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Comedian Jess Robinson and film industry expert Stephen Follows take an in-depth and entertaining look at the business side of movies and TV.

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Episode 17 - July 27, 2022

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UK independent film sector "strained to the point of market failure", cinema giant Vue’s lenders take over the company.

Episode 16 - July 20, 2022

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Disney may lose exclusive rights to Mickey Mouse, high inflation hitting Hollywood hard.

Episode 15 - July 13, 2022

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Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's crazy fees for tiny bits of work, big movie industry debate settled.

Episode 14 - July 6, 2022

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UK movie and TV industry skills shortage, average age of lead actors on the rise.

Episode 13 - June 29, 2022

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How 'cinematic universes' work, how much control movie directors really have.

Episode 12 - June 22, 2022

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Vue denies cancelling Dashcam due to its content, La La Land composer takes talent agency WME to court.

Episode 11 - June 15, 2022

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Netflix's new movie-making strategy, how different 'producer' credits work.

Episode 10 - June 8, 2022

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Spike Lee enters the NFT space, Curzon cinema chain lowers its ticket prices.

Episode 9 - June 1, 2022

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American Pavilion interns at Cannes have to pay to work there, Amazon’s spending on TV and film in the UK passes £1bn.

Episode 8 - May 24, 2022

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Financial developments at Cannes 2022, why 3D movies are making a comeback.

Episode 7 - May 18, 2022

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Summer Tentpole Season kicks off, Cannes Film Festival preview.

Episode 6 - May 11, 2022

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Half of Russia’s cinemas could close, MGM’s library valued at $3.4bn.

Episode 5 - May 4, 2022

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CinemaCon roundup, variable pricing in movie theatres.

Episode 4 - April 27, 2022

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New Mexico issues biggest possible fine to Rust producers, Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in ten years.

Episode 3 - April 20, 2022

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Sonic The Hedgehog 2's big opening weekend, "decentralised" movie studios explained.

Episode 2 - April 13, 2022

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Channel 4 privatisation, Oscar Issac's Marvel contract.

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The financial fallout from Will Smith's Oscars slap, Cineworld's £500m losses.


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