
CJ Opinion: Time for a Reality Check on Premium VOD Windows
The news that WB is discussing a shortened release window for film to the homes has cinemas worried. CJ takes a look at what’s really at stake. …
The news that WB is discussing a shortened release window for film to the homes has cinemas worried. CJ takes a look at what’s really at stake. …
With the nominations announced for the BAFTA awards, it is worth re-visiting the issue of DVD and on-line screeners to analyse what if any impact they had on the films that made the shortlist. The usual caveat applies that BAFTA…
For the first time ever, Internet platforms have overtaken DVDs for distributing the largest number of “awards screeners” to industry professionals voting for year-end accolades. This post gives a breakdown analysis of the various streaming and download formats, with iTunes…
Two marketing emails from large cinema chains appeared in my inbox during the month of September both of which proved effective, at least for me. Rather than quickly scan them before relegating them to the trash bin, I actually took…
History may remember this past summer’s blockbuster season more as the one when studios successfully shortened the theatrical window by three weeks, rather than as the one in which numerous $200 million tentpole films failed at the box office. Sure,…