The global market for the arts and entertainment industry is facing rising costs and rapidly changing technology — factors that are reshaping how projects are produced and financed. In a podcast from HLB’s arts and entertainment global committee, GHJ Entertainment Practice Leader Ilan Haimoff speaks with accounting and tax leaders from Australia, Ireland and Spain to discuss the global trends affecting this industry. 

Joined by HLB Ireland Tax Consulting Partner Bruce StanleyHLB Bove Montero Tax Manager Ludmila Frangu and HLB Mann Judd Partner Alex Roberts, the group covers:

  • Key issues shaping the industry, from cost pressures and production expenses to increasing regulatory scrutiny
  • How consolidation is changing the entertainment sector
  • AI’s impact on production, talent and creative integrity
  • Trends and challenges across the United States, Australia, Ireland and Spain
  • What leaders in arts and entertainment can do at the start of 2026 to address these challenges 

Listen to the podcast here: Global Trends in the Arts and Entertainment Industry: What You Need to Know.