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    Survival of US Exhibitors in Question

    The two largest theater chains in the US, AMC and Regal, face impending bankruptcy amid continued lockdowns, and as Hollywood’s pipeline of films slows to a trickle.
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    AMC Nears Bankruptcy

    Several insiders confirmed last week AMC was on the verge of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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    Lockdowns Threaten Cinema Survival

    Production and distribution disruptions caused by governmental lockdowns have accelerated many transformations that were well underway in production, distribution, and viewership trends.
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    Regal Shutters All 663 Theaters

    British exhibitor Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Cinemas in the US, said on Monday that it would shutter all 663 of its theaters in the US and the UK starting October 8th.
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    Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You

    Day-and-date and other alternative film releasing models have been around for over a decade. Still, most major studios have avoided a strategy that skips the theater altogether, that is, until now.

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Survival of US Exhibitors in Question

October 21, 2020 Comments Off on Survival of US Exhibitors in Question

The two largest theater chains in the US, AMC and Regal, face impending bankruptcy amid continued lockdowns, and as Hollywood’s pipeline of films slows to a trickle.

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Production in the Time of COVID

August 3, 2020 Comments Off on Production in the Time of COVID

Securing financing for independent film and television productions just got infinitely more complicated as producers scramble for insurance and bonding options.

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Too Big To Fail

September 8, 2020 Comments Off on Too Big To Fail

AT&T is desperate to sell some or all of DirecTV to pay down its $180 billion mountain of debt. According to inside sources, the satellite service is being offered at a $20 billion valuation, marking a $29 billion loss since 2015.

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Survival of US Exhibitors in Question

Exhibition
October 21, 2020 Comments Off on Survival of US Exhibitors in Question

The two largest theater chains in the US, AMC and Regal, face impending bankruptcy amid continued lockdowns, and as Hollywood’s pipeline of films slows to a trickle.

Lockdowns Threaten Cinema Survival

Exhibition
October 10, 2020 Comments Off on Lockdowns Threaten Cinema Survival

Production and distribution disruptions caused by governmental lockdowns have accelerated many transformations that were well underway in production, distribution, and viewership trends.

Regal Shutters All 663 Theaters

Exhibition
October 6, 2020 Comments Off on Regal Shutters All 663 Theaters

British exhibitor Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Cinemas in the US, said on Monday that it would shutter all 663 of its theaters in the US and the UK starting October 8th.

Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You

Exhibition
September 30, 2020 Comments Off on Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You

Day-and-date and other alternative film releasing models have been around for over a decade. Still, most major studios have avoided a strategy that skips the theater altogether, that is, until now.

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Film Streaming Value Series

August 28, 2020 Comments Off on Film Streaming Value Series

The Film Streaming Value Series includes all Film Streaming Value Reports (Volumes One, Two, Three). You’ll get instant access to financial and contractual insights from nine separate agreements between a global streaming service and a US distributor.

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German Streaming Market

September 26, 2020 Comments Off on German Streaming Market

SVOD is still a minor segment of the overall streaming market in Germany. Proportionally, Germany spends less than half of US households ($24 billion) on SVOD services when adjusted for currency and population.

Streaming in Scandinavia

September 6, 2020 Comments Off on Streaming in Scandinavia

The growth of SVOD services in Scandinavia shows no signs of slowing down. Despite heavy competition from local services Netflix has gained four million subscribers.

Streaming in the UK

August 30, 2020 Comments Off on Streaming in the UK

Since the COVID lockdown began, nearly five million UK households have signed up for a streaming service. Netflix, Amazon, and Disney+ have been the primary beneficiaries of this boom.

Netflix Subscribers Surge

April 22, 2020 Comments Off on Netflix Subscribers Surge

With most of the world in mandatory lockdown, Netflix doubled its quarterly subscriber estimates from January through March by adding 16 million new subscribers.

Shutdown Accelerates Streaming Takeover

April 13, 2020 Comments Off on Shutdown Accelerates Streaming Takeover

As the coronavirus and subsequent global shutdown forces film and television production into an unprecedented standstill, streaming services are accelerating their takeover.

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