Blog: Company and Industry News
Industry Takes: Remembering Two Casting Icons
The Los Angeles commercial casting community mourns the loss of two influential members this month. The passing of both Sheila Manning and Leland Williams has been felt far and wide across the industry by those who knew them but also by those who knew them by way of...
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Casting Networks® Teams Up with SAG-AFTRA to Support Background Actors
Casting Networks is proud to be a trusted resource for background actors around the world. On Friday, September 6th, Casting Networks had the pleasure of participating in SAG-AFTRA’s Los Angeles Background Actors’ Resource Fair. This event was the first of its kind...
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Casting Networks® Brings Studio Shots to Los Angeles
Casting Networks is thrilled to announce that we have launched Studio Shots in Los Angeles! This professional headshot service was introduced to the Sydney and Vancouver markets earlier this summer, and we are excited to now bring this offering to Los Angeles-based...
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Casting Networks® Launches Unlimited Photos for Los Angeles Talent
Casting Networks is excited to announce the launch of Premium Unlimited, a new premium membership available to talent on our LA Casting platform. The Premium Unlimited membership enables talent to upload, crop, rearrange, and edit unlimited headshots on their profile...
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Data Bites: Chief Technology Officer Boris Bronshteyn
The Data Bites series is a company-sponsored monthly event offering Casting Networks employees an opportunity to learn more about leaders within the company and how they got to where they are today. This month Yossi Langer, VP Product, interviewed Casting Networks’...
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Industry Takes: Same Commercials, New Tech
In 2019, digital ad spending will account for roughly half of the global ad market for the first time. Despite rapid technological development, advertisers have been slow getting to this point. Historically, brands have banked on their online audience engaging with...
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Casting Networks® Partners with UCLA and Ghetto Film School to Support Filmmaking Students
Casting Networks is committed to educating and empowering the future generation of filmmakers and performers. This summer, the Casting Networks team visited both Ghetto Film School, an award-winning film-centric nonprofit, and the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and...
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Industry Takes: Boycott in the Peach State
Georgia is the third largest production hub in the U.S. But an ideological fight between conservative politics and the Hollywood machine threatens to pull the rug out from under the Peach State's production economy. In 2018, Georgia racked up $2.7 billion in revenues...
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Casting Networks® Sponsors Supply Drive for Covenant House
This month, Casting Networks is hosting a supply drive in support of Covenant House at our Los Angeles and New York offices. Employees are encouraged to donate personal hygiene items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, lotion, and body wash to the young people served by...
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Casting Networks® Launches New Headshot Service in Vancouver and Sydney
Casting Networks is proud to announce the launch of Studio Shots, a new service for talent in the Vancouver and Sydney markets. Launched last month at GO Studios in Vancouver, BC, Studio Shots offers talent subscribed to Casting Networks’ Photos Unlimited service a...
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