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Time of India
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SSC GD Constable Result 2025 date: Check when and where to download the result, expected cut off
SSC GD Constable Result 2025 How to download SSC GD Constable Result 2025 Live Events SSC GD Cut Off 2024 – Male Candidates (All-India Vacancies of SSF) Category Cut Off Marks Part A Marks Part B Marks UR 153.56851 37.75 22 SC 148.21914 35.50 18.50 ST 143.65896 33.75 15.25 EWS 151.15627 40.00 22.50 OBC 152.28771 33.25 22.00 ESM 94.65261 19.75 8.50 SSC GD Cut Off 2024 – Female Candidates (All-India Vacancies of SSF) Category Cut Off Marks Part A Marks Part B Marks UR 146.53420 40.00 26.50 SC 138.20538 40.00 20.75 ST 130.27926 35.50 28.75 EWS 143.07090 40.00 26.50 OBC 144.43563 33.25 33.50 ESM 62.65710 25.50 17.50 SSC GD Constable Result 2025: Selection process details SSC GD Constable Result 2025 Medical Examination (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will soon announce the SSC GD Constable Result 2025 on its official website, The results will include the cut-off marks and a list of shortlisted candidates. The computer-based test (CBT) for the SSC GD Constable post was conducted from February 4 to February 25, 2025, across multiple centres in India. The answer key was released on March 4, 2025. Candidates who clear the CBT will proceed to the next stage, the Physical Efficiency Test (PET).The SSC GD Constable examination was held in a computer-based format between February 4 and February 25, 2025. The answer key for the test was published online by the Commission on March 4, 2025. Candidates were allowed to challenge the answer key between March 4 and March 9, can check their SSC GD Constable Result 2025 by following these steps:Step 1: Visit 2: Alternatively, go to the respective SSC regional websiteStep 3: Find and click on the link titled 'SSC GD Constable Result 2025' under the 'Constable-GD' sectionStep 4: A PDF file will open, showing the roll numbers of shortlisted candidates and cut-off marksStep 5: Use Ctrl + F to find your roll number in the listStep 6: Download and save the PDF for future referenceThe SSC GD Constable 2025 recruitment process involves the following stages:Computer-Based Test (CBT)Physical Efficiency Test / Physical Standard Test (PET/PST)SSC GD stands for Staff Selection Commission General Duty. It is a national-level recruitment test conducted to select candidates for General Duty Constable roles in various paramilitary forces and central police exact date for the SSC GD Constable Result 2025 declaration has not yet been announced by the Commission. Candidates are advised to regularly check the official SSC website for updates.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Animation Guild Seeks Enhanced California Subsidy to Combat Outsourcing
Seeking to combat the longstanding flow of animation jobs to Canada and other locations, the Animation Guild issued a report on Thursday urging California to improve its tax incentive program. California's $330 million tax incentive is limited, for now, to live-action films and TV shows. Two bills, SB 630 and AB 1138, would expand the program to $750 million and would include animation for the first time. More from Variety Film Workers to Rally Sunday in Support of Doubling California Tax Incentive: 'There's Been No Work' California Lawmakers Move to Hike Film Credit to 35% for L.A. Shoots, Include Animation and Sitcoms Untitled Daniels Film, 'Community' Movie, 'Cut Off' Secure California Production Tax Credits The guild report, prepared by CVL Economics, argues that would not be enough. 'The state is now decades behind the aggressive policy strategies implemented by global competitors, and the erosion of in-state production has had a profound impact on its once-thriving animation talent pipeline,' the report states. As an example, the guild points to 'Moana 2.' The original film was produced in Burbank, but much of the sequel was made at Disney's facility in Vancouver. The union argues that decision cost California 338 jobs, plus another 479 jobs when indirect effects are taken into account. Outsourcing has long been a source of contention between the studios and the guild, and led to two strikes in 1979 and 1982. In negotiations last year, the guild proposed eliminating the outsourcing clause in the contract, but the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the idea. Jeanette Moreno King, the president of the Animation Guild, said that while animation work has been sent overseas for a long time, studios have begun to ship many other tasks abroad as well, including storyboarding and directing. 'Now they are sending out entire productions,' she said. 'They've expanded what they send out. Some shows are completely not made here.' King has been involved in lobbying on the bills to expand the tax incentive program. She said that while the current bills include animation, many children's TV shows wouldn't be eligible because they don't meet the thresholds for budget and episode length. 'It's a win just to get it in there at all,' she said, adding that it's probably too late in the legislative process to do anything about the thresholds. The CVL report also notes that visual effects work has been poached by Canada for decades, with post-production hubs established in Montreal and Vancouver, while other hubs have also taken root in London and Seoul. The guild argues those jobs deserve consideration because they are at the cutting edge of technology. 'If California wants to maintain its leadership in entertainment, the state cannot only simply protectlegacy production models — it must invest in the future of the industry,' the report argues. 'Rebuilding a robust cluster of animation talent is not about nostalgia; it's about talent competitiveness.' The current California tax incentive program includes a 5% bonus for live-action productions that spend at least 75% of their VFX budget in California. The report argues that is not competitive with VFX incentives in British Columbia and other places. Some productions use the California tax incentive for principal photography and then complete their VFX work elsewhere. The report argues that VFX work should be excluded from the state's $100 million per-project cap, which would provide a much greater inducement to keep those jobs in state. The report also argues for a carve-out for animation work within the $750 million annual allocation. As it stands, animated TV shows and films will have to compete against live-action shows on a 'jobs ratio' score in order to win credit allocations. Lawmakers have been hashing out the details of the legislation in negotiations with the Motion Picture Association and a coalition of entertainment unions. In their current form, the bills would increase the base amount of the state tax credit from 20% to 35%, with a potential 5% bonus for filming in economically depressed areas or in areas outside of Los Angeles. The Alliance of Independent Commercial Producers has also advocated — so far without success — to include commercial production in the state subsidy. Best of Variety Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Netflix in May 2025
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Animation Guild Seeks Enhanced California Subsidy to Combat Outsourcing
Seeking to combat the longstanding flow of animation jobs to Canada and other locations, the Animation Guild issued a report on Thursday urging California to improve its tax incentive program. California's $330 million tax incentive is limited, for now, to live-action films and TV shows. Two bills, SB 630 and AB 1138, would expand the program to $750 million and would include animation for the first time. More from Variety Film Workers to Rally Sunday in Support of Doubling California Tax Incentive: 'There's Been No Work' California Lawmakers Move to Hike Film Credit to 35% for L.A. Shoots, Include Animation and Sitcoms Untitled Daniels Film, 'Community' Movie, 'Cut Off' Secure California Production Tax Credits The guild report, prepared by CVL Economics, argues that would not be enough. 'The state is now decades behind the aggressive policy strategies implemented by global competitors, and the erosion of in-state production has had a profound impact on its once-thriving animation talent pipeline,' the report states. As an example, the guild points to 'Moana 2.' The original film was produced in Burbank, but much of the sequel was made at Disney's facility in Vancouver. The union argues that decision cost California 338 jobs, plus another 479 jobs when indirect effects are taken into account. Outsourcing has long been a source of contention between the studios and the guild, and led to two strikes in 1979 and 1982. In negotiations last year, the guild proposed eliminating the outsourcing clause in the contract, but the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the idea. Jeanette Moreno King, the president of the Animation Guild, said that while animation work has been sent overseas for a long time, studios have begun to ship many other tasks abroad as well, including storyboarding and directing. 'Now they are sending out entire productions,' she said. 'They've expanded what they send out. Some shows are completely not made here.' King has been involved in lobbying on the bills to expand the tax incentive program. She said that while the current bills include animation, many children's TV shows wouldn't be eligible because they don't meet the thresholds for budget and episode length. 'It's a win just to get it in there at all,' she said, adding that it's probably too late in the legislative process to do anything about the thresholds. The CVL report also notes that visual effects work has been poached by Canada for decades, with post-production hubs established in Montreal and Vancouver, while other hubs have also taken root in London and Seoul. The guild argues those jobs deserve consideration because they are at the cutting edge of technology. 'If California wants to maintain its leadership in entertainment, the state cannot only simply protectlegacy production models — it must invest in the future of the industry,' the report argues. 'Rebuilding a robust cluster of animation talent is not about nostalgia; it's about talent competitiveness.' The current California tax incentive program includes a 5% bonus for live-action productions that spend at least 75% of their VFX budget in California. The report argues that is not competitive with VFX incentives in British Columbia and other places. Some productions use the California tax incentive for principal photography and then complete their VFX work elsewhere. The report argues that VFX work should be excluded from the state's $100 million per-project cap, which would provide a much greater inducement to keep those jobs in state. The report also argues for a carve-out for animation work within the $750 million annual allocation. As it stands, animated TV shows and films will have to compete against live-action shows on a 'jobs ratio' score in order to win credit allocations. Lawmakers have been hashing out the details of the legislation in negotiations with the Motion Picture Association and a coalition of entertainment unions. In their current form, the bills would increase the base amount of the state tax credit from 20% to 35%, with a potential 5% bonus for filming in economically depressed areas or in areas outside of Los Angeles. The Alliance of Independent Commercial Producers has also advocated — so far without success — to include commercial production in the state subsidy. Best of Variety Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Netflix in May 2025
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Film Workers to Rally Sunday in Support of Doubling California Tax Incentive: ‘There's Been No Work'
Some 1,500 film and TV workers are set to rally this weekend in Los Angeles in support of restoring lost production jobs, as the industry continues to struggle with a content slowdown. Union and business leaders are pushing for legislation to more than double the California production tax incentive, and to open up the program to a wider range of projects, including sitcoms and animation. Gov. Gavin Newsom originally proposed raising the incentive from $330 million to $750 million in October, but the bill must still pass through a Legislature that is facing competing priorities. More from Variety California Lawmakers Move to Hike Film Credit to 35% for L.A. Shoots, Include Animation and Sitcoms Untitled Daniels Film, 'Community' Movie, 'Cut Off' Secure California Production Tax Credits California Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Enhance Film and TV Tax Credit 'We want to keep the pressure on all of our politicians to make sure they see this through to the end,' said Wes Bailey, CEO of SirReel Studio Services, which is hosting the rally on Sunday afternoon in Sun Valley. California is not alone in seeing a significant drop in production jobs. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, none of the nation's three largest production centers — California, New York and Georgia — has fully recovered from the decline that began even before the 2023 strikes. The downturn has hit particularly hard in California, which remains the nation's largest production hub. 'We knew back in 2022 that there was going to be a huge shift in our industry. What the studios were doing — the whole streaming wars — could not have been sustained,' said Pam Elyea, vice president of History for Hire, a prop rental company based in North Hollywood. 'What we didn't see coming was how long the bad time was going to be.' Elyea is a member of the California Production Coalition, a group of studio facilities and ancillary businesses that have partnered with the Motion Picture Association, the lobbying arm of the seven major studios. The coalition is just one of several, including California United, Keep California Rolling, and Stay in L.A. — that are urging lawmakers to help jumpstart the industry. The Stay in L.A. campaign formed after the devastating fires in January, and has called for eliminating the cap on the film incentive for three years to help aid the recovery. 'We really need to figure out what's going on here in L.A.,' said Marie Dunaway, an L.A.-based producer, who noted the business has also been battered by the pandemic and the strikes. 'It really is a moment where we are needing to get the public and the government and corporate leadership in tune in terms of the need of preserving this community in L.A.' Last week, Sen. Ben Allen and other lawmakers unveiled revisions to SB 630, the bill to hike the state incentive program. Lawmakers intend to raise the tax incentive from 20% to 35% for L.A.-based productions, with an additional 5% — or 40% total — going to productions outside of L.A. or in economically depressed parts of L.A. The bill is still in flux, as the MPA and union leaders continue to negotiate over some of the fine points. The MPA wants to eliminate the requirement that 75% of a production be filmed in California in order to qualify. The unions have pushed back on that, arguing that the incentive should be used to keep as many jobs in California as possible, and not to subsidize projects primarily filmed in other states or overseas. The California Production Coalition is also pushing to add commercials, post-production and music scoring to the incentive. 'I think we're getting close to a deal,' Allen said Friday. He said he was 'optimistic' that the expansion will be approved by the Legislature, but that it is not guaranteed. 'Global conditions are very unpredictable to say the least,' said Allen, D-Santa Monica. 'We need to do our work to make sure colleagues from around the state see the merit and the benefit.' Legislative committees have held two hearings on the bill, and heard often emotional testimony from film workers who had lost their health insurance or been forced to raid their retirement funds. 'There's been no work,' said Cecilia Hyoun, a film editor whose last job was in 2023. 'My house is in forbearance. I had two years of emergency savings. They are gone.' While lawmakers have paid tribute to the state's signature industry, some have also expressed concern about budget constraints and noted that the MPA also supports film incentives in Georgia and New York. 'How is the administration ensuring that we're not getting played?' asked Sen. Christopher Cabaldon, D-West Sacramento. Assemblyman Alex Lee, D-San Jose, said in an interview that the budget situation has gotten more precarious since last fall, in light of the fires and the Trump administration's actions. 'The federal government is careening us toward another recession,' he said. 'We are literally talking about, 'How do we not cut MediCal for poor people?' and 'How do we make sure school lunches are paid for?' We're in that severe of a crisis. And while we're doing all that, we're talking about doubling the size of a corporate tax break.' Rebecca Rhine, the president of the Entertainment Union Coalition, argued that the incentive helps boost tourism and strengthens communities by delivering well-paying jobs. 'We don't view this is as some sort of a gift,' said Rhine, who is also the Western executive director of the Directors Guild of America. 'We think the state gets something really valuable for this. We believe most legislators are going to land with us on this.' New York is in the process of raising its film incentive from $700 million to $800 million a year, as the nation's second-largest production locale confronts its own downturn. Georgia's incentive is not capped, but production has nevertheless declined there as well. Even some supporters of the expansion in California say more will be needed to restore robust levels of employment. 'I don't think this is going to be the solve that is the end-all-be-all for the industry,' said Pamala Buzick Kim, co-founder of Stay in L.A. 'But at least it makes us part of the conversation and more competitive.' As the unions and the studios continue to negotiate, there does not appear to be any talk of going higher than $750 million — much less eliminating the cap. 'We live in a world with parameters, and we're working within those parameters,' Rhine said. 'If there were more money we would take more money. But we're not going to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
California Lawmakers Move to Hike Film Credit to 35% for L.A. Shoots, Include Animation and Sitcoms
California lawmakers are moving to increase the payout to subsidized film and TV productions in the Los Angeles area to 35%, while expanding the range of productions that qualify. The current program provides a credit of 20% or 25% to live-action films and scripted TV shows. Under legislative language submitted on Tuesday night, eligibility would be expanded to animated films and TV shows, sitcoms and 'large-scale' competition shows. More from Variety Untitled Daniels Film, 'Community' Movie, 'Cut Off' Secure California Production Tax Credits California Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Enhance Film and TV Tax Credit Inside the Future of TV and Film Production After the L.A. Fires Gov. Gavin Newsom promised last fall to increase the program from $330 million per year to $750 million, as the state's production workforce struggles with a severe downturn. A bill, SB 630, was introduced last month to implement the increase. The Motion Picture Association has also argued that the program needs to become more generous on a per-project basis in order to compete with other states. California's two largest competitors — Georgia and New York — offer 30% rebates, and include among eligible costs the 'above the line' salaries of actors, directors, producers and writers. Lawmakers introduced an amended version of SB 630 on Tuesday, which would increase the rebate to 35% for wages and other expenses incurred within the Los Angeles zone. The zone includes anything within a 30-mile radius of Beverly and La Cienega boulevards (the historic home of the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers), as well as certain other locations like Castaic, Pomona and the Ontario airport. The current program limits TV shows to those with episodes of at least 40 minutes, excluding sitcoms and other half-hour shows. If approved, SB 630 would lower the threshold to 20 minutes, allowing sitcoms to qualify. 'Veep,' the 30-minute HBO show, was eligible for $20 million in incentives for its final three seasons, but only because it relocated from Maryland. The program would also become eligible to animated films, shows and shorts with a minimum budget of at least $1 million. The bill would also allow 'large-scale' competition shows to qualify, also with a minimum budget of $1 million, though it would not include game shows, reality shows, talk shows or documentaries. The bill would also offer a 5% bonus to shows that film in an 'economic opportunity zone.' The bill would also loosen the eligibility requirements for a separate incentive for soundstage construction. Under the current rules, those incentives have all gone to one project: the expansion of the Universal lot. A hearing is set to be held on the expansion before a state Senate committee on Wednesday. Sen. Ben Allen and Assemblymen Isaac Bryan and Rick Chavez Zbur have taken the lead on the legislation. The amendment adds several new co-authors. Best of Variety The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Oscars 2026: First Blind Predictions Including Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, 'Wicked: For Good' and More
