features releases to be made available on […]
To make up for the dramatic loss of revenue caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, the Utilita Arena in the centre of Birmingham and the Resorts World Arena on the NEC campus on the Eastern outskirts of the city are being transformed into a film and television production complex, reports Broadcast. The news will be welcomed […]
Triggered by the big rise in remote working caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, HPE has announced that it is buying networking company Silver Peak for $925 million. Silver Peak’s SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) technology, complements HPE’s own Aruba products, and will be incorporated into that business unit. “The need for edge-to-cloud architectures has never […]
The Times reports (paywall in place) that Cineworld is hoping to reopen in all locations by July, with enhanced cleaning and social-distancing measures in place, naturally,. and is seeking a loan of $180 million to keep it afloat. How many new films they will be able to screen is another matter, and we might find […]
In a deal worth £24 Billion that is likely to close in mid-2021, the parent companies of Virgin Media and O2 have confirmed that the two will merge. The 50-50 joint venture will invest £10 Billion over the next five years, reports TVB Europe. The new company will be a nationwide integrated communications provider with […]