Streaming Netflix’s Dirty Secret January 29, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix’s Dirty Secret Netflix has 139 million paying subscribers after adding 29 million subscribers last year versus 22 million in 2017.
Distribution The Sudden Decline of Sundance January 22, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on The Sudden Decline of Sundance The deep pockets of digital distributors have inflated the average price of film rights at Sundance and other major film festivals.
Streaming Netflix Pays Top Dollar January 20, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Pays Top Dollar Perhaps the biggest revelation from Netflix’s earning call last week is the admission that they are “ready to pay top-of-the-market prices for…”
Distribution The China Retreat January 15, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on 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.
Streaming Hulu Subscribers Swell January 13, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Hulu Subscribers Swell The Hulu streaming service reached more than 25 million subscribers at the end of 2018. On a year-over-year basis Hulu subscriber growth rose 48%.