8 minority-owned entities form Commonground/MGS
After almost a year in the works, Chicago’s Commonground has merged with three existing ad agencies, three subsidiary production companies and two PR firms to
After almost a year in the works, Chicago’s Commonground has merged with three existing ad agencies, three subsidiary production companies and two PR firms to
The Second City is partnering with Beverly Hills-based management and production company Thruline Entertainment/Tagline Pictures to
When a very young Moira McMahon Leeper took classes at Evanston’s Piven Workshop, her teacher advised her not to plan things out,
The April 10 Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards will spotlight a Chicago-set and produced show by honoring actor Jesse
It should come as no surprise that NBC canceled the universally panned “The Playboy Club,” after only three episodes. NBC cited ratings that descended disastrously from 5 million viewers to
Positive experiences on The Chicago Code and Prison Break, the 30% Film Tax Credit, and the story’s Chicago setting clinched the Playboy series pilot for a shoot here, studio and
Life/Style Television is producing the half-hour reality series “The Match Off,” pitting competing matchmakers against one another to successfully find the right match for the singles who appear on the
THE PILOT FOR “ATF” (short for the U. S. Justice Department’s Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Bureau) will be the third hourlong TV drama to film on Chicago locations,
Pixel Brothers is back in the game with an upcoming production of 26 half-hour episodes of “The Treasure Hunters Roadshow,” thanks to a successful NATPE showing in Las Vegas.
“PUBLIC ENEMIES,” with a reported $100 million-budget that provided a bank vault of welcome revenue for Illinois and Wisconsin (although unappreciated by Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle
A WINNING LOTTERY STORY for a change. The Illinois Lottery’s agency, Energy BBDO, actually assigned its new commercial to a 100% bona fide Chicago production company.
Former Jerry Springer producer Richard Dominick is one of several Chicago-Hollywood producers teaming with Pixel Brothers (PBI) as the studio moves into the realm of entertainment in Chicago and L.A.
The long-overdue passage of the 2008 Illinois Film Tax Credit?now including talk shows that spend $5 million in production, like Oprah and Jerry Springer?should be a done deal when
SCREENWRITERS WILL GET A CHANCE to quiz L.A. screenwriting consultant Phillippa Burgess on how to move their careers forward and other vital breakthrough info