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Australian wool production forecast to drop to lowest level in 100 years
1 week ago

Australian wool production forecast to drop to lowest level in 100 years

ABC  

Australian wool production is set to fall to its lowest level in more than 100 years by mid-2025. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee has forecasted a 12 per cent drop in production for the 2024-25 financial year to less than 280 million kilograms. Farmers unsurprised, frustrated Western Australia is the worst hit state, where both sheep shorn and wool …

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Anupamaa crew member death: TV body calls it 'institutionalised murder'
1 month ago

Anupamaa crew member death: TV body calls it 'institutionalised murder'

India Today  

The popular television show Anupamaa made headlines last week following a tragic incident on its sets. After a crew member died due to electrocution on the sets, the All India Cine Workers Association has called for justice for the deceased. Suresh Shamlal Gupta, the association's founder and president, has reached out to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, seeking his intervention …

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The Block in crisis as show is forced to pull the plug on Daylesford location for new season as permit issues force producers to find a new area just months before filming
1 year, 3 months ago

The Block in crisis as show is forced to pull the plug on Daylesford location for new season as permit issues force producers to find a new area just months before filming

Daily Mail  

The Block has hit a major obstacle just five months before it begins production on the show's highly anticipated 20th season. After more than nine months of laying the ground work in Daylesford for next year's renovations, Channel Nine has been forced to pull the plug on the location. Pictured: host Scott Cam After more than nine months of laying …

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Hollywood studios plan for a writers’ strike — even before negotiations have started
1 year, 10 months ago

Hollywood studios plan for a writers’ strike — even before negotiations have started

LA Times  

Last month, the long-running 1980s NBC show “Night Court” got a new life. “Timing is always a component of strategy and the potential of a strike has added a new wrinkle to that process.” John August, a writer on the WGA bargaining committee, told listeners of his “Scriptnotes” podcast this month that studios and networks are already preparing for what …

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Kuwait oil veteran takes over as secretary general of OPEC
2 years, 4 months ago

Kuwait oil veteran takes over as secretary general of OPEC

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A veteran of Kuwait’s national oil company took over Monday as secretary general of the OPEC oil cartel, just three weeks after his Nigerian predecessor died, only hours after giving a speech in defense of the energy industry. A statement from the Vienna-based OPEC said al-Ghais “brings a great wealth of experience from both his …

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Assistant director of Baldwin film fired after 2019 mishap
3 years, 1 month ago

Assistant director of Baldwin film fired after 2019 mishap

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer last week had been fired from a previous job after a gun went off on a set and wounded a member of the film crew, a producer said Monday. In an email statement to The Associated Press, a producer for the movie “Freedom’s …

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With roots in kinship and stardom, how Bollywood continues to fuel nepotism despite being an 'industry'
4 years, 4 months ago

With roots in kinship and stardom, how Bollywood continues to fuel nepotism despite being an 'industry'

Firstpost  

Nepotism is encouraged, above all, by a film industry marked by high risk and volatility. A politically conscious ‘woke’ discourse has since steadily shaped the liberal demand for reform in the film industry, especially mobilising around the issues of nepotism and sexual harassment post-MeToo. At least until the mid-’40s, well-organised film companies like Bombay Talkies, Kohinoor and Ranjit Movietone that …

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