After reaching unprecedented heights, the film and television market is now charting a more cautious path in the post-peak television era. Several recent forecasts shed light on the slowdown in television content spending, emphasizing the shift in priorities and austerity for major media companies.
Recent developments in streaming, like Comcast’s StreamSaver bundling Peacock, Apple TV+, and Netflix, indicate a significant shift towards the future of entertainment: streaming bundles. The bundling trend is gaining traction at the top and bottom of the streaming market.
Europe’s film sector has relied on territoriality and rigid release windows to maximize the economic potential of films. Part Two explores the EU’s capitulation to the major studios, the post-lockdown theatrical landscape, and public support rules to preserve traditional release windows.
Europe’s film sector has long relied on the principles of territoriality and rigid release windows to maximize the economic potential of films. However, the unprecedented lockdowns during 2020 and 2021 have significantly disrupted these traditional models, which were already in flux.
After three challenging years marked by globally coordinated lockdowns and resulting rising cost-of-living shocks, European cinemas entered 2024 with cautious optimism compared to growing glum stateside.
July 9, 2024Comments Off on Piecing Together the Future of Streaming: The Rise of Bundling and Aggregation
Recent developments in streaming, like Comcast’s StreamSaver bundling Peacock, Apple TV+, and Netflix, indicate a significant shift towards the future of entertainment: streaming bundles. The bundling trend is gaining traction at the top and bottom of the streaming market.
June 23, 2024Comments Off on Netflix Halts Subscriber Reporting: Rapid Growth Era Coming to an End
Netflix is once again disrupting the entertainment industry by announcing it will no longer regularly report its subscriber numbers. This move undermines data transparency and attempts to divert investor attention from stagnating subscriber growth to revenue and profit metrics instead.
July 19, 2024Comments Off on Content Spending Slumps in the Post-Peak Television Era
After reaching unprecedented heights, the film and television market is now charting a more cautious path in the post-peak television era. Several recent forecasts shed light on the slowdown in television content spending, emphasizing the shift in priorities and austerity for major media companies.
July 7, 2024Comments Off on Screens to Streams: The Evolution of Film Release Windows in Europe (Part Two)
Europe’s film sector has relied on territoriality and rigid release windows to maximize the economic potential of films. Part Two explores the EU’s capitulation to the major studios, the post-lockdown theatrical landscape, and public support rules to preserve traditional release windows.
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July 19, 2024Comments Off on Content Spending Slumps in the Post-Peak Television Era
After reaching unprecedented heights, the film and television market is now charting a more cautious path in the post-peak television era. Several recent forecasts shed light on the slowdown in television content spending, emphasizing the shift in priorities and austerity for major media companies.
July 9, 2024Comments Off on Piecing Together the Future of Streaming: The Rise of Bundling and Aggregation
Recent developments in streaming, like Comcast’s StreamSaver bundling Peacock, Apple TV+, and Netflix, indicate a significant shift towards the future of entertainment: streaming bundles. The bundling trend is gaining traction at the top and bottom of the streaming market.
July 7, 2024Comments Off on Screens to Streams: The Evolution of Film Release Windows in Europe (Part Two)
Europe’s film sector has relied on territoriality and rigid release windows to maximize the economic potential of films. Part Two explores the EU’s capitulation to the major studios, the post-lockdown theatrical landscape, and public support rules to preserve traditional release windows.
July 1, 2024Comments Off on Screens to Streams: The Evolution of Film Release Windows in Europe (Part One)
Europe’s film sector has long relied on the principles of territoriality and rigid release windows to maximize the economic potential of films. However, the unprecedented lockdowns during 2020 and 2021 have significantly disrupted these traditional models, which were already in flux.
June 30, 2024Comments Off on How Europe Outpaced the US in Post-Lockdown Theatrical Recovery
After three challenging years marked by globally coordinated lockdowns and resulting rising cost-of-living shocks, European cinemas entered 2024 with cautious optimism compared to growing glum stateside.
October 29, 2023Comments Off on Worldwide Film & Television Distribution Intelligence
Go inside dozens of content agreements for rights to transmit motion pictures and episodic television in multiple exhibition windows via PayTV and SVOD in Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the United States.
July 19, 2024Comments Off on Content Spending Slumps in the Post-Peak Television Era
After reaching unprecedented heights, the film and television market is now charting a more cautious path in the post-peak television era. Several recent forecasts shed light on the slowdown in television content spending, emphasizing the shift in priorities and austerity for major media companies.
July 7, 2024Comments Off on Screens to Streams: The Evolution of Film Release Windows in Europe (Part Two)
Europe’s film sector has relied on territoriality and rigid release windows to maximize the economic potential of films. Part Two explores the EU’s capitulation to the major studios, the post-lockdown theatrical landscape, and public support rules to preserve traditional release windows.
July 1, 2024Comments Off on Screens to Streams: The Evolution of Film Release Windows in Europe (Part One)
Europe’s film sector has long relied on the principles of territoriality and rigid release windows to maximize the economic potential of films. However, the unprecedented lockdowns during 2020 and 2021 have significantly disrupted these traditional models, which were already in flux.
June 24, 2024Comments Off on Distributors are Realigning Traditional Pay-1 Window Strategies for Maximum Impact
Distributors are realigning the traditional Pay-1 window with new strategies to maximize their reach and impact. However, this strategic realignment on diverse content sources has challenges. The complexities can create significant gaps in streaming libraries.
June 11, 2024Comments Off on Paramount-Skydance Merger Collapses: Inside the Failed Negotiations
Skydance’s merger talks with Paramount collapsed in epic fashion on Tuesday after Paramount’s controlling shareholder canceled the deal, ending an attempt to turn around the troubled studio. The deal fell through just as it was about to be finalized.
