Distribution

Distribution

Will Sundance Boom or Bust?

January 20, 2020 FilmTake Comments Off on Will Sundance Boom or Bust?

After a lackluster Sundance in 2018, last year was full of mega-deals, especially by Netflix and Amazon. Buyers spent over $120 million acquiring rights to some 40 films.

Streaming

Streaming Bout

December 4, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Streaming Bout

The streaming bout between Netflix and traditional media companies for the world’s online video subscribers is well underway.

Exhibition

Hollywood Set to Own Theaters Again

November 20, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Hollywood Set to Own Theaters Again

The Department of Justice in the United States is preparing to allow Hollywood studios to own film theaters once again. This decision would reverse 70 years of anti-trust law that was implemented in 1948, which is known as the Paramount decrees.

Distribution

What Distributors Want

September 12, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on What Distributors Want

Discover what type of films independent distributors want to acquire in their own words. Understand what elements 26 U.S. distributors are looking for when they acquire a film at TIFF or elsewhere.

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.

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.

AT&T Time Warner Monopoly
Broadcast & PayTV

Monopolies Win Again

March 4, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Monopolies Win Again

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

Amazon-Landmark
Exhibition

Amazon Vies for Landmark Theaters

August 17, 2018 FilmTake Comments Off on Amazon Vies for Landmark Theaters

Amazon is preparing to acquire Landmark Theaters according to unnamed sources. Fewer and fewer Americans are going to the theater, but those that do are spending more and more.

Content-Matrix
Distribution

2018 Trends: State of the Industry

June 11, 2018 FilmTake Comments Off on 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.