Articles by FilmTake

AT&T DirecTV
Distribution

AT&T’s Big Gamble

February 8, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on AT&T’s Big Gamble

The DirecTV deal was AT&T’s first big gamble on the filmed entertainment distribution market. DirecTV has been shedding subscribers since the beginning of 2017.

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…”

2019 China Box Office
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.

Hulu
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%.

Streaming

Netflix Conquers Europe

December 19, 2018 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Conquers Europe

Netflix gauged the climate in Europe perfectly, first by increasing funding to produce more local content, and by forging licensing deals with local content partners.

Amazon-Landmark
Exhibition

Amazon Vies for Landmark Theaters

August 17, 2018 FilmTake Comments Off on Amazon Vies for Landmark Theaters

Amazon is preparing to acquire Landmark Theaters according to unnamed sources. Fewer and fewer Americans are going to the theater, but those that do are spending more and more.