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A curated set of articles from your team at San Diego Media Pros to share pertinent information with you from the production world.
Why Netflix Keeps Repeating the Plot
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon discuss how when films are primarily for streaming platforms like Netflix, the assumption is that viewers won’t be fully paying attention.
Chula Vista bets on tax credits for production
Just like other projects Chula Vista has slated for its future, the Chula Vista Entertainment Complex has an ambitious goal: to become Southern California’s newest film production hub.
Supreme Court to Consider Landmark Case on FCC’s Authority to Issue Fines
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to consider fines imposed on Verizon and AT&T in two cases that could have a wide-ranging impact on the FCC’s ability to impose fines without a jury trial.
Slew of scams targeting prospective actors
Actors are being hit in a new job scam, according to the latest Federal Trade Commission scam alert. Claiming to represent casting agencies, con artists are texting prospective “clients” about auditions for significant shows.
Podcasts under siege as AI bots flood airways
Podcasts under siege as AI bots flood airways. New competitors in crowded market disrupting industry
Foreign drones banned, declared a threat
FCC prohibits sales of drones made in China, elsewhere
The Trump administration announced that all foreign-made drones and their components posed “unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States” and would be put on a federal blacklist of equipment makers prohibited from selling their goods freely in the country.
TED finds its next stage in San Diego
TED finds its next stage in San Diego. Beginning in 2027, the annual flagship TED conference will make its home in San Diego, California.
DJI explains what its looming US ban means for your drones
DJI explains what its looming US ban means for your drones.
Arri Denies It Is Exiting Lighting Business
Arri Denies It Is Exiting Lighting Business Despite Closing Two Lighting Facilities.
Sony Electronics sells Rancho Bernardo headquarters for $67.4M
Sony Electronics sells Rancho Bernardo headquarters for $67.4M
The sale to real estate investment firm LBA Properties marks the buyer’s return to the San Diego office market
Watchdog demands OpenAI pull Sora
Public Citizen warns of deepfake dangers with AI video app.
Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine Team Up for AI-Generated Versions of Their Voices
Actors Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine have teamed with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices.
Is Hollywood on track to be renamed HollyFlix?
Netflix has agreed Warner Bros Discovery's TV, film studios and streaming division for $72 billion, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer.
Remembering Dedo Weigert, Oscar-Winning Lighting Pioneer
The cinematographer-turned-inventor who transformed film lighting with his revolutionary Dedolight system passed away
Remembering Jack Ofield
SDSU Emeritus Professor of Film in the School of Theatre, Television, and Film Jack (John) Ofield has passed away at 91.
“In space no one can hear you scream.”
Barbara Gips, who wrote evocative catchphrases for movie advertising campaigns — most famously “In space no one can hear you scream” for the hit 1979 science-fiction horror film “Alien” has died.
The new tech making movie car stunts more realistic
Pixomondo is the visual effects studio behind Star Trek and House of the Dragon. Reporting for BBC Tech Now, Alasdair Keane heads behind the scenes of their new studio in Canada to see how their latest technology is making movie car stunts more realistic.
YouTube Just Ate TV. It’s Only Getting Started
In two decades, the app has grown from a user-generated circus into the most powerful platform on earth, according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter.
Drew Struzan, artist of iconic movie posters, dies at 78
Drew Struzan, the artist behind the posters for several iconic films and franchises, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter, has died Monday at the age of 78
Trump says US to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside the country
Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas that are then sent into the U.S., repeating a threat made in May that would upend Hollywood's global business model.