International
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FandangoNow Creates Playlists for San Diego Comic-Con
With Comic-Con in full swing in San Diego through July 21, FandangoNow, Fandango’s transactional VOD service, is hosting two new playlists devoted to fan favorites and genre films. Fandango correspondent Alicia Malone, author of the feminist film histories The Female Gaze and Backwards and in Heels, July 19 is moderating a Comic-Con panel entitled “The Future of Film is … Continue reading “FandangoNow Creates Playlists for San Diego Comic-Con”
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‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Coming to Digital Aug. 13, Disc Aug. 27 From Universal
The family film The Secret Life of Pets 2 will debut on digital Aug. 13 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and on demand Aug. 27 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From the studio Illumination (Despicable Me, Minions, Sing), the animated sequel features the pets and their growing families in a new chapter that explores … Continue reading “‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Coming to Digital Aug. 13, Disc Aug. 27 From Universal”
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Netflix Rival BritBox Launching Q4 in the U.K.
As expected, British television rivals ITV and the BBC have signed an agreement to launch subscription streaming video service BritBox in the U.K. in the fourth quarter priced at £5.99 ($7.51) per month in HD and available across multiple screens and devices. Originally launched in North America in 2017 featuring British-centric programming from the BBC, … Continue reading “Netflix Rival BritBox Launching Q4 in the U.K.”
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Post Subscriber Hiccup, Netflix Piles Praise … on HBO
After disappointing Q2 subscriber growth numbers, Netflix senior management on the fiscal webcast took the high road deflecting the subscription streaming service’s first domestic quarterly decline (since 2011) while adding only half of projected international subs. CEO Reed Hastings said it might be easy to “over-interpret” the lack of sub growth but that under similar … Continue reading “Post Subscriber Hiccup, Netflix Piles Praise … on HBO”
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Netflix Q2 Sub Growth Stalls; Posts First Domestic Sub Loss
In a surprise, Netflix July 17 disclosed it added just 2.7 million subscribers in the second quarter, ended June 30. The sub growth was barely half the 5 million subscribers added in the previous-year period. In the shareholder letter, CEO Reed Hastings said the service expects to grow its sub base by 7 million paid … Continue reading “Netflix Q2 Sub Growth Stalls; Posts First Domestic Sub Loss”
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Disney’s Pending Streaming Video Service Has Broad Consumer Awareness in the U.S. – Less So in the U.K.
Disney’s upcoming Nov. 11 launch of branded subscription streaming video service, Disney+, has been the media company’s primary focus in 2019. New data from a survey of 2,500 Internet users in the United States by GlobalWebIndex found 35% of respondents cite remakes and sequels of noted Disney film brands for wanting to subscribe to Disney+. … Continue reading “Disney’s Pending Streaming Video Service Has Broad Consumer Awareness in the U.S. – Less So in the U.K.”
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Report: Netflix South Korea Tops 1.8 Million Subscribers After Slow Start
Netflix has reportedly generated more than 1.8 million subscribers in South Korea – three years after launching service in the Asian country. The sub count from the end of June 30 is up 192% from about 630,000 subs in the previous-year period, according to research company WiseApp. The report contends 38% of Netflix’s South Korean … Continue reading “Report: Netflix South Korea Tops 1.8 Million Subscribers After Slow Start”
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Euro News: Pay-TV to Add 17.7M Subs; Italian Piracy Declines
Despite ongoing consumer migration toward over-the-top video distribution, European pay-TV operators are projected to add 17.7 million subscribers through 2023, according to new data from Dataxis. How’s that? In Europe, pay-TV consumption is combined with online TV and OTT video (i.e. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video). Thus, Euro pay-TV growth, which represents an 8.4% increase from … Continue reading “Euro News: Pay-TV to Add 17.7M Subs; Italian Piracy Declines”
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Sony Pictures Television Sells Dutch VOD Movie Service
Sony Pictures Television Networks has sold the brand assets of Film1, a Dutch pay-TV and video-on-demand service, to SPI International. Financial terms were not disclosed. SPI, which operates 40 television channels and movie services on six continents, will continue to operate all of Film1’s digital services and related platforms. As of Aug. 1, SPI will … Continue reading “Sony Pictures Television Sells Dutch VOD Movie Service”
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DEG to Track Digital Movies Sales Through GfK Entertainment
GfK Entertainment July 5 announced a deal with DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group to provide the home entertainment trade group with data on sales of digital movies and TV shows. The two-year contract covers international markets in addition to aggregated sales of films and TV series in the United States and Canada for transactional VOD … Continue reading “DEG to Track Digital Movies Sales Through GfK Entertainment”
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Netflix Leasing Production Space at Pinewood Studios in the U.K.
Netflix reportedly has signed a 10-year lease for production space at the legendary Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. Specifically, the deal includes access to 14-stage studio space, in addition to office and workshops at Pinewood’s Shepperton Studios, according to Deadline.com. “Shepperton has been synonymous with world class film for nearly a century and it’s … Continue reading “Netflix Leasing Production Space at Pinewood Studios in the U.K.”
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Netflix Australia Tops 11.6 Million Subscribers
Netflix has more than 11.6 million subscribers in Australia — four years after launching service in a country of 24 million pe0ple. That tally is up nearly 18% from a year ago, according to new data from research firm Roy Morgan. Nearly 14 million Aussies (age 14 and above) now have access to pay-TV or … Continue reading “Netflix Australia Tops 11.6 Million Subscribers”