China’s Hollywood Love Affair is Ending
After two years of running Legendary Entertainment into the ground, China’s Wanda Group is exploring a sale of the once great production company.
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2018 Trends: State of the Industry
For three straight years, television and home video markets in the United States have lost subscribers. This downward trend is accelerating and shows no signs of abating.
Is AMC Theaters for Sale?
As Cineworld prepares to buy Regal, is AMC, the world’s largest cinema owner, also for sale? Six companies have approached AMC since September.
More Screens in Fewer Hands
British film exhibitor Cineworld said on Tuesday it agreed to acquire the U.S.’s second largest film exhibitor Regal Entertainment for $3.6 billion.
[Part Two] Hollywood Financing is Broke
Tang Media is set to purchase Open Road Films for an undisclosed amount. The price might as well be one dollar, given Open Road’s massive debt load.
Wanda Group’s House of Cards
A mysterious document that appeared on social media in China places all of Wanda’s Hollywood acquisitions in jeopardy.
Changing Exhibition Markets and Practices
Wanda Group is in the position to transform theatrical exhibition markets in English-speaking territories.
Hollywood Welcomes Wanda Group’s CEO Wang Jianlin
Wanda’s CEO Jianlin is in Hollywood to purchase more media properties. The acquisition of Legendary for $3.5 billion was the biggest Hollywood-China tie-up.