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Author: Melanie Goodfellow

Wild Bunch enters digital domain

November 2, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

Cutting edge, Paris-based production, sales and distribution group Wild Bunch, has announced it is planning to launch a pan-European digital distribution operation, organising cross-territory, day-and-date releases in the region.

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Luminor experiments with ABCs Of Death 2 release

October 5, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

Paris-based genre distributor Luminor has tied its French VOD release of ABCs Of Death 2 with the film’s US launch on October 2 by Drafthouse Films and Magnet Releasing.

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Crouching Tiger 2: Not coming to a cinema near you soon

October 5, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

Netflix’s announcement that it is planning a global day-and-date release for martial arts action epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend is meeting with strong resistance from cinema chains worldwide.

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Wuaki.tv signs pact with HBO for Spain

October 3, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

The Spanish arm of Japanese-owned streaming platform Wuaki.tv has signed a deal with US broadcaster HBO for some 500 hours of content including series such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under and Entourage.

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Amazon’s Transparent launches to rave reviews

October 3, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

Amazon Studios’ new original series Transparent has been prompting rave reviews in the US and UK following its release on the Amazon Prime streaming site on September 26.

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Netflix signs 100,000 subscriptions in France

October 3, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

After a rocky launch in France on September 15, Netflix appears to be making headway in the territory, where it initially received one of its most hostile receptions to date.

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StudioCanal signs Chinese SVOD deals

September 8, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

Leading European film company StudioCanal has signed separate SVOD deals with Chinese internet companies Youku Tudou and BesTV.

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Rakuten expands Wuaki.tv to France

September 5, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

Japanese e-commerce and internet giant Rakuten has kicked off a soft launch of its Wuaki.tv content streaming platform in France, via clients of its local e-commerce site PriceMinister.

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Dubai’s Front Row seals Middle East iTunes deal

September 5, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

Sourcing independent, Arabic-language films inside and outside the Arab world can be a challenge but this looks set to change following a ground-breaking initiative between Dubai-based distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment and iTunes.

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Netflix unveils first original French series

August 29, 2014 Melanie Goodfellow

Just two weeks ahead of its launch in France, Netflix has announced its first French original series, the political, “House of Cards”-style drama Marseille, set against the backdrop of the French port city.

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