The Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) has launched Japan’s first Mega Movie Week, a week long cross-category campaign to drive digital transactional growth. From January 31st to February 6th, a selection of popular titles will be available across twelve digital platforms with discounted deals to buy and rent. Participating Hollywood studios and Japanese film distributors […]

Comcast has reported results for the quarter ended December 31st 2023. Q4 revenues were up 2.3 per cent to $31.25 billion (€28.7bn), beating estimates, whilst Peacock maintained its status as the fastest growing streaming service in the US. “We capped off 2023 and the fourth quarter with excellent operational and financial performance,” said Brian L. […]

Leave the World Behind, starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali and Myha’la was once again Netflix’s most viewed title of the week, notching 44.9 million views in the week commencing December 11th. Viewerss continued to get intertwined in the newest love triangle of Jackie, Cole and Alex and sent Season 1 of the coming-of-age […]

Less than one year since its initial launch in the Nordics, six months since completing its roll-out across more than 20 European markets, SkyShowtime now boasts a strong line-up of first-run feature films and exclusive series. As the home of new theatrical releases from both Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, SkyShowtime will be premiering, later […]

The Super Mario Bros Movie continues to set Box Office records and has now become the second biggest animated movie in cinema history, overtaking Frozen. The adaptation of the popular Nintendo video game series from Universal and Illumination, starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black, has now hit $1.3 billion (€1.22bn) at the global […]

Cineworld, the struggling cinema chain, has announced it will raise new funding and has aborted plans to sell its businesses in the US, UK and Ireland after failing to find a buyer. Cineworld saw its share price fall by nearly 30 per cent after announcing its cancelled sale plans. At the same time, the company […]

Findings from analyst firm Omdia indicate that global consumer spend on games is set to reach $215 billion (€198bn) by 2027. Following a 50 per cent increase in games adaptation in 2022, the transmedia space continues to expand and profit as more video game franchises make their way to the large and small screen. “Alongside […]