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Streamers Swiftly Shift Strategies from Content Exclusivity Back to Partnerships

March 9, 2023 FilmTake Comments Off

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.

How Streamers and Lockdowns Distorted Distribution Prices

February 15, 2023 FilmTake Comments Off

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.

Sundance Fails to Ignite an Apathetic Independent Film Market

February 8, 2023 FilmTake Comments Off

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.

Film Advance Report: Re-Release

February 7, 2023 FilmTake Comments Off

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 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. Netflix’s AVOD tier accounts for just 12% of its subscriber base.

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 before becoming exclusive on Netflix.