Disney

Uncharted Waters
Streaming

Uncharted Waters

August 5, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Uncharted Waters

By reclaiming their content from licensees to launch standalone streaming services, traditional media companies are sailing headlong into uncharted waters.

SVOD Licensing Rates
Streaming

Netflix Faces Slowdown

July 24, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Faces Slowdown

Beyond ballooning content and acquisition costs, fueled by costly debt, there are five additional obstacles that will challenge Netflix’s streaming dominance.

Distribution

Follow The Leader

July 23, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Follow The Leader

NBCUniversal, who competed against Disney for Fox, is planning to follow Disney’s lead in India with the purchase of Zee Entertainment.

Streaming

Netflix Lost Subscribers

July 21, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Lost Subscribers

Netflix lost subscribers in the United States for the first time in nearly a decade. The second quarter was also the worst quarter in terms of international additions that Netflix has posted in four years.

Big Spenders
Production

Hey Big Spenders

July 15, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Hey Big Spenders

To woo subscribers away from Netflix, Disney, AT&T, and Apple are spending big bucks to produce original series content.

Netflix Overtakes Sky
Distribution

Netflix Overtakes Sky

June 18, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Netflix Overtakes Sky

Sky’s new owners, Comcast, will more than double its investment in European original programming for the new venture – Sky Studios.

Lionsgate Films Bound For Disney
Distribution

Lionsgate Films Are Disney Bound

June 16, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Lionsgate Films Are Disney Bound

Starting in 2020, films released by Lionsgate will be distributed on the Hulu streaming service, and FX, the basic-cable channel now owned by Disney after the takeover of Fox.

Streaming

Streaming Promised Land

June 12, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Streaming Promised Land

Disney, Amazon Prime, and Netflix have pivoted to India, the world’s second largest market, after plans to launch and sustain services in the world’s most populous nation hit the Great Wall of China.

The Hollywood Netlix Divorce
Streaming

Hollywood Netflix Divorce

June 9, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Hollywood Netflix Divorce

Recently, anonymous sources have reported to multiple news outlets about the difficulty Hollywood will face in attempting to take back its content from Netflix.

Disney Takes Over Hulu
Streaming

Disney Takes Over Hulu

May 22, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Disney Takes Over Hulu

Last week, Disney and Comcast came to terms whereby Disney would take sole control over Hulu. Comcast will remain a silent partner until 2024

Content Comes Home
Streaming

Content Comes Home

May 15, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Content Comes Home

In an industry where content is king; Netflix has worn the crown in recent years thanks to the programming libraries from the major studios.

Fractured Content Landscape
Streaming

Fractured Content Landscape

April 2, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Fractured Content Landscape

More and more consumers are piecing together entertainment content from multiple services rather than relying on a traditional cable television package.

Pluto TV
Streaming

Back From The Brink

March 14, 2019 FilmTake Comments Off on Back From The Brink

After years of internal divisions, family squabbles, lawsuits, and sexual harassment investigations, Viacom and CBS are starting to resemble real companies again.