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Freakier Friday sets Disney+ streaming date

Disney’s Freakier Friday movie will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ from November 12th. The comedy sequel marks the next chapter for on-screen mother and daughter Jamie Lee Curtis (playing Tess Coleman) and Lindsay Lohan (playing Anna Coleman), as the Coleman family’s story moves into a new generation. Anna now has a daughter of her own […]

October 28, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Content Partners acquires Hoodwinked movies

Content Partners, the independent owner of major studio-distributed films, television programming, and related participations, has announced that the company has acquired the animated feature films Hoodwinked (2005) and Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011) from Kanbar Entertainment. The deal includes derivative rights, providing Content Partners with the ability to develop sequels, prequels and other related […]

October 28, 2025

Data: Movies account for 48% of US streaming revenue

A Parrot Analytics analysis of thousands of titles across Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix and HBO Max in the US finds that movies deliver disproportionately high engagement relative to the volume of content hours they represent. The recent narrative has been that movies, in contrast to TV series, were in decline – casualties of a once-in-a-century […]

October 17, 2025

Fremantle partners with MyTime Movie Network

Fremantle is partnering with MyTime Movie Network, in a dual-agreement to represent both their FAST and YouTube channels. This global carriage deal will begin from November 1st offering MyTime Movie Network’s content to audiences in the US currently live on Roku, LG and TCL and across three YouTube channels in the US and Latin America […]

October 14, 2025

Mercedes-Benz sponsors movies on Great! TV

Mercedes-Benz Vans UK has signed a deal to sponsor movies across the Great! network of TV channels in a new 12-month deal beginning this October. The sponsorship will showcase the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter range alongside movies shown across the Great! channels – airing on Freeview, Sky, and Virgin Media – in a partnership led by Sky […]

October 10, 2025

SXSW London 2026 to open submissions across strands

The leading European platform for the convergence of cross-industry collaboration South by Southwest (SXSW) London, has opened submissions for session proposals across Conference, Music and Screen verticals for its 2026 programme. This comes as the dates for SXSW London’s return to the capital are confirmed for June 1st – 6th 2026, with tickets set to go live […]

September 22, 2025

Tron: Ares immersive experience coming to London

On October 2nd, Disney Studios will transform The Venue in Piccadilly into the digital world of Tron: Ares, allowing fans to step into the saga’s iconic girl. The central London location will become a digital frontier, featuring cutting-edge lighting design, immersive soundscapes and futuristic set pieces. The experience will blur the lines between the real world and […]

September 19, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video greenlights The Summer I Turned Pretty movie

Prime Video has announced that the global hit series The Summer I Turned Pretty is set to conclude its story with a feature film installation written and directed by Jenny Han. While story details are still under wraps, the surprise news was announced this evening at the series’ finale red carpet celebration in Paris, France.  “The […]

September 17, 2025

Culture Minister opens Pinewood Indie Film Hub

New Culture Minister Ian Murray has carried out his first official visit since being appointed to the role by travelling to Pinewood Studios to formally open its new Independent Film Hub. The hub, which incorporates sound stages, production offices and workshop spaces, is designed to support lower budget, independent filmmakers. It has been set up […]

September 12, 2025

Disney and Pixar’s Elio sets Disney+ premiere date

Disney and Pixar’s sci-fi adventure film Elio will land on the Disney+ streaming platform on September 17th. The movie’s debut onto the platform follows the success of last year’s Inside Out 2 which became the #1 film premiere on Disney+ in 2024, driving 30.5 million views globally in just 5 days. The film tells the […]

September 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare