Film, television, streaming, and the business decisions that shape what gets made.
Box Office
Studios release Sunday estimates for each weekend's box office, and Monday actuals replace them. Here is how the two figures are produced and how far they have differed.
Carriage Disputes
Carriage fights decide which channels reach a home. The Starz dispute with Verizon Fios, which led to the loss of Starz channels on Oct. 1, 2026, shows how fees, expiring deals and blackouts interact.
PHP security
Two PHP core flaws, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, reach any site on a vulnerable runtime. Patchstack says only a PHP update fully closes them.
UK tax relief
The UK's Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit replaces four older reliefs for film and television, with rates from 34% to 53% and a 31 March 2027 end date for the old system.
Web security
Chrome is expected to remove the root behind the blocked eMudhra intermediates on 27 October. Any studio, streamer or ticketing site whose certificate chains to it needs a new one first.
Film Production
Steven Soderbergh will help complete the final weeks of The Batman Part II shoot, with Matt Reeves still writer-director, the studios said on 15 October 2026.
SAG-AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA's rules count overtime from first call to dismissal and charge meal penalties by the half-hour, but the 2026 penalty figures differ across sources.
WGA
Under WGA rules, the studio proposes writing credits, writers can protest, and a three-member committee decides. Producers and directors face a higher bar on original screenplays.
Skydance
Skydance's SEC filing names Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick as directors, with both seats tied to the Warner Bros. Discovery merger closing.
studio deals
Studios and streamers use two very different structures to lock down producer talent. First-look deals offer overhead and freedom; overall deals offer guarantees and exclusivity.
Paramount-Warner merger
Judge approves $110 billion merger with consent decree requiring editorial board for CNN, 30-32 annual films, and $300 million production spending.
streaming
Netflix is under contract to buy its first major Los Angeles soundstage campus as streamers shift from renting expensive production space to owning long-term infrastructure.
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