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Warner Bros Discovery’s Gerhard Zeiler unveils European launch plans for Max
WBD’s international head Gerhard Zeiler emphasised the importance of the theatrical window in Mipcom keynote.
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Netflix UK revenues hit £1.5bn
Streaming giant reports 12% rise in earnings with £26.7m post-tax operating profit.
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Korean Disney+ series ‘Moving’ sweeps Asia Contents Awards including top prize
Superhero spy series wins six awards including the top prize.
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Netflix swoops on fourth TIFF buy, ‘His Three Daughters’
Streamer takes worldwide rights in reported $7m deal.
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German industry to debate navigating streamer buy-out deals at Filmfest Hamburg
The festival’s full Industry Days programme will take place from October 2-6.
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Streaming services, including studios, form US lobbying group
The body will push for federal and state laws benefiting the streaming industry.
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Thomasin McKenzie, Bill Nighy, James Norton lead IVF film ‘Joy’ for Netflix, Pathe with production underway (exclusive)
Script by Jack Thorne, about the world’s first IVF baby.
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Netflix, Obamas’ Higher Ground acquire Matthew Heineman Telluride doc ‘American Symphony’
Film will release globally later this year.
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The US streamer squeeze: Why Europe is taking on the SVoDs
Screen reports on a struggle that has major implications for European film funding — and why the UK is taking a different approach.
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US streamer Roku rids 10% of employees, takes up to $65m hit to remove streaming content
Roku expects to record a restructuring charge related to the layoffs in an estimated range of $45m to $65m, and an impairment cost of between $160m and $200m for ceasing to use office facilities.
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Netflix unveils multi-title partnerships with South African filmmakers
Deals announced today at MIP Africa preview of streamer’s programming in Cape Town.
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UK tax relief claims for high-end TV overtake amounts paid out for film tax relief for first time
HETV claimed £829m against £517m for film, for the tax year ending March 2022.
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WGA report calls for streamer regulation, says unfettered growth offers ‘alarming window into the future of media’
“Without intervention, these conglomerates will seize control of the media landscape”
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Disney’s Bob Iger “personally committed” to strike solution and studio improvement
Disney reported mixed results and a European expansion for the ad-supported version of Disney+.
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HBO sets movie-making comedy series from Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci
Himesh Patel and Aya Cash will star, with UK writer Jon Brown as showrunner.
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UK streaming sector revenue up 21.5% in 2022, but subscriptions slow and viewing declines
The insights were published in Ofcom’s sixth annual Media Nations report.
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V Channels, Spanglish Movies in distribution partnership (exclusive)
The deal will see Spanish-language films distributed on platforms in the US and Latin America.
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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos: “These strikes are not an outcome we wanted”
Executive addresses hot-button issue amid Hollywood doube strike.
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Crackdown on password sharing helps boost Netflix global subscribers by 5.9m
Q2 revenue came in at $8.16bn, roughly where analysts thought it would be.
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Canal Plus unveils cinema-powered autumn slate
The French pay-TV giant also announced a surprise film festival-focused channel.