How Amazon Buys and Licenses Independent Films
Amazon Studios is growing its reach with strong relationships and deference for traditional distribution norms, which fosters allies.
Lionsgate
Lionsgate For Sale
Lionsgate lobbies to become the belle of the consolidation ball taking place in Hollywood, but will Prince Charming ever show up?
Subscription Video Trends and Challenges [Part Three]
As the streaming market fragments into dozens of streaming options will Netflix become the Friendster or Facebook of media viewing?
Insider Value Series
Accurately value distribution revenue with unprecedented access to advance values and licensing rates from Netflix, Starz, Sony, and iQiyi.
Inside Baidu’s Hollywood Expansion
Since launching in 2010, iQiyi has accumulated the most paid SVOD subscribers in China, however, calculating an accurate subscriber base is challenging.
Update: MGM is Sole Owner of Epix
After a decade of digital partnerships, studios and distributors are moving towards a wholly-owned strategy.
SVOD and PayTV Value Series
The SVOD and PayTV Series reveals rare details about licensing rates at Netflix and Starz (now Lionsgate), including, subscribers, usage, availability, release windows, and more.
The “Netflix of China” Signs Streaming Deal with Warner Bros.
China’s iQiyi online video service entered into a streaming output agreement with Warner Brothers.
Paramount Pictures Deal is Dead
Paramount will not receive the $1 billion in slate funding from China’s Shanghai Film Group, and Hua Hua Media. A source said, the “Paramount deal is dead.”
Can Lionsgate Challenge the Studios Once Again?
After a string of massive hits, Lionsgate traveled full circle in 2016 when its top-grossing domestic film was Boo! A Medea Halloween.