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  • [ January 25, 2023 ] Netflix’s New Advertising Tier is Off to a Shaky Start Streaming
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  • [ December 19, 2022 ] Premium Streamers Scramble for Fresh Strategies to Retain Fickle Subscribers Streaming
  • [ December 1, 2022 ] Netflix Innovates Theatrical Releasing with a Novel “Sneak Preview” Model Exhibition
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Lionsgate Inks Long-Term Digital Licensing with iQiyi

December 5, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on Lionsgate Inks Long-Term Digital Licensing with iQiyi

Lionsgate entered into a long-term content licensing agreement with iQiyi in November 2016 for upcoming features and select library films.

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Mobile Streaming Market Heats Up

November 21, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on Mobile Streaming Market Heats Up

When AT&T acquired DirecTV for $48.5 billion, they had big plans for mobile streaming. The FCC thinks DirecTV Now service “may obstruct competition and…”

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Amazon Prime Global Expansion: Netflix Killer?

November 21, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on Amazon Prime Global Expansion: Netflix Killer?

Amazon takes aim at Netflix, the market leader in streaming video. Amazon is following Netflix’s lead by expanding their Prime service globally in 2017.

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Netflix Hefty Content Costs

November 3, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Hefty Content Costs

For every $8 per month, Netflix receives from its nearly 84 million global subscribers, over $6 is spent on content. 2017 content costs will hit $16 billion.

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Hulu Takes Aim at Netflix

November 1, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on Hulu Takes Aim at Netflix

Netflix captured 80 million subscribers using studio content as a gateway to building customers. Did Netflix’s 50% originals initiative cross the line?

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Inside Netflix’s Shocking Subscriber Data

October 18, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on Inside Netflix’s Shocking Subscriber Data

Netflix reported subscriber data at the close of business on Monday that significantly outperformed expectations. The stock soared – closing up 19.62%.

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Netflix Hits the Great Wall of China

October 11, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Hits the Great Wall of China

“Disney, which is very good in China, had their movie service shutdown. Apple had their movie service closed down. It doesn’t look good.” – Netflix CEO

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China’s Burgeoning Online Video Providers

September 12, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on China’s Burgeoning Online Video Providers

In a shocking spectacle of insider dealing, the Chairman of Baidu, along with others announced plans in February 2016 to buyout iQiyi from Baidu for $2.3B.

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China’s SVOD Market Set to Explode

September 4, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on China’s SVOD Market Set to Explode

China’s online video market is massive: there are 660 million internet users, and 75% of those consume video content online. However, the SVOD model is new.

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Netflix and HBO Battle For Your Screen

May 23, 2016 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix and HBO Battle For Your Screen

Will the US studios finally cut off Netflix from licensing their content now that it is subsidizing Netflix’s greater expansion into original content?

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NEW: SVOD Episodic Licensing Report Series

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

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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 fast. 

Streaming Services Revert to Advertising to Drive Subscriber Growth

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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

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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

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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.

An Inside Look at Netflix’s Latest Film Licensing Deal

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November 10, 2021 Comments Off on An Inside Look at Netflix’s Latest Film Licensing Deal

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.

Distribution News

  • 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
  • Are Hybrid Content Markets Here to Stay?
    March 30, 2021 Comments Off on Are Hybrid Content Markets Here to Stay?
  • Virtual EFM Bolsters Film Market
    March 13, 2021 Comments Off on Virtual EFM Bolsters Film Market

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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NEW: SVOD Episodic Licensing Report Series

December 15, 2022 Comments Off on NEW: SVOD Episodic Licensing Report Series

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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Licensing Analytics
  • NEW: SVOD Episodic Licensing Report Series
    • SVOD Episodic Licensing: Vol. 1
    • SVOD Episodic Licensing: Vol. 2
    • SVOD Episodic Licensing: Vol. 3
  • Update: SVOD Film Licensing Report Series
    • SVOD Film Licensing Report Vol. 1
    • SVOD Film Licensing Report Vol. 2
    • SVOD Film Licensing Report Vol. 3
    • SVOD Film Licensing Report Vol. 4
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