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  The battle of the film and TV tax incentives has been a hot one of late, and now there is one on the table that will be hard to beat. As Saudi Arabia increases its push for its share of location shoots, we have Brandon Blake, top entertainment law firms los angeles with Blake & Wang P.A., with further details.                                                                            Brandon Blake Cannes Announcement The announcement came from the Saudi Film Commission at the Cannes Film Festival. It also makes the Saudi Arabian incentives among the most generous available at present. Alongside the increase to 60% of eligible spend, there is also expedited disbursement on offer, and financing solutions in partnership with the Saudi Cultural Development Fund.  Streamlining Access All ...

  Report The Pitt has established itself something of a chokehold among viewers, and it looks like that is paying off for them on streaming, too. With insight from the latest Nielsen Gauge report, we have Brandon Blake, entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A.                                                                          Brandon Blake Crossing a Billion With its season two finale still to come, The Pitt has now hit the No. 1 spot in Nielsen’s ratings, the only series to bring in over 1B in viewing minutes for the week. 1.16B, to be precise. This is the eighth week in a row where it’s stayed above that mark, and the eleventh time the show has hit that milestone in its second season. Love on the Spectrum also had its best performance so far, at 865M viewing minutes, and Invincible...

  While we have been seeing strong positive results from the 2026 box office (certainly better than at this same point in 2025), the headlines have been dominated by a few heavy-hitting titles. It seems that The Devil Wears Prada 2 , the sequel to the 2006 original, is set to join them. Brandon Blake, entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A., shares the preview news.                                                                          Brandon Blake $77M Opening Weekend The sequel was pegged to do $70M- $75M in its opening weekend, and managed to slightly exceed those expectations, bringing in $77M to top off the summer box office, three times that of its predecessor. This is particularly interesting, given it's the first female-driven movie in recent years to take that coveted first summe...

  LA’s attempts to regain ground in the race to host film and TV shoots has been major news over the last few years. While they have revamped their tax credit program considerably, permitting costs remain a major sticking point - and now there’s a little relief ahead, for smaller productions, at least. Brandon Blake, entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A., shares the details.                                                                            Brandon Blake Small Productions Benefit The 6-month pilot program will reduce permit application fees for qualifying productions from the current $931 to $359. Notification fees will also drop from $250 to $156 per location, and LA Fire Department spot check fees will be waived. This initiative will roll out on April 27, under the name “Low...

  While this weekend at the box office looked a lot like the last, with only Detective Conan as a meaningful new entry, it was still a successful one. Brandon Blake, our entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A., breaks down this week’s figures.                                                                         Brandon Blake The Returning Champions Super Mario Galaxy Movie managed to take a further $69M domestically, with $83.5M from international territories, bringing its global cume to $628.7M.  This leaves the sequel the biggest MPA title of the year so far, but only the second-highest grosser, with China’s Pegasus 3 still managing to stay ahead at $645.1M. It’s highly likely we will see that fall by next weekend, as a $700 worldwide is near guaranteed at this point, especially...

  There seems to have been a spate of renamings throughout Hollywood in the last few years, and now the trend has come for AMC Networks, home of the vastly popular The Walking Dead IP. Brandon Blake, entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A., has the news to share.                                                                    Brandon Blake Moving Away from TV Networks The name change itself is not major. AMC Networks will now be known as AMC Global Media. The deeper story, however, lies in why the company has decided to shake up its brand. The “Networks” part of their current name refers, of course, to the TV networks that were once foundational to success in entertainment. However, as TV itself slips from the ultimate destination to one of many potential options, the parent company has decided to refl...