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Canal+ plans new Box Office movie channel

Canal+ is set to launch a cinema-focused channel, Canal+ Box Office, in September. Revealing the plan at a press conference dedicated to its film strategy, Canal+ Box-Office will be the pay-TV operator’s tenth movie service. Ahead of the César’s award ceremony on February 24th, to be shown live on Canal+, the operator has reasserted that […]

February 16, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Forecast: Global box office at $29bn in 2023

Gower Street Analytics estimates global cinema box office will reach $29 billion (€27.3bn) in 2023. The past year brought further recovery but also challenges for the global box office: A depressed Chinese box office (ending nearly $3 billion behind 2021); the Russian invasion of Ukraine and resultant US studio boycott of Russia; an exchange rates […]

December 16, 2022

Report: European box office revenue up 21.6% YOY

Europe’s film revenue rose 21.6 per cent year over year to $2.82 billion (€2.72bn) between January and October, according to figures from OpusData compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. There were 203 films released in the region in October, down 10.2 per cent from 226 titles that hit cinemas in October 2021. Further highlights from […]

November 30, 2022

UFC 280 on BT Sport Box Office

On October 22nd, fight fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to tune in to UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office. The fight card, taking place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, will be live from 7pm BST and is headlined by two UFC title fights, alongside nine […]

October 13, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Usyk vs Joshua rematch on Sky Sports Box Office

Sky Sports Box Office will be the only place in the UK and Ireland to watch the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua rematch. The fight, scheduled to take place on August 20th in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will see British heavyweight Joshua attempt to regain the WBA (Super), WBO and IBF titles after his unanimous decision […]

July 27, 2022

Pubs exempt from Premier League PPV charges

With fans not yet permitted into stadiums, the Premier League has chosen to make the additional non-televised matches available on a pay-per-view basis. Starting this weekend Sky and BT Sport will be making these additional matches available to viewers via Sky Box Office and BT Sport for £14.95 each. However, Sky Business and BT Sport […]

October 14, 2020By Nik Roseveare