Will they or won’t they? And if they do, what route will they take? Those are the core questions we’ve seen on everyone’s lips this December as talks around a potential deal for some aspect of Paramount Global heat up. It’s hard to imagine…

Paramount saw a whopping 13% gain in stock price last week off the back of rumors that it could find itself on the sales block at some point in the 2024 fiscal year. Our resident entertainment attorney in USA, Brandon Blake of Blake & Wang…

Zee5’s Global Streaming Service will now aggregate several smaller Indian streamers for the US market in a push for dominance of that niche. Blake & Wang's entertainment attorney Los Angeles, Brandon Blake, shares the details. Brandon Blak…

The Berlin Film Festival has secured a key new pledge from the city of Berlin itself to offset the impact of previous budget cuts. Our entertainment attorney in the know from Blake & Wang P.A., Brandon Blake, has all the details. Brandon B…

Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group and investment firm Domain Capital have this week announced a multi-year co-financing agreement, centering on Warner Bros.' expanded focus on theatrical films. The deal covers a diverse slate of movies spa…

With a generally positive Q2 financial report, and finally some certainty over the Starz spinoff, Lionsgate has seen a very positive week for its stock results and overall market perception. Our industry expert, entertainment attorney Bran…

2023 will go down as a tricky year for the entertainment industry overall- but there’s one positive among all the turmoil. While it hasn’t quite come as or when we expected, there have been great strides towards finally boosting theatrical…

After a dull start to the earnings year, it seems many of the top ‘tech’ streamers are bouncing back to more positive Q3s and better-looking balance sheets. Last week, Amazon burst Wall Street expectations to post a very rosy Q3. Blake & W…

We’ve already seen a little more transparency enter the wider streaming environment in the last few years. However, we’ve now been promised even more data freedom in the coming years by Netflix’s Ted Sarandos. Brandon Blake, our entertainm…

While there’s no resolution in sight just yet for the SAG-AFTRA strike, the time to look forward is now. And simply getting a deal into the bag won’t be the end of the post-strike ramifications, either. Today Brandon Blake, entertainment a…

It’s been a year of ups and downs for entertainment stocks in general. Twitchy markets have been quick to respond to any positive (or negative) news, no matter how small. Many of the studios-turned-streamers have been buffeted by the headw…

With the joyous news that the WGA is officially off of strike and writer’s rooms across the country can return to business as usual, there’s another glimmer of hope for the domestic entertainment industry. SAG-AFTRA will also be returning …

With Asia fast becoming a streaming battleground for international partnerships, it seems everyone is fighting for their share of a profitable market. Just this week, Paramount+ has announced it will be moving into the Japanese market as o…

Ah, AMC. Has there been any entertainment brand with stock as volatile and unpredictable as AMC Entertainment’s over the last few years? With the company still struggling to shrug off its ‘memestock’ status and achieve true balance in thei…

There was a time when emerging streamers ran from the idea of pinning themselves down with anything as transparent as ratings and the data to back them. That era, it seems, is firmly over. In the early days of streaming, freedom from tradi…

FilmLA, the body responsible for the issuing of location shoot permits for the city, has been tracking the dismal decline in active series for a while. At a time when we’d typically see dozens of scripted TV projects in the works, we’ve se…

This week we see Lionsgate and STX Entertainment announce a new distribution deal for both new releases and library titles throughout North America. This is an interesting collaboration, coming at a time when collaborative release agreemen…

There’s more dull news for the wider Pay TV and Cable market ahead this quarter, with significant subscriber losses across top providers. Blake & Wang P.A best entertainment lawyers in los angeles, Brandon Blake, is here with the facts and…

It’s been a big week for future plans at Disney, with several upcoming changes to their streaming services announced. As streamers jockey to keep subscribers interested and reach coveted profitability amidst a soft economy, we’re seeing a …

It may not be the easiest ad environment in the world at present, but Roku’s Q2 earnings show that there’s still plenty of optimism to be had in the state of the entertainment world. Blake & Wang P.A. entertainment Lawyer Los Angeles, Bran…

Sound of Freedom has officially entered sleeper-hit territory. Made for less than $15M by Utah’s faith-based Angel Studios, the film has had an unprecedented run for an arthouse/indie movie in post-pandemic theaters- and whether or not the…

Lionsgate has now formally announced more details around its plan to split into two public entities, one returning to its core TV/film production business and one allowing media network activity centered on Starz, which it acquired for $4.…

Nexstar has removed its programming from DirectTV services, including Nexstar-owned local stations and the cable network NewsNation, as a result of another carriage dispute between the two entities. This distribution battle seems set for a…

Is scale the secret to streaming success? For Paramount+, it seems the answer is, ‘yes’. Despite offering some strong programming, Paramount+ has been struggling to gain the market traction of its larger competitors. Plus the continued que…

Universal’s massive push into an expanded theatrical slate continues with abandon. In addition to a heavy push for the upcoming release of Oppenheimer, as well as some intriguing forays into the animation market as it seems set to boom, Un…

The news that Amazon will be sending some MGM legacy content to its Freevee Free, Ad-Supported TV (FAST) service will surprise noone. We’ve been waiting for them to offer up content from this beloved legacy studio. However, alongside their…

Knowing what content sells is critical to the future of streaming success- and when it comes to the Asia-Pacific market, there are two content types that are selling exponentially well. That’s Hollywood fare, and Korean content. While this…

Despite a strong presence within the Emmy nominations over the last few years, relatively few streamers have managed wins for their series. As we enter the next round of Emmy nominations, however, we’re seeing stronger streamer presence th…

As long-lived franchise IP goes, it’s hard to beat the Fast & Furious and its near-endless iterations. But as the post-pandemic box office has shown, nostalgia, predictable experiences, and a recognisable brand name can do wonders for a fi…

Is 2023 the coveted ‘normal’ we’ve been desperate to return to? On the international film market scene, at least, there’s certainly strong signs that business is finally back to…well, business. No where does that show as strongly as at thi…