Less than a year ago, the largest content rights holders, including Warner Bros, were hoarding vast libraries of content from third-party licensees for use on their respective direct-to-consumer streaming services, reversing standard practices since time immemorial.
Even before unprecedented disruptions to the theatrical market, established film buyers and sellers were under tremendous financial pressure after spendthrift streamers elbowed in to populate their sparse film catalogs and vie for Oscar gold.
By every measure, the theatrical market for independent films remains on life support after the first in-person Sundance Film Festival since the ‘before times’ in January 2020.
Whether packaging, producing, buying, or selling a film, the Film Advance Report is the only published resource that includes historic advance values paid by distributors in most territories.
Netflix’s ad-based tier aims to reduce the high churn the company faced in 2022, attract new subscribers, and lure back those who canceled. However, by all measures, the rushed experiment is failing. Netflix’s AVOD tier accounts for just 12% of its subscriber base.
March 9, 2023Comments Off on Streamers Swiftly Shift Strategies from Content Exclusivity Back to Partnerships
Less than a year ago, the largest content rights holders, including Warner Bros, were hoarding vast libraries of content from third-party licensees for use on their respective direct-to-consumer streaming services, reversing standard practices since time immemorial.
Film distribution and production disruptions caused by government lockdowns have accelerated many changes that were well underway in the market for years. Large programming gaps for films are emerging for traditional television networks and OTT platforms to fill.
December 1, 2022Comments Off on Netflix Innovates Theatrical Releasing with a Novel “Sneak Preview” Model
In a move that its streaming competitors are likely to emulate, Netflix recently released Glass Onion, the sequel to Lionsgate’s Knives Out, in nearly 700 theaters on the traditionally strong Thanksgiving weekend, essentially as a sneak preview before becoming exclusive on Netflix.
February 15, 2023Comments Off on How Streamers and Lockdowns Distorted Distribution Prices
Even before unprecedented disruptions to the theatrical market, established film buyers and sellers were under tremendous financial pressure after spendthrift streamers elbowed in to populate their sparse film catalogs and vie for Oscar gold.
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March 9, 2023Comments Off on Streamers Swiftly Shift Strategies from Content Exclusivity Back to Partnerships
Less than a year ago, the largest content rights holders, including Warner Bros, were hoarding vast libraries of content from third-party licensees for use on their respective direct-to-consumer streaming services, reversing standard practices since time immemorial.
February 15, 2023Comments Off on How Streamers and Lockdowns Distorted Distribution Prices
Even before unprecedented disruptions to the theatrical market, established film buyers and sellers were under tremendous financial pressure after spendthrift streamers elbowed in to populate their sparse film catalogs and vie for Oscar gold.
February 8, 2023Comments Off on Sundance Fails to Ignite an Apathetic Independent Film Market
By every measure, the theatrical market for independent films remains on life support after the first in-person Sundance Film Festival since the ‘before times’ in January 2020.
Whether packaging, producing, buying, or selling a film, the Film Advance Report is the only published resource that includes historic advance values paid by distributors in most territories.
January 25, 2023Comments Off on Netflix’s New Advertising Tier is Off to a Shaky Start
Netflix’s ad-based tier aims to reduce the high churn the company faced in 2022, attract new subscribers, and lure back those who canceled. However, by all measures, the rushed experiment is failing. Netflix’s AVOD tier accounts for just 12% of its subscriber base.
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March 9, 2023Comments Off on Streamers Swiftly Shift Strategies from Content Exclusivity Back to Partnerships
Less than a year ago, the largest content rights holders, including Warner Bros, were hoarding vast libraries of content from third-party licensees for use on their respective direct-to-consumer streaming services, reversing standard practices since time immemorial.
January 25, 2023Comments Off on Netflix’s New Advertising Tier is Off to a Shaky Start
Netflix’s ad-based tier aims to reduce the high churn the company faced in 2022, attract new subscribers, and lure back those who canceled. However, by all measures, the rushed experiment is failing. Netflix’s AVOD tier accounts for just 12% of its subscriber base.
January 12, 2023Comments Off on Streaming Services Revert to Advertising to Drive Subscriber Growth
Last year was the first year in the previous four years that didn’t welcome a new subscription streaming service from Hollywood’s major players. The lack of a new streaming service did not stop the existing services from offering new ways to watch content through paid and free ad-supported options.
December 19, 2022Comments Off on Premium Streamers Scramble for Fresh Strategies to Retain Fickle Subscribers
Streaming services are scrambling for new strategies to keep their existing subscribers in a highly crowded domestic market. The level of churn among premium streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney+ has accelerated.
November 18, 2022Comments Off on Disney Surpasses Netflix to Become the World’s Leading Streaming Service
Disney Streaming overtook Netflix as the world’s streaming leader in July 2022. Across all Disney streaming platforms (Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, ESPN+, and Hulu), the company boosts 222.2 million subscribers compared to Netflix’s 220.7 million.
