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Largest Studio Merger In History

March 17, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

The long-awaited buyout of Fox by Disney, which was announced in December 2017, is officially scheduled to close March 20th.

Back From The Brink

March 14, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

After years of internal divisions, family squabbles, lawsuits, and sexual harassment investigations, Viacom and CBS are starting to resemble real companies again.

Declining Production Incentives

March 12, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

In recent years, 13 states have ended their film incentive programs. This retreat marks a larger trend of states re-evaluating and reducing film incentive programs.

Apple Debuts Streaming Service

March 12, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Apple is expected to finally announce its new streaming service during the company’s March 25th conference.

Monopolies Win Again

March 4, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

AT&T finally won its two-year anti-trust litigation against the United States Justice Department to acquire Time Warner.

Will Apple Buy Netflix?

February 25, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Apple has too much cash and not enough imagination. There is growing speculation that Apple will purchase Netflix.

Netflix Steals Studio

February 20, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Netflix has finally earned film studio status after buying ABQ Studios in Albuquerque, New Mexico last October for a steal.

Streaming Shuffle

February 16, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Comcast’s NBCUniversal is launching an ad-supported streaming service that will be free to its 52 million Pay-TV subscribers.

Sundance Strikes Back

February 13, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

After last year’s acquisitions lull at Sundance, especially by Netflix and Amazon, this year’s festival produced a number of megadeals.

EFM Film Rundown

February 10, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Check out a comprehensive list of high demand films at this year’s European Film Market.

AT&T’s Big Gamble

February 8, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

The DirecTV deal was AT&T’s first big gamble on the filmed entertainment distribution market. DirecTV has been shedding subscribers since the beginning of 2017.

Trouble Brewing Abroad

February 4, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

There is a disturbing international trend that emerged from Netflix’s latest financials that has not been discussed widely.

Netflix’s Dirty Secret

January 29, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Netflix has 139 million paying subscribers after adding 29 million subscribers last year versus 22 million in 2017.

The Sudden Decline of Sundance

January 22, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

The deep pockets of digital distributors have inflated the average price of film rights at Sundance and other major film festivals.

Netflix Pays Top Dollar

January 20, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Perhaps the biggest revelation from Netflix’s earning call last week is the admission that they are “ready to pay top-of-the-market prices for…”

The China Retreat

January 15, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off

Viacom has had enough of China. The New York-based company is in talks with at least one Chinese group to sell some or all of the company’s operations on the mainland.