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Jason Ropell, Mubi’s chief content officer, talks growth ambitions and theatrical plans
”We need to have global theatrical distribution capabilities on top of the global streaming ability which we have,” he said.
Barry Diller mulling bid for Paramount Global
Merger of streaming service Paramount+ with another studio platform could also be a possibility.
HighballTV takes Tribeca collection for North American streaming (exclusive)
The package of 15 titles includes festival films from the US, the UK and Ireland.
Netflix’s EMEA head Larry Tanz outlines film strategy and European production ambitions
Tanz says the streamer cares more about offering the best European movies than prioritising original commissions over acquisitions.
‘Peaky Blinders’ film lands at Netflix with Tom Harper to direct
Production is set to begin later this year.
‘Leave The World Behind’ tops Netflix viewing chart for second half of 2023
One Piece was the most watched series, with non-English language material also performing well.
Kino Film Collection streamer goes direct-to-consumer in the US
The service was launched last year on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels.
Movistar Plus+’s Domingo Corral explains why the Spanish streamer is moving into production
The platform has spent big to secure Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’.
Netflix announces ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ and new Kathryn Bigelow feature
Also on the streamer’s slate is Keira Knightley novel adaptation The Woman In Cabin 10.
Comcast to launch Peacock/Netflix/AppleTV+ streaming bundle
The move comes after Disney and Warner Bros Discovery announce their streaming bundle launch.
Doug Belgrad joins new Netflix film team
The former Sony Motion Picture Group president will work with Netflix film head Dan Lin.
Mediapro Studio launching Los Angeles office in English-language push
Former Paramount executive Juan Acosta will head the Spanish company’s US operation
Warner Bros Discovery misses Q1 targets, streaming shows positive signs
Global subscribers increased by 1.9million to 99.6m.
Disney+, Hulu, Max streaming bundle coming this summer
Offering will house content from Disney, Hulu, Marvel, Pixar, Searchlight, Warner Bros, HBO, CNN, FX, more.
“No appetite to make fewer films”, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos tells analysts
Executive also addresses licensing of features and shows.
Netflix added 9.3m subs in Q1; will end quarterly subs reporting in 2025
Advertising membership grew 65% quarter-on-quarter.
Bob Iger on Disney succession “priority”, proxy fight win, summer password-sharing crackdown
“The market is reacting to how this company is performing; it was not reacting to the [proxy] fight.”
“We’ve elbowed our way into the industry”: charting the rise of cinephile social platform Letterboxd
How can the film industry take advantage?
European content garnering 30% viewing share on Europe’s SVoD plaforms
Spain is the country with the highest share of viewtime for national works.
Simone Ashley and Hero Fiennes Tiffin to star in Prime Video romantic comedy ‘Picture This’
42 produce, with further cast including Phil Dunster, Nikesh Patel, Adil Ray, Sindhu Vee and Asim Chaudhry.