US film producers rush scripts to Cannes market in shadow of WGA strike

There has been a notable recent uptick in movies from US producers going into development, coinciding with the Cannes Film Festival’s annual film market. With the WGA strike ongoing, studios are fast-tracking projects while sales companies are bringing packaged scripts to market to attract buyers keen to shore up their supply of new films.
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08.06.23  Orina Zhao

Disney+ Hotstar pivots to profitability

Disney+ Hotstar has long been the largest subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) platform in India, by both subscriptions and revenue. However, in the face of rising IPL costs and low monetisation, Disney+ Hotstar has started to pivot away from its focus on subscription numbers to focus more on profitability and ARPU.

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08.06.23  Olivia Deane

May 2023: Commissioning tearsheet

While the volume of titles announced in May 2023 was relatively similar to that announced in the previous month, year on year analysis shows the full affect of the USA writers’ strike.

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20.04.23  Daniel Harraghy

Football's multi-club ownership boom

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30.05.23  Piers Harding-Rolls

Microsoft’s Activision acquisition: Implications for the cloud gaming market and industry

This report examines the commercial and competitive implications on the cloud gaming industry of Microsoft's commitments to the EC competition authority in relation to the Activision Blizzard acquisition.

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30.05.23  Rory Gooderick

Primer: Pay TV in North America

Despite North America being one of the oldest and most developed pay TV markets, subscriptions in North America has been declining rapidly over recent years as more and more consumer decide to cut the cord. This report examines the dynamics of the North American pay TV market.

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30.05.23  Piers Harding-Rolls

Microsoft’s Activision acquisition: Implications for the cloud gaming market and industry

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