Jeffrey Hirsch, President and CEO of Starz, has announced that creative executive and producer Kathryn Busby has been named President, Original Programming at Starz. She will be responsible for leading the programming and development team for the global premium streaming platform and delivering on its programming mandate committed to narratives by, about and for women […]
Bray Film Studios has announced its proposal for a major new development that will see the next phase of expansion of its historic film studios, with plans for new state-of-the-art studio facilities. The continued revitalisation of this iconic British film brand will see the studios returning to their former glory as a premiere shooting destination, […]
IMAX is back, suggested CEO Richard Gelfond. Hits such as the latest James Bond outing plus sci-fi epic Dune (which helped IMAX capture 20 per cent of the record opening weekend’s box office) helped bring in the best-ever October trading month for the large cinema screen specialists. “It is clear the global film industry has […]
Social cinema platform Kinema has launched a new fully integrated and secure live video broadcasting tool into its virtual Kinema cinematic experience. This combines high-quality, live streaming technology with an advanced film play experience and easy-to-navigate controls. This proprietary feature, an entertainment industry first, gives screening hosts, exhibition partners, filmmakers and talent access to a […]
A report from investment bank Morgan Stanley looks at the impact Covid has had on the film industry and with movie-going restarting assesses future industry prospects. But there’s one powerful message from the bank; the streamers are winning. “The movie business is dead, long live the movie business,” says Morgan Stanley. “Since the onset of […]
Disney+ has announced that David Bruckner’s The Night House will premiere exclusively on the streaming service in UK on October 27th, under the Star banner. The psychological horror movie was well received by movie-goers and critics upon its cinema release in August, and currently holds a ‘fresh’ rating of 86 per cent on review aggregation […]
The EBU is establishing new alliances and networks to foster collaboration between European public service broadcasters. Recent meetings in Munich and Paris saw broadcasters explore ways to work together on the production of both young adult drama and documentary series. “Collaboration between Members has always been at the heart of the EBU’s mission,” stated Jean […]
HBO Max has announced its service will be available to customers in 27 territories during the initial phase of its European roll out. In an online presentation, WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform reaffirmed it will launch first in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain, and Andorra on October 26th and then in Central & Eastern Europe and […]
William Hill has cut the price from 10-1 to 7-1 that the latest James Bond movie, No Time To Die becomes the highest grossing UK film of all-time. The UK’s “widest theatrical release of all time” opened in 772 cinemas in the UK and Ireland on September 30th and box office expectations are high, as […]
24i, the video streaming expert, has been selected to provide its end-to-end streaming platform to Cinessance, the first globally-accessible video on demand platform dedicated to French cinema. Cinessance is the first video on demand platform of French cinema, accessible anywhere in the world. The service will feature French films across a wide range of genres, […]