Netflix and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) have announced a multi-year, exclusive licensing deal in the US for animated feature films. The Netflix window will begin after a four month Peacock window. This new agreement builds upon Netflix’s pre-existing Illumination output deal with Universal to now include DreamWorks Animation. Tentpole releases such as Minions: The […]
Amazon’s Prime Video and IMDb TV have agreed a multi-year licensing deal with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, bringing future blockbusters including Jurassic World: Dominion and F9 to the company’s streaming platforms. Under the new agreement, Prime Video will will have an exclusive pay-one window forUniversal’s slate of live-action movies in the US starting in 2022. […]
US streaming service Peacock will premiere Universal Pictures’ The Boss Baby: Family Business on July 2nd – the same day it will land in US cinemas The release has been brought forward having originally been slated to hit cinemas on September 17th, followed by a debut on the streaming platform in October. “Families are at […]
A report from investment bank Jefferies says that despite Vivendi’s plan to spin-off its Universal Music Group (UMG) before the end of the year – and to distribute 60 per cent of the new share capital to existing Vivendi shareholders – their overall view is that Vivendi’s current share price is “fully valued”. “Even adopting […]
Universal Music has removed all of its tracks from video sharing app Triller after alleging payments are being withheld to its artists. Triller, a TikTok rival, allows users to create and share short videos, often set to music. The move means that songs from global superstars including Rihanna, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Lana […]
STARZPLAY, the MENA SVoD service, received its first independent debt financing in the region of $25 million (€20.7m) from Abu Dhabi based Ruya Partners. The funds, secured on the basis of STARZPLAY’s financial strength and performance, will be used towards further strengthening STARZPLAY’s geographic and customer reach, acquiring and producing original content, and maximising long-term […]
NOW TV has announced that Jamie Schwartz will be joining the streaming service, effective immediately, as Director of Brand, Marketing and Merchandising. Schwartz will report into Marina Storti, Managing Director of NOW TV, and will be responsible for core brand development and guardianship, marketing strategy and campaigns, media planning, as well as PR, social, editorial […]
In 2019, the top-10 US movies earned 69.2 per cent of their total box office gross revenue in the first two weeks of release, according to the latest report – Movie Windows – Adapting for the Future – from consultancy firm Omdia. This compares to 63.1 per cent for the films ranked between 41 and […]
Universal Music Group (UMG), has announced the formation of Mercury Studios – a new multi-faceted content studio established to develop, produce, and invest in innovative, music-based storytelling. In addition to content development and production, Mercury Studios will include global film and television producer, Eagle Rock Entertainment (ERE) and build upon ERE’s award winning library that […]
SF Studios and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) have entered into an agreement for SF Studios to distribute UPHE’s Blu-ray and DVD home entertainment products throughout the Nordic and Baltic regions. Effective March 1, 2021, the arrangement will cover distribution of a broad array of Universal film and television content across both territories, in a […]