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Banijay and All3Media have completed a 50/50 JV with RedBird IMI, creating a large independent production superpower and targeting €50M ($59M) in synergies within 12 months while signalling further consolidation in global production markets.
Hidden Pictures’ Todd Lieberman says The Housemaid — adapted from Freida McFadden’s novel and produced with Lionsgate — became a global theatrical smash ($385.9M worldwide on a $35–$60M budget) and has a green-lit sequel entering production this year.
Webtoon Entertainment promoted Yongsoo Kim to President to run global operations and the film/TV development arm (Webtoon Productions) — the unit behind multiple book-to-screen projects and Video Episodes — signaling continued scaling of IP-to-screen pipelines after the company’s 2024 IPO.
Allen Family Capital acquired a 10.7% stake in Starz for $25 million (1,803,786 shares at $13.86 each) from Steve Mnuchin’s Liberty 77 Capital; Starz reported 12.7M U.S. streaming subscribers and recent Q4 streaming revenue of $210.3M amid Lionsgate’s corporate split last year.
Megan Ellison is rebuilding Annapurna Pictures with returning execs Chelsea Barnard and Matthew Budman named co-heads of film as the company re-launches after previous financial troubles and recent Sundance sales success.
Collider publishes an exclusive 2‑minute sneak peek of Shudder’s upcoming found‑footage horror, promoting the streamer’s next original and signaling a new entry in Shudder’s found‑footage slate ahead of release.
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