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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Industry Analysis and Market Shifts, Dealmakers Archives Ankler’s ‘Dealmakers’, and more.
Industry Analysis and Market Shifts this week: The Ankler’s ‘Dealmakers’ section provides a granular, agent-level view of the structural pressures reshaping; and Netflix has downgraded Higher Ground, the production company founded by…
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Talent Deals and Agency Signings, JB Smoove Signs Multi-Year, and more.
Talent Deals and Agency Signings this week: JB Smoove, best known for his role on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has signed a multi-year first-look deal with Fox; and Agency signings across professional sports, collegiate NIL, and global athletics…
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Executive Moves and Leadership, Ari Emanuel Mark Shapiro, and more.
Executive Moves and Leadership Shakeups this week: Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro, the top executives of WME Group and TKO, are acquiring minority ownership stakes in; and Marvel Comics has restructured its publishing leadership, promoting…
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AI Integration in VFX & Filmmaking, AI Is Rewriting VFX Rulebook 2026, and more.
AI Integration in VFX & Filmmaking this week: AI integration into VFX pipelines has moved from experimental to operational in 2026, with concrete tools now; and AI integration into virtual production pipelines is accelerating, with…
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Virtual Production & Real-Time VFX, Virtual Production Beginners MZed, and more.
Virtual Production & Real-Time VFX this week: MZed’s new course ‘Virtual Production for Beginners,’ taught by Biro Florin of Masterwork Films, explicitly rejects; and Virtual production via LED volumes has matured from a high-end novelty…
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New Software Tools & Updates, Scene Auditor Pro targets Blender bloat, and more.
New Software Tools & Updates this week: Scene Auditor Pro, a $15 Blender add-on, introduces systematic dependency visualization and cleanup targeting; and Blackmagic Design has released Fusion Studio 21.
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Art Fairs, Festivals, and Public, Gabrielle Goliath s Elegy Comes Venice, and more.
Art Fairs, Festivals, and Public Commissions this week: South African artist Gabrielle Goliath’s installation ‘Elegy,’ initially censored by the South African government; and The Clyfford Still Museum has launched ‘Still in Sound,’ an…
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Digital & AI Art Initiatives and, SIGGRAPH 2026 Explores Convergence, and more.
Digital & AI Art Initiatives and Museums this week: SIGGRAPH 2026’s Art Gallery and Art Papers programs reveal a shift from speculative tech demos toward applied; and SIGGRAPH 2026’s Art Gallery and Art Papers programs have been…
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Immersive Art Experiences and, How Immersive Digital Exhibitions Reshape Art Viewing, and more.
Immersive Art Experiences and Exhibitions this week: The Smithsonian Hirshhorn’s 2025 survey ‘Big Things for Big Rooms’ arrives as immersive digital exhibitions have; and Meow Wolf’s Los Angeles expansion will feature a major installation…
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Production Incentives and Industry, LA Mayor Candidate Adam, and more.
Production Incentives and Industry Economics this week: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Adam Miller proposes a radical restructuring of municipal support for film and; and California’s expanded production incentive program has allocated…