More from Georg Szalai
How Amazon, Netflix and Disney+ Stack Up in Japan
The Japanese streaming video space remains competitive, with Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ and local competitors reaching more than 100 billion viewing minutes in 2023 in the “premium VOD” space that generated $4.5 billion in subscription revenue. Those are some of the findings of a new study by MediaPartners Asia’s data analytics arm ampd, which […]
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Freely, Free U.K. Streamer From BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, to Launch in Second Quarter
Freely, a new free streaming service backed by U.K. broadcasters BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Paramount Global’s Channel 5, will launch in the second quarter of 2024. Everyone TV, formerly known as Digital U.K., a joint venture of these broadcasters formed to “lead the evolution of free TV in the U.K.,” shared the news on Monday and […]
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‘Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Film at London Critics’ Circle Awards, Emma Stone Named Best Actress
Jonathan Glazer’s German-language drama The Zone of Interest claimed the top honor, film of the year, at the 44th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards on Sunday, along with the best director and a technical award. Emma Stone was honored as actress of the year for her work in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. Meanwhile, All of […]
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Charter Loses 257K Video Subs in Q4, “Partly Driven” by Disney Dispute, but Now Tops Comcast
Cable giant Charter Communications, in which John Malone’s Liberty Broadband owns a major stake, on Friday reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 results, including latest subscriber trends. The company, led by CEO Chris Winfrey, revealed that it lost 257,000 pay TV subscribers in its latest quarter, “partly driven by video disconnects related to the temporary loss of Disney programming in […]
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How the Hollywood Strikes Hit U.K. Film, TV Production Spend in 2023
The film and TV production boom in the U.K. came to a grinding halt in 2023 amid the Hollywood writers and actors strikes. According to the British Film Institute, the total spend on film and high-end TV production last year reached £4.23 billion ($5.37 billion) from 394 productions, down 35 percent from £6.27 billion ($7.72 […]
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Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, Nick Mohammed Set for Amazon Film ‘Deep Cover’
Amazon has ordered Deep Cover, a U.K. original action comedy movie starring Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World), Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings), Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), Ian McShane (John Wick), Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon) and Sonoya Mizuno (Maniac, House of the Dragon). The Prime Video film […]
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SiriusXM Loses 94K Satellite Radio and 109K Pandora Subs, Eyes “Further Cost Efficiencies”
Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the home of Howard Stern, reported Thursday that it added 131,000 self-pay subscribers in its satellite radio unit in the fourth quarter after a 96,000 loss in the third, a 132,000 drop in the second and a 347,000 loss in the first quarter. In the year-ago period, the firm had added 162,000 […]
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Netflix Launches Docs on a Deaf DJ, Black People Tackling Fear of Swimming via U.K. Documentary Talent Fund
From a documentary about a deaf DJ created by a mostly deaf crew and a film exploring the fact that 87 percent of Black people in the U.K. can’t swim to a doc about sperm donors, Netflix has launched five short documentaries created by the recipients of funding and professional support in the second year […]
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Yorgos Lanthimos on ‘Poor Things,’ His Friendship With Emma Stone, Unleashing Mark Ruffalo and Why He Doesn’t Like Labels
His friendship with Emma Stone, unleashing new sides of Mark Ruffalo and Colin Farrell, his next film and the limitations of language. Those were just some of the topics that Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos discussed during an onstage interview organized by the British Film Institute (BFI) in London on Wednesday evening. “I don’t really […]
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Paramount+ to Remove Some International Originals (Exclusive)
Paramount Global’s streaming service Paramount+ is removing some international original content across its markets and will not debut some planned programming sourced outside the U.S. as part of the entertainment giant’s goal of “managing costs” and “maximizing content with the biggest impact,” including a focus on big U.S. studio franchises and a reduction in local, international originals. […]
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BAFTA Awards: Sophie Ellis-Bextor to Perform ‘Saltburn’ Hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’
Get ready for “Murder on the Dancefloor” at the BAFTA Film Awards 2024. The British Academy has unveiled that English singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor will perform her 2001 smash hit, featured in Emerald Fennell’s BAFTA-nominated film Saltburn, at the EE BAFTA Film Awards. The classic “became one of the most talked about moments in cinema this […]
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‘Barbie,’ ‘Saltburn,’ ‘Sex Education’ Among U.K. Casting Directors’ Guild Awards Nominees
Barbie, Saltburn, Sex Education and Ted Lasso are among the U.K. Casting Directors’ Guild Awards nominees for the 2024 edition of its honors. The list of nominees for the CDG Casting Awards, now in its sixth year, also includes the likes of The Crown, Andor, Slow Horses and All of Us Strangers. Nominated productions premiered […]
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