Saturday, June 20, 2026

Jamie Stalcup

Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. She can be reached at jstalcup@worldscreen.com.

MultiChoice Shutting Down Showmax

March 5, 2026

MultiChoice, part of CANAL+, will be shutting down its Showmax service, as the “substantial annual losses experienced by the business have proved unsustainable.”

Frank Biancuzzo Retiring from Hearst Television

March 5, 2026

Frank Biancuzzo, who has served as president of Hearst Media Production Group since 2021, will be retiring from the company mid-year after spending more than four decades in television, most of them with Hearst.

Appetite Grows for Usage-Based Billing

March 4, 2026

A new report shows that 43 percent of U.S. consumers say that monthly streaming billing leaves them paying for unused time, and one in six want subscriptions based on actual usage, such as time spent in an app.

Auckland Film Studios Sells to The Xytech Group

March 4, 2026

Auckland Film Studios (AFS) has been sold to The Xytech Group, a fully integrated studio infrastructure platform providing stage capacity, technical facilities, equipment rental and virtual production capability for multiple concurrent productions across New Zealand and international markets.