The latest AA/WARC Expenditure Report anticipates 15.2 per cent growth in the UK’s advertising market in 2021, ahead of other key markets including the US and China. This is due to strong online activity, particularly within the e-commerce and online video sectors. A strong year ahead In 2021, the UK ad market is set to […]
Research from analyst firm Parks Associates finds 25 per cent of US broadband households now prefer an OTT subscription service to watch new movies, while 24 per cent still prefer movie theatres to experience first-run movie titles. “Covid-19 has upended the traditional content-windowing process, and consumer research shows this paradigm shift is impacting consumer attitudes,” […]
Ampere Analysis has published revised forecasts for global box office revenues in 2020, now just 25 per cent of the original estimate made in January, showing the devastating effect of coronavirus on the sector. At the start of 2020, Ampere forecast annual gross box office revenue of $44.5 billion (€37.1bn) globally, a stark contrast to […]
Sky has announced the acquisition of Blithe Spirit from StudioCanal UK. The film will be released in cinemas and on Sky Cinema on January 15th across the UK and Ireland, and will also be available on streaming service NOW TV via the Sky Cinema Pass. The fantasy comedy, based on the play by Noël Coward, […]
Wonder Woman 1984, the DC movie sequel, will launch on streaming platform HBO Max in the US on Christmas Day, and be released in cinemas the same day, Warner Bros has confirmed. The release of Wonder Woman 1984, along with many other tentpole features, had already been delayed several times as a result of the […]
The latest movie from Nickelodeon icon SpongeBob SquarePants has landed directly on Netflix in Europe. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run was scheduled for a global theatrical release this summer before the pandemic put an end to that. Paramount then agreed a deal with Netflix to debut the movie on the streaming platform everywhere […]
Giant screen cinema operator IMAX recorded its highest-ever losses for its Q3 trading. They were brought about because of its Covid-impacted revenues which plummeted to $37.3 million from $86.4 million in the same period in 2019. But the revenues could have been worse. Asian revenues, where the Covid restrictions had been relaxed, helped boost income […]
BBC Film and the BFI have announced a new season of British films, beginning on BBC Two on October 24th with Daniel Kokotajlo’s Bafta-nominated Apostasy. ‘British Film Premiere: New Films from New Voices’ will present a new premiere every Saturday night through to December, celebrating a new wave of British filmmakers. Each film will be […]
The Disney Corporation is known for two things: Family-friendly entertainment, and taking no prisoners. It is at the top table of world media as much through the second attribute as the first. Nowhere is its ruthlessness more evident than in its exploitation of the direct route to its consumers. Going direct over the heads of […]
A survey of US moviegoers from Comscore has found that audiences are feeling more confident heading to cinemas thanks to the expansive safety procedures implemented by exhibitors. Comscore says the survey results, captured in conjunction with Screen Engine/ASI, demonstrate another positive indicator for the global theatrical industry’s road to recovery. The survey revealed key insights […]