Subscribe to get latest news delivered straight to your inbox


    News

    How Wall Street Is Reacting to Cinemark-Universal Theatrical Window Deal

    • 19.11.2020
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The deal provides "flexibility to the studio, while protecting theaters," says one analyst. It "improved upon the surprisingly short, all-encompassing 17-day window from Universal’s deal with AMC," adds another.

    Read Article

    Everything You Need to Know About Universal and Cinemark’s Early VOD Deal

    • 19.11.2020
    • Variety

    On Monday, Universal Pictures gave theater owners another shove toward the future of moviegoing. The Hollywood studio struck a second deal with a major theater chain, this time Cinemark, to shorten the theatrical window and bring movies more quickly to the home.

    Read Article

    Survival Mode: Movie Theaters Brace for Desolate Winter

    • 19.11.2020
    • Variety

    With studios releasing fewer comic book movies and franchise films, some theaters are relaxing their biases about streaming services and opting to showcase movies from Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, companies that previously ran afoul with exhibitors because they refused to honor traditional release windows.

    Read Article

    CAA Wants Judge to Order Immediate End to Writers’ Boycott

    • 19.11.2020
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    A new motion for a preliminary injunction comes as the top talent agency says the Writers Guild refuses to take “yes” for an answer on affiliate production and packaging fees.

    Read Article

    India poised to play key role in global economy, future of tech, innovation: Verizon Business

    • 19.11.2020
    • Gadgets Now

    Robert Le Busque, Managing Director, Asia Pacific (APAC), Verizon Business Group told that the rising middle class, "almost unrivaled talent pool", a commitment to research and development, and innovation has made India one of the world strongest digital economies.

    Read Article

    Gen Z Content Creators Are Getting Millions of Views for Just Ranting

    • 19.11.2020
    • Vice

    A new brand of short and snappy hot takes is taking over—and making their young creators fairly rich and very popular.

    Read Article

    By crafting a careful saintly image, Akshay Kumar has lost the goofy, comedic quality that made him a superstar

    • 18.11.2020
    • Firstpost

    In pretending to care for the world, Kumar has chosen to play to the gallery of sainthood, rather than to his strength. Even his purported risks, like playing a transgender character in Laxmii – are employed towards manufacturing consent for his ‘do-good’ image.

    Read Article

    Ting Hsiao-Ching Sets out Expanded Goals for TAICCA and Taiwan’s Creative Sector

    • 18.11.2020
    • Variety

    Taiwan is committed to making the content industry one of its economic pillars by attracting international investment and talent to the self-governed island, says the agency responsible for industry development.

    Read Article

    Watch | ‘Who Will Censor the Ones Who Censor Us?’

    • 18.11.2020
    • The Wire

    Producer Prakash Jha speaks to The Wire on the release of season two of the series 'Ashram'.

    Read Article

    Disney+ to Reach 194 Million Subscribers in 2025, Analyst Forecasts

    • 18.11.2020
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    "There seems to be a rapid slowdown in subscriber growth in countries after an impressive surge at launch," says Digital TV Research's Simon Murray about the update, which is above his most recent estimate, but below an earlier projection.

    Read Article