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[ October 19, 2021 ] India’s PayTV and Streaming Market is the Final Frontier for Huge Subscriber Growth Broadcast & PayTV
[ September 27, 2021 ] AT&T Loses Over $50 Billion on Half-Baked Content Distribution Ambitions Distribution
[ September 21, 2021 ] Netflix’s First Half Subscriber Growth Falls Significantly From Last Year Streaming
[ September 15, 2021 ] Comcast Looks to Europe to Bolster Weak Stateside Streaming Demand Streaming
[ September 12, 2021 ] Movie Theater Attendance Roars Back to Life Despite Ongoing Restrictions Exhibition
[ September 6, 2021 ] The SVOD Market in Europe Has Ample Room to Expand Streaming
[ September 5, 2021 ] AT&T’s Great Media Escape Takes Shape After DirecTV and WarnerMedia Selloffs Broadcast & PayTV
[ September 1, 2021 ] SVOD Film Licensing Series Media Data
[ September 1, 2021 ] SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 1 Media Data
[ September 1, 2021 ] SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 2 Media Data

India’s PayTV and Streaming Market is the Final Frontier for Huge Subscriber Growth

October 19, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

An announced merger between Sony Pictures Networks India and Zee Entertainment will challenge Disney’s dominance and Amazon’s ambitions in India’s unwieldy media landscape.

AT&T Loses Over $50 Billion on Half-Baked Content Distribution Ambitions

September 27, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

After losing over $50 billion on a series of failed forays into content production and distribution, AT&T was forced to start selling stakes in its recently acquired media assets or risk weakening its monopolistic grip on telecom and internet delivery.

Netflix’s First Half Subscriber Growth Falls Significantly From Last Year

September 21, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Netflix’s subscribers have slowed sharply in the first half of this year compared to 2020 because of the popularity of Disney+ among families, the loss of popular licensed content, and other streaming competition from the major studios.

Comcast Looks to Europe to Bolster Weak Stateside Streaming Demand

September 15, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Comcast’s Sky will assist ViacomCBS with the launch of Paramount+ in the UK, Germany, and Italy to leverage distribution networks and content libraries to compete against the big four––Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and the contemplated WarnerMedia and Discovery combined company.

Movie Theater Attendance Roars Back to Life Despite Ongoing Restrictions

September 12, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Embracing this day-and-date strategy follows seismic industry shifts last year that led WarnerMedia to release all its films on HBO Max when theaters were more or less closed due to lockdowns.

The SVOD Market in Europe Has Ample Room to Expand

September 6, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

After a slow start compared to North America, Europe embraces its streaming future. Revenues in the 28-country bloc reached €12 billion in 2020, with SVOD alone accounting for €10 billion.

AT&T’s Great Media Escape Takes Shape After DirecTV and WarnerMedia Selloffs

September 5, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

AT&T’s decision to acquire a declining DirecTV in 2015 and a bloated WarnerMedia in 2018 were massive miscalculations. Desperate to pay down its debt, in March 2021, AT&T announced it would sell a 30% stake in DirecTV.

SVOD Film Licensing Series

September 1, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

The SVOD Film Licensing Series combines comprehensive data from Volumes 1-4, enabling you to accurately validate and estimate revenue for films streaming in Europe and the Americas.

SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 1

September 1, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in the United States and Canada with unprecedented access to SVOD rates.

SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 2

September 1, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in the UK, France and Germany with unprecedented access to SVOD rates.

SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 3

September 1, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in Benelux and Scandinavia with unprecedented access to SVOD rates and terms.

SVOD Film Licensing Report: Vol. 4

September 1, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Accurately validate and estimate licensing revenue for feature films streaming in Latin America with unprecedented access to SVOD rates.

Are Hybrid Content Markets Here to Stay?

March 30, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Opinions are mixed about whether film and television markets should return to their pre-lockdown physical format or retain some online elements and transition to a hybrid model.

Streamers Gain More Ground

March 17, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Many sales agents are now positioning as wholesalers and content placement agents for streaming platforms—particularly in Europe, where there are over 450 video streaming services.

Virtual EFM Bolsters Film Market

March 13, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Despite muted expectations by sellers, buyers, and producers heading into the virtual European Film Market on March 1, most reported a successful and busy market.

EFM: Open For Business

March 1, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off

Theatrical buyers, streaming services, and networks are all taking a fresh look at independent films as they struggle to fill programming gaps and meet the growing demand for filmed entertainment.

Netflix’s First Half Subscriber Growth Falls Significantly From Last Year

Streaming

September 21, 2021 Comments Off

Netflix’s subscribers have slowed sharply in the first half of this year compared to 2020 because of the popularity of Disney+ among families, the loss of popular licensed content, and other streaming competition from the major studios.

Comcast Looks to Europe to Bolster Weak Stateside Streaming Demand

Streaming

September 15, 2021 Comments Off

Comcast’s Sky will assist ViacomCBS with the launch of Paramount+ in the UK, Germany, and Italy to leverage distribution networks and content libraries to compete against the big four––Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and the contemplated WarnerMedia and Discovery combined company.

The SVOD Market in Europe Has Ample Room to Expand

Streaming

September 6, 2021 Comments Off

After a slow start compared to North America, Europe embraces its streaming future. Revenues in the 28-country bloc reached €12 billion in 2020, with SVOD alone accounting for €10 billion.

Streamers Gain More Ground

Streaming

March 17, 2021 Comments Off

Many sales agents are now positioning as wholesalers and content placement agents for streaming platforms—particularly in Europe, where there are over 450 video streaming services.

Streaming Hopping

Streaming

February 8, 2021 Comments Off

At the start of 2020, consumers in the United States subscribed to an average of three paid streaming services, but after months of government-mandated lockdowns, the number has increased to five.

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
EFM: Open For Business

March 1, 2021 Comments Off on EFM: Open For Business
The Future of Film Markets

January 17, 2021 Comments Off on The Future of Film Markets

Media Data

SVOD Film Licensing Series

The SVOD Film Licensing Series combines comprehensive data from Volumes 1-4, enabling you to accurately validate and estimate revenue for films streaming in Europe and the Americas.

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