FilmTake, Author at FilmTake

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

January 25, 2023 FilmTake Comments Off

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 fast.

Broken Windows: Inside Hollywood’s Lucrative Film Licensing Deals

January 15, 2023 FilmTake Comments Off

The battle over film licensing exclusivity transpired as expected once Netflix transitioned from a content aggregator to a content creator. One-by-one the major studios built direct-to-consumer streaming services to compete with Netflix.

Streaming Services Revert to Advertising to Drive Subscriber Growth

January 12, 2023 FilmTake Comments Off

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

December 19, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

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.

NEW: SVOD Episodic Licensing Report Series

December 15, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

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

SVOD Episodic Licensing: Vol. 1

December 14, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in the United States and Canada with unprecedented access to SVOD rates.

SVOD Episodic Licensing: Vol. 2

December 13, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in the United Kingdom, Germany, and France with unprecedented access to SVOD rates.

SVOD Episodic Licensing: Vol. 3

December 12, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in Scandinavia, Belgium, and the Netherlands with unprecedented access to SVOD rates.

The Past, Present, and Future of FilmTake

December 2, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

Trusted by 10,000+ media professionals worldwide since 2012, FilmTake provides industry news and insights and is unique in delivering unparalleled market intelligence accumulated from hundreds of film and television distribution agreements.

Netflix Innovates Theatrical Releasing with a Novel “Sneak Preview” Model

December 1, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

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.

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

November 18, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

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.

Update: SVOD Film Licensing Series

September 10, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

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

SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 1

September 8, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in the United States and Canada with unprecedented access to SVOD rates.

SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 2

September 6, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in the UK, France and Germany with unprecedented access to SVOD rates.

SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 3

September 5, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in Benelux and Scandinavia with unprecedented access to SVOD rates and terms.

SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 4

September 4, 2022 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in Latin America with unprecedented access to SVOD rates.

An Inside Look at Netflix’s Latest Film Licensing Deal

November 10, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Netflix emerged as the winner in a nearly two-year auction process for the exclusive U.S. rights to stream Sony’s theatrical releases in the lucrative first PayTV window starting with the studio’s 2022 slate.

India’s PayTV and Streaming Market is the Final Frontier for Huge Subscriber Growth

October 19, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

An announced merger between Sony Pictures Networks India and Zee Entertainment will challenge Disney’s dominance and Amazon’s ambitions in India’s unwieldy media landscape. If finalized, the entity to emerge will be India’s media industry leader.

AT&T Loses Over $50 Billion on Half-Baked Content Distribution Ambitions

September 27, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

After losing over $50 billion on a series of failed forays into content production and distribution, AT&T was forced to start selling stakes in its recently acquired media assets or risk weakening its monopolistic grip on telecom and internet delivery.

Netflix’s First Half Subscriber Growth Falls Significantly From Last Year

September 21, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Netflix’s subscribers have slowed sharply in the first half of this year compared to 2020 because of the popularity of Disney+ among families, the loss of popular licensed content, and other streaming competition from the major studios.