Streaming Profit Report: Netflix Leads, Disney Rises, Warner Grows. Is Consolidation Next?

Streaming Profit Report: Netflix Leads, Disney Rises, Warner Grows. Is Consolidation Next?

It has taken a few years, but more legacy Hollywood studios’ streaming businesses have started turning annual profits, with the rest touting progress toward that goal.  Netflix, crowned on Wall Street as the undisputed king of streaming, grew its subscribers, revenue and profit in 2024. Meanwhile, among studios — which have been refocused on streaming profits after their initial…

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Graham Norton Joins ‘Doctor Who’ Ensemble as Guest Star in Eurovision-Inspired Episode

Graham Norton Joins ‘Doctor Who’ Ensemble as Guest Star in Eurovision-Inspired Episode

Irish television host Graham Norton will star in the upcoming series of Doctor Who. The “King of Eurovision,” a nickname derived from Norton’s long-running role as commentator of the zany European singing contest, will appear in the sixth episode of season 2 (or season 15), joining an ensemble cast for a Eurovision-inspired episode. “Graham Norton’s…

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Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson to Take Directorial Debuts to Cannes

Scarlett Johansson, Harris Dickinson to Take Directorial Debuts to Cannes

Scarlett Johansson and Harris Dickinson are set to make their directorial debuts at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The two actors have concentrated their focus behind the camera for the debuting titles, featuring in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, announced by Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch at a press conference in Paris on Thursday morning….

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Cannes 2025 Unveils Lineup (Updating Live)

Cannes 2025 Unveils Lineup (Updating Live)

The Cannes Film Festival is unveiling the films that will compete in its 78th edition, which will run May 13-24, on Thursday. Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch, are presiding over the festival’s official press conference, kicking off in Paris at 11 a.m. local time (2 a.m. PT). You can watch the…

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Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg Unveils 2025 Lineup

Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg Unveils 2025 Lineup

The 31st Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg (JFBB), Germany’s largest Jewish film festival, unveiled its line-up Thursday, spotlighting independent features from Israel, the U.S. and Europe depicting Jewish narratives from a global perspective. The festival kicks off May 6 with Daniel Robbins’ Bad Shabbos, a dark comedy centered on a chaotic New York Shabbat dinner,…

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Entertainment Squad Takes Cosplay Fantasy Film ‘Lost Cos’ From Tony Award Winner Robin de Levita

Entertainment Squad Takes Cosplay Fantasy Film ‘Lost Cos’ From Tony Award Winner Robin de Levita

Independent distribution company Entertainment Squad has acquired the fantasy feature film Lost Cos, written and directed by three-time Tony Award winner Robin de Levita (Titanic, 42nd Street, Into the Woods), for North America. The creative also won a Laurence Olivier Award for The Who’s Tommy.   Lost Cos stars Evgeniya Radilova (Limitless), Sammy Rubin (How to Catch…

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Locarno Film Fest Unveils U.S.-European Financing Initiative Locarno Investment Community

Locarno Film Fest Unveils U.S.-European Financing Initiative Locarno Investment Community

The Locarno Film Festival‘s industry program Locarno Pro is launching the Locarno Investment Community, a new initiative designed to connect independent film financiers with the European film industry. Developed in collaboration with Oxbelly, a European nonprofit based in Greece that promotes collaboration between the U.S. and EU through its Ambassadors initiative, the new program aims…

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