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The 2019 MPA Annual Report Makes It Clear: The Future Is Streaming
Domestic box office dropped four percent, global theatrical revenue was flat, and more than 58 percent of the world's movie revenue happened outside theaters.
View ArticleTurns Out That Studios Did OK Even with a Pandemic. Theaters, Not So Much.
The Motion Picture Association's 2020 report reflected a difficult year for studios. For theaters, it was disastrous.
View ArticleAt CinemaCon, Embattled Film Industry Leaders Rally the Troops with Hopes of...
"Simultaneous release DOES. NOT. WORK. For anyone," declares NATO CEO John Fithian.
View ArticleDigital Entertainment Is More than Triple the Global Box Office, Says MPA’s...
The Motion Picture Association's annual THEME report reflects a recovering entertainment market that is utterly dominated by streaming and VOD.
View Article‘We Are Back! We Are Back!’ At CinemaCon, Exhibitors Strike a Tone Both...
The attempt to rally the crowd in Las Vegas fell a little flat on day 2 of the conference, but leaders of the MPA and NATO found plenty of reasons to be cheerful.
View ArticleFinally, the NATO Report Tells Us the Average Price of a Movie Theater Ticket
The National Association of Theater Owners released its first annual report in three years — and the first one done without the Motion Picture Association.
View ArticleStreamers Are Banding Together for Lobbying Power in Washington
The newly launched Streaming Innovation Alliance brings together Netflix, Max, Disney+, Paramount+, as well as niche platforms to advocate for federal and state policies for consumers.
View ArticleIt’s What We Didn’t See That Defined CinemaCon 2024
This year there were few stars and fewer ready-for-primetime movies — and an MIA MPA theme report.
View ArticleAI Is Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Only one brave CinemaCon vendor offered an AI product for exhibitors, while the MPA cautioned against AI legistlation that could impede free speech.
View ArticleMPA Hires Top-Ranking FBI Official to Lead Fight Against Piracy
OK, so she's technically the fourth-highest-ranking FBI official.
View ArticleNetflix, Paramount, and Crunchyroll Do Not Want to Subsidize Your Canadian...
The platforms (and the Canadian MPA) call B.S. on a push for streamers to kick back 5 percent of their revenue.
View ArticlePrime Video & Amazon MGM Studios Is the First New MPA Member Since Netflix in...
No one tell Doug Liman — he'll go nuts.
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