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Year: 2017

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Production

UPDATE: Disney Buys Fox Film and TV

December 14, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on UPDATE: Disney Buys Fox Film and TV

Walt Disney Co’s deal to buy film, television and international businesses from Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox is valued around $40 per share, or $75B.

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Exhibition

Is AMC Theaters for Sale?

December 8, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Is AMC Theaters for Sale?

As Cineworld prepares to buy Regal, is AMC, the world’s largest cinema owner, also for sale? Six companies have approached AMC since September.

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Exhibition

More Screens in Fewer Hands

December 6, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on More Screens in Fewer Hands

British film exhibitor Cineworld said on Tuesday it agreed to acquire the U.S.’s second largest film exhibitor Regal Entertainment for $3.6 billion.

HMRC Wins Against EIS Film Partnerships
Production

UPDATE: The End of Easy Money

December 2, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on UPDATE: The End of Easy Money

No longer will taxpayers and producers be able to use EIS structures that solely finance production tax credits, presales, and other guaranteed funds.

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Streaming

Amazon Abandons Live Television Ambitions

November 19, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Amazon Abandons Live Television Ambitions

Cable networks use bulk pricing to spurn Amazon’s ambitions to launch a skinny bundle with on-demand streaming and live television.

Comcast
Broadcast & PayTV

Comcast and Verizon Join Disney in Bid for Fox Assets

November 16, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Comcast and Verizon Join Disney in Bid for Fox Assets

Comcast drops its bid to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox. Disney will likely purchase Fox’s film and television assets before 2017 is over.

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Distribution

Hollywood Studios Search For New Money [Part One]

November 14, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Hollywood Studios Search For New Money [Part One]

A false narrative is being advanced by news outlets that the reason for multiple failed deals is China’s clampdown on foreign investment.

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Streaming

Netflix’s Sexual Harassment Problems [Update]

November 8, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix’s Sexual Harassment Problems [Update]

Many questions remain unanswered about the culpability of Netflix and MRC in the furtherance of sexual abuse by Spacey during House of Cards.

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Distribution

Disney Attempts to Buy Fox Film and TV Assets

November 6, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Disney Attempts to Buy Fox Film and TV Assets

Walt Disney Co has been in talks for the last couple weeks to buy film and television assets from conglomerate Twenty-First Century Fox.

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Streaming

Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Six]

October 25, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Six]

The company regularly raises debt, offering $1 billion in senior notes in April, $800 million a year ago and another $1 billion in February 2015.

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Distribution

Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Five]

October 11, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Five]

After launching in 130 countries throughout 2016, Netflix has has run out of untapped markets. Netflix has 104 million global subscribers

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Production

Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Four]

October 9, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Four]

Netflix is shifting to a less-predictable and far less-profitable business model as they embark on becoming a content creator rather than aggregator.

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Streaming

Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Three]

October 4, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Three]

As the streaming market fragments into dozens of streaming options will Netflix become the Friendster or Facebook of media viewing?

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Streaming

Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Two]

October 1, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Two]

Now that Netflix has laid the groundwork, studios will no longer allow third-party streaming services to grow rich by aggregating their content.

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Streaming

Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part One]

September 25, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part One]

Series viewership outpaces overall growth because Netflix is using vast resources to become a dedicated content creator.

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Streaming

Netflix at TIFF: Film Distribution Savior or Enemy?

September 19, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix at TIFF: Film Distribution Savior or Enemy?

Netflix didn’t acquire as many titles as sales agents and producers were expecting, but they added to their diminished film library.

I,Tonya
Distribution

TIFF Take Three: Trouble in the UK, Sight Unseen Films…

September 12, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on TIFF Take Three: Trouble in the UK, Sight Unseen Films…

CBS Films did not acquire I, Tonya after all – Neon and 30WEST will distribute in the U.S. UK’s Icon Film Distribution runs out of money, again!

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Distribution

TIFF Take Two: Presales, New Distributors, Sales Agencies…

September 11, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on TIFF Take Two: Presales, New Distributors, Sales Agencies…

TIFF Take Two: Protagonist starts sales on Cumberbatch bare-knuckle adaptation. Ed Arentz launches distributor Greenwich Entertainment.

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Distribution

TIFF Take: Hot Films, Distribution, Streaming…

September 10, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on TIFF Take: Hot Films, Distribution, Streaming…

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is underway. There are plenty of films to wet the appetite of distributors and streamers alike.

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Production

The Latest China-Hollywood Failed Deal

August 30, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off on The Latest China-Hollywood Failed Deal

China’s Recon Group fails to close its acquisition of Avi Lerner’s Millennium Films. All Hollywood-China deals are in peril, as many have failed to close this year.

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The SVOD Episodic Licensing Series is your inside source to uncover what streaming services around the world pay distributors to license episodic content.
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Streaming News

Streamers Swiftly Shift Strategies from Content Exclusivity Back to Partnerships

Streaming
March 9, 2023 Comments 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.

Netflix’s New Advertising Tier is Off to a Shaky Start

Streaming
January 25, 2023 Comments 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.

Streaming Services Revert to Advertising to Drive Subscriber Growth

Streaming
January 12, 2023 Comments 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.

Premium Streamers Scramble for Fresh Strategies to Retain Fickle Subscribers

Streaming
December 19, 2022 Comments 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.

Disney Surpasses Netflix to Become the World’s Leading Streaming Service

Streaming
November 18, 2022 Comments 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.

Distribution News

  • How Streamers and Lockdowns Distorted Distribution Prices
    February 15, 2023 Comments Off on How Streamers and Lockdowns Distorted Distribution Prices
  • Sundance Fails to Ignite an Apathetic Independent Film Market
    February 8, 2023 Comments Off on Sundance Fails to Ignite an Apathetic Independent Film Market
  • Broken Windows: Inside Hollywood’s Lucrative Film Licensing Deals
    January 15, 2023 Comments Off on Broken Windows: Inside Hollywood’s Lucrative Film Licensing Deals
  • AT&T Loses Over $50 Billion on Half-Baked Content Distribution Ambitions
    September 27, 2021 Comments Off on AT&T Loses Over $50 Billion on Half-Baked Content Distribution Ambitions

Theatrical Exhibition News

  • Netflix Innovates Theatrical Releasing with a Novel “Sneak Preview” Model
    December 1, 2022 Comments Off on Netflix Innovates Theatrical Releasing with a Novel “Sneak Preview” Model
  • Movie Theater Attendance Roars Back to Life Despite Ongoing Restrictions
    September 12, 2021 Comments Off on Movie Theater Attendance Roars Back to Life Despite Ongoing Restrictions
  • End of AMC Theatres?
    December 3, 2020 Comments Off on End of AMC Theatres?
  • Survival of US Exhibitors in Question
    October 21, 2020 Comments Off on Survival of US Exhibitors in Question

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Update: SVOD Film Licensing Series

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The SVOD Film Licensing Series is the industry’s inside source for what global streaming services are paying to license films around the world.

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