The China Retreat
Viacom has had enough of China. The New York-based company is in talks with at least one Chinese group to sell some or all of the company’s operations on the mainland.
Paramount
Lionsgate For Sale
Lionsgate lobbies to become the belle of the consolidation ball taking place in Hollywood, but will Prince Charming ever show up?
Studio Netflix
Netflix plans to release 80 films in 2018; nearly as many as all six major studios combined.
Point of No Return for North America’s Box Office
In 2017, North American theatrical admissions fell to 1992 levels. Admissions in the U.S and Canada dropped 6% to 1.23 billion tickets sold.
Hollywood Studios Search For New Money [Part One]
A false narrative is being advanced by news outlets that the reason for multiple failed deals is China’s clampdown on foreign investment.
Hollywood Financing is Broke [Part One]
Sony Pictures’ co-financing partner, LStar Capital, informed the studio at the last minute that they would no longer invest in Sony’s slate.
Paramount’s China Lifeline is Gone [Update]
If reports from China are to be believed (clearly they cannot), a company with $19 million in revenue was going to finance $1 billion of Paramount’s slate.
The End of Film Territories in Europe is Closer Than You Think!
By Cannes Film Festival 2018, unless some unforeseen events occur, it will no longer be possible to license films to specific territories.
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.
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.”