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The Silent Twins heading to Peacock

Peacock has announced Focus Features The Silent Twins will stream exclusively on the streaming service from November 4th. The Silent Twins is the latest addition to Peacock’s growing library of iconic films, including Halloween Ends, Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Jurassic World Dominion, Vengeance, Brian and Charles and The […]

October 28, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Cineworld facing bankruptcy

The Cineworld Group is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy after failing to significantly pull audiences back in following the pandemic. Cineworld is expected to file a chapter 11 petition in the US and is considering insolvency proceedings in the UK, according to the WSJ. It is the second largest cinema chain in the world, […]

August 19, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Jurassic World: Dominion on Peacock in Sept

Peacock has announced that Jurassic World Dominion, from Universal Pictures, will begin streaming exclusively on on the service on September 2nd. The much-anticipated return of the celebrated franchise directed by Colin Trevorrow reunites two generations of Jurassic heroes, including Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, BD […]

August 19, 2022

Netflix: New kids content every week over summer

Netflix has announced that it will add brand new kids and family content each week throughout the summer. Titles include content that aims to bring everyone at home together for quality time (The Sea Beast, 13: The Musical, Lost Ollie, Ivy & Bean), preschool animations (CoComelon, Gabby’s Dollhouse, Action Pack), and the return of celebrated […]

July 1, 2022By Nik Roseveare

IMAX enjoying multiple tailwinds

IMAX’s May 2022 global box office was higher than that of pre-Covid levels, and its future performance should be supported by a good slate of movies for the second half of 2022 and 2023, says the company. IMAX also announced that it had also struck an agreement with the UK’s Odeon Cinemas Group (owned by […]

June 20, 2022By Chris Forrester

Jurassic World immersive experience coming to London

The ExCeL London will host the renowned immersive experience, Jurassic World: The Exhibition, this summer. On the heels of the cinematic release of Jurassic World Dominion, the sixth movie in the celebrated franchise, the live immersive experience opens at the ExCeL from August 25th, having been touring the globe since 2016 where it has already […]

June 20, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Sonic 2 on Rakuten TV

Premium VoD platform Rakuten TV has announced the release of their latest blockbuster titles for June. In Rakuten TV’s ‘CINEMA’ selection, audiences can return to the magical world of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. The third film of the franchise starring Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller and Mads Mikkelsen will be available on […]

May 30, 2022

IMAX: “Remarkable season ahead”

Giant screen business IMAX has reported its Q1 2022 numbers which highlighted a promising recovery from its pandemic-affected period. Its Q1 box office was up 57 per cent to $173.2 million (€164.7m) and that the number of open theatres in China – its strongest market – were up from 52 per cent to 65 per […]

May 3, 2022By Chris Forrester

The Terminal List premieres in July on Prime Video

Amazon Original series The Terminal List, starring Chris Pratt, will premiere all eight episodes on July 1st, exclusively on Prime Video. The Terminal List, which is a co-production from Amazon Studios and Civic Center Media in association with MRC Television, will be available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Based on the best-selling […]

February 18, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Jam City acquires Fremantle’s Ludia

RTL Group has announced that its global content business, Fremantle, has completed the sale of its 100 per cent shareholding in Ludia to US-based mobile entertainment company Jam City for $165 million (€139 million). In 2009, Fremantle acquired an initial stake of 29 per cent in Ludia, before increasing its shareholding to 100 per cent […]

September 9, 2021