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The Secret Behind Neon’s Rise and Why Its Future Still Hangs in the Balance

June 18, 2025 FilmTake Comments Off on The Secret Behind Neon’s Rise and Why Its Future Still Hangs in the Balance

While most independent distributors faltered after the lockdowns started a cycle of theatrical collapse, Neon doubled down on theatrical releases, carefully timed VOD windows, and an expanding slate of in-house productions. But behind the critical acclaim lies a high-stakes business model facing mounting financial pressure.

Distribution

Window Shopping: Why Holding Back Pays Off in Streaming Distribution

June 9, 2025 FilmTake Comments Off on Window Shopping: Why Holding Back Pays Off in Streaming Distribution

Studios are no longer tied to a single strategy for releasing films. Instead, each major player is now juggling theatrical, transactional, and streaming windows with increasing precision. Below is an examination of how studios like Universal, Sony, and Paramount are embracing staggered, platform-specific Pay-One strategies.

Distribution

EFM: Open For Business

March 1, 2021 FilmTake Comments Off on EFM: Open For Business

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.

Exhibition

Regal Shutters All 663 Theaters

October 6, 2020 FilmTake Comments Off on Regal Shutters All 663 Theaters

British exhibitor Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Cinemas in the US, said on Monday that it would shutter all 663 of its theaters in the US and the UK starting October 8th.

Exhibition

Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You

September 30, 2020 FilmTake Comments Off on Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You

Day-and-date and other alternative film releasing models have been around for over a decade. Still, most major studios have avoided a strategy that skips the theater altogether, that is, until now.