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Big Spenders
Production

Hey Big Spenders

July 15, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Hey Big Spenders

To woo subscribers away from Netflix, Disney, AT&T, and Apple are spending big bucks to produce original series content.

Netflix Vies For Pinewood Studio
Production

Netflix Lands at Shepperton

July 10, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Lands at Shepperton

Netflix expanded its global footprint with a ten-year lease at the U.K’s Shepperton Studios. The lease grants Netflix exclusive access to a majority of Shepperton including 14 sound stages.

Netflix Over Hollywood
Exhibition

Netflix Takes Hollywood

July 3, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Takes Hollywood

Netflix solidified its position in Hollywood by recently taking the empty seat at the Motion Picture Association of America vacated when Disney acquired Fox.

Netflix Overtakes Sky
Distribution

Netflix Overtakes Sky

June 18, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Overtakes Sky

Sky’s new owners, Comcast, will more than double its investment in European original programming for the new venture – Sky Studios.

Lionsgate Films Bound For Disney
Distribution

Lionsgate Films Are Disney Bound

June 16, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Lionsgate Films Are Disney Bound

Starting in 2020, films released by Lionsgate will be distributed on the Hulu streaming service, and FX, the basic-cable channel now owned by Disney after the takeover of Fox.

Streaming

Streaming Promised Land

June 12, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Streaming Promised Land

Disney, Amazon Prime, and Netflix have pivoted to India, the world’s second largest market, after plans to launch and sustain services in the world’s most populous nation hit the Great Wall of China.

The Hollywood Netlix Divorce
Streaming

Hollywood Netflix Divorce

June 9, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Hollywood Netflix Divorce

Recently, anonymous sources have reported to multiple news outlets about the difficulty Hollywood will face in attempting to take back its content from Netflix.

Distribution

AT&T Mistimes Market

June 2, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on AT&T Mistimes Market

AT&T’s decision to acquire a declining DirecTV and a sputtering Time Warner is materializing into a massive miscalculation.

Netflix Wins Again
Streaming

Netflix Wins Again

May 30, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Wins Again

Netflix surpassed Sky in the UK in terms of subscribers for the first time in 2019. The victory makes Netflix the most widely subscribed to media platform in the U.K.

Lionsgate Prepares Starz Sale
Production

The Starz Farce

May 27, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on The Starz Farce

The timing of the anonymous leak that CBS was prepared to pay Lionsgate $5 billion for Starz, raises serious questions about possible market manipulation.

Disney Takes Over Hulu
Streaming

Disney Takes Over Hulu

May 22, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Disney Takes Over Hulu

Last week, Disney and Comcast came to terms whereby Disney would take sole control over Hulu. Comcast will remain a silent partner until 2024

Content Comes Home
Streaming

Content Comes Home

May 15, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Content Comes Home

In an industry where content is king; Netflix has worn the crown in recent years thanks to the programming libraries from the major studios.

Starz Lionsgate Marriage
Production

Rocky Media Marriage

May 5, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Rocky Media Marriage

The uneasy marriage between Lionsgate and Starz has been a rocky one from the start. The biggest clash relates to Lionsgate’s television division.

Distribution

Up In Flames

April 30, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Up In Flames

Lionsgate lobbied to become the belle of the buyout ball last year in Hollywood, but Prince Charming never arrived.

Netflix Reigns in Canada
Streaming

Netflix Reigns in Canada

April 25, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Reigns in Canada

Over 57% of Canadian households with internet access streamed Netflix sometime in 2018. Currently, Netflix Canada has around 6.5 million paying subscribers.