Entries from 2024-06-01 to 1 month

China is Back, Bigger and Better, at the 2024 Shanghai Film Fest

It’s time for another perennial favorite in the crowded film festival calendar. As the 26th Shanghai Film Festival gets underway, a core theme of this year’s celebration is the emerging contemporary filmmakers shaping the Chinese film land…

Turning the Box Office Inside Out in All the Right Ways

Finally, the 2024 box office has some good news to share. Not only has Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 managed to live up to its expectations, one of the first major releases of the year to do so, but it has even managed to break a record whil…

MovieSphere Takes the Crown as the First Major FAST Channel on Nielsen’s Radar

In further evidence that FAST channels are carving themselves a very relevant niche in the wider streaming world, Nielsen will now report channel viewership (on the same measurements as traditional TV ad buyers) for Lionsate’s MovieSphere,…

Warner Bros. Discovery is Back on the M&A Scene

There has been a lot of speculation over whether we will see more M&A activities from Warner Bros. Discovery once their mandatory freeze period post-merger expires. As the company finds itself on a better financial footing than immediately…

Lionsgate May Still Make Movies for Starz Post-Split

Lionsgate and Starz may be closing in on their official separations, now Lionsgate is, itself, a separate publicly-traded company. However, it appears they will be keeping a mutual working relationship after all. Brandon Blake, our enterta…