AS Media Studies 2022

 hbo max and discovery + are merging to create a streaming service cancellation of $90 million Batgirl and $200 million Demimonde It’s reported the new, as-yet-untitled streaming service  will launch in the US next year,  followed by Latin America, Europe and, in mid-2024, all Asia-Pacific countries (HBO Max didn’t respond to a request for a more specific timeline).

WHAT ARE ANCILLARY RIGHTS IN FILM? Ancillary rights represent film-related rights. Such as merchandising, multimedia rights, television rights. And the rights to things like soundtracks, music publishing, stage play rights, and the rights to video games or other interactive experiences that are based on the film. Ancillary rights are often negotiated during the negotiations between a script or screenplay author. Or the author of some other copyrighted work. Upon which a filmmaker expresses interest in purchasing the film rights to, and the filmmaker themselves.  ANCILLARY RIGHTS MA Y INCLUDE: Sequels and spin-offs. Including live events, movies, and series.   Digital products.   DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD products.   Video games and interactive products including Apps.   Print books, e-books and read aloud components.   Merchandising including t-shirts, toys, and other products. WHY ARE ANCILLARY RIGHTS IN FILM IMPORTANT? Ancillary rights are incredibly valuable...

helping indie filmmakers with gaining success in streaming distribution not very much options in cinemas, dominated by the likes of Marvel. Oscar-winning directors like Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott, earn $76 million and 430.6 million at box office respectively while Spider man: no way home at $1.901 billion Big expensive movies are the ones that can succeed at the cinema, less smaller movies can

  5.03 billion people connected to the internet Netflix 222 million global paying subscribers (up about 8.3 million) 75.22 million paid memberships in U.S. and Canada (increased 1.19 million from last quarter) Average revenue per user, or ARPU, for U.S. and Canada is $14.78 (up $0.10 since last quarter)                   Disney Disney+, including Hotstar: 118.1 million subscribers (up 11.7 million from last quarter); $4.41 global ARPU (up $0.29 per month from last quarter) Hulu subscription video on demand, or SVOD, only: 40.9 million subscribers (up 1.2 million from last quarter); $12.96 ARPU (up $0.21 from last quarter) Hulu SVOD+Live TV: 4.3 million subscribers (up about 300,000 from last quarter), $87.01 ARPU (up $2.12 from last quarter) ESPN+: 21.3 million subscribers (up 4.2 million from last quarter), $5.16 ARPU (up $0.42 from last quarter Amazon Prime Video Amazon increased the price of its annual Prime membership for the first t...

 Avengers (2012) - CGI and motion capture for the creation of the Hulk Toy Story 3 (2010) - Extensive use of synergy to promote the film - Toy Story Day on Disney Channel the day before release - promote Disney Channel and the film at the same time\ Disney bought Marvel entertainment in 2009 and oversaw the release of films like Iron Man, and Hulk which led up to the release of The Avengers.  Avatar (2009) - Rise of 3D films

  "To what extent has cross-media-convergence and synergy played a part in the success of the media texts you have studied?" - terminology (all we have discussed from our notes) What is cross media convergence? What is synergy? Explain - Examples to back up your points from NZ + Blockbuster films   - WWDITS example <-- (notes on how to market) - Air NZ example (for the Hobbit films) <-- (viral safety video - characters and actors, movie promotions on their planes) - Disney   <-- Talk about Disney's monopolisation/acquisitions over the years/Big 5/largest market share - Vertical + Horizontal integration  - funding (issues around budgets for Blockbuster vs. Indi films)  <-- Blockbuster have funding from big Hollywood                                                                ...

 Pre-studio era release, standard release, simultaneous release, straight to video release, internet release. (Types of release) Theatrical release window is shrinking; originally conceived as 6 months as of 2019 it is 3 months. (How release strategies change with developing tech) Rights relating to the distribution of a film. (ancillary rights) The period of time that a film is exclusively in theatres. (theatrical window)