The industry that stands with even Hollywood in terms of revenues is crumbling today. Matthew Karch, CEO of game developer Saber Interactive, believes the situation may worsen in the future, affecting the quantity of game content. However, it may actually be a good thing as it may shift the focus on quality, which many are ignoring vehemently.
But that’s only possible when the industry recovers from the latest wave of layoffs that is spreading like a trend. From Sega to Microsoft, everyone is busy with an employee cleanup. Interestingly, Microsoft laid off around 2,000 employees following its recent acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision.
A Dark Time Prevails Over the Major Entertainment Sector
Saber Interactive’s Space Marine 2 will arrive in September 2024.
Matthew Karch sat down for an interview where he talked about Saber Interactive’s split with Embracer Group. Besides the topic, he shared his insights about the...
But that’s only possible when the industry recovers from the latest wave of layoffs that is spreading like a trend. From Sega to Microsoft, everyone is busy with an employee cleanup. Interestingly, Microsoft laid off around 2,000 employees following its recent acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision.
A Dark Time Prevails Over the Major Entertainment Sector
Saber Interactive’s Space Marine 2 will arrive in September 2024.
Matthew Karch sat down for an interview where he talked about Saber Interactive’s split with Embracer Group. Besides the topic, he shared his insights about the...
- 4/12/2024
- by Anurag Batham
- FandomWire
Without a platform to call its own, Sony is the arms dealer of the streaming wars. It made a deal last year to provide movies and programming to Netflix that includes everything from “Spider-Man” and “Morbius” to “Cobra Kai” and “The Night Agent.” However, it’s still possible that Sony has a major player in the streaming wars — and no, we’re not talking about buying Crackle back from Chicken Soup for the Soul. You might have heard of it: PlayStation.
PlayStation, of course, is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 28-year-old brand devoted to kitting out the world’s gamers with consoles, Aaa games, and even VR. All those platforms, titles, and loyal users give it a very, very big head start in cloud gaming… which may also be the next major frontline for streaming dominance.
“The battlefield isn’t as locked as we assume,” said angel investor Matthew Ball, founder...
PlayStation, of course, is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 28-year-old brand devoted to kitting out the world’s gamers with consoles, Aaa games, and even VR. All those platforms, titles, and loyal users give it a very, very big head start in cloud gaming… which may also be the next major frontline for streaming dominance.
“The battlefield isn’t as locked as we assume,” said angel investor Matthew Ball, founder...
- 4/17/2023
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
New Delhi, Dec 31 (Ians) The global cybersecurity market grew 15.9 per cent year on year to 17.8 billion in the third quarter this year, despite deteriorating economic conditions, a report has shown.
Palo Alto Networks was the number one vendor in the quarter, growing 24.9 per cent and increasing its market share to 8.4 per cent, up from 7.8 per cent in Q3 2021.
Cisco was the second-largest cybersecurity vendor, with growth of 16.7 per cent and a flat market share of 6.9 per cent.
Fortinet placed third, achieving growth of 29.9 per cent to reach a 6.7 per cent market share, up from 6 per cent a year ago, according to market research firm Canalys.
Endpoint security was the fastest-growing category, up 18.7 per cent year on year at 2.7 billion.
Network security was the largest category, representing 5.1 billion and growing 14.8 per cent.
“Many cybersecurity vendors have shifted toward subscription-led business models, which also helped to shield them from the immediate impact of the economic slowdown,...
Palo Alto Networks was the number one vendor in the quarter, growing 24.9 per cent and increasing its market share to 8.4 per cent, up from 7.8 per cent in Q3 2021.
Cisco was the second-largest cybersecurity vendor, with growth of 16.7 per cent and a flat market share of 6.9 per cent.
Fortinet placed third, achieving growth of 29.9 per cent to reach a 6.7 per cent market share, up from 6 per cent a year ago, according to market research firm Canalys.
Endpoint security was the fastest-growing category, up 18.7 per cent year on year at 2.7 billion.
Network security was the largest category, representing 5.1 billion and growing 14.8 per cent.
“Many cybersecurity vendors have shifted toward subscription-led business models, which also helped to shield them from the immediate impact of the economic slowdown,...
- 12/31/2022
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Netflix has renewed “The Umbrella Academy” for a fourth and final season, the streamer said Thursday. Writer, showrunner, director, and executive producer Steve Blackman isn’t going anywhere, though: he’ll write and produce new series and “other projects” at Netflix under his newly established Irish Cowboy production banner, the company said, and is currently developing video-game adaptation “Horizon Zero Dawn” and original concept “Orbital.”
“I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago,” Blackman said in a statement shared with media on Thursday. “But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for season four, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”
Reprising their roles for “The Umbrella Academy” Season 4 are Elliot Page, Tom Hopper,...
“I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago,” Blackman said in a statement shared with media on Thursday. “But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for season four, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”
Reprising their roles for “The Umbrella Academy” Season 4 are Elliot Page, Tom Hopper,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
With The Umbrella Academy headed to its fourth and final season, the series’ executive producer/showrunner Steve Blackman has re-upped his big, eight-figure overall deal with the streamer.
Under the multi-year pact, Blackman will write and produce new series and other projects for Netflix under his newly launched Irish Cowboy production banner. He is currently developing two sci-fi series: Horizon Zero Dawn, based on the PlayStation action-adventure game, and Iss drama Orbital.
Netflix had been looking to put together a TV series based on Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Down, set in a post-apocalyptic United States inhabited by robotic creatures and following clever outcast hunter Aloy, for the past few months.
“Horizon Zero Dawn and Orbital are elevated, event-level projects grounded in characters that fans will love and relate to, which are hallmarks of Irish Cowboy productions,” said Blackman. “We’re thrilled to be working with Netflix and all of our...
Under the multi-year pact, Blackman will write and produce new series and other projects for Netflix under his newly launched Irish Cowboy production banner. He is currently developing two sci-fi series: Horizon Zero Dawn, based on the PlayStation action-adventure game, and Iss drama Orbital.
Netflix had been looking to put together a TV series based on Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Down, set in a post-apocalyptic United States inhabited by robotic creatures and following clever outcast hunter Aloy, for the past few months.
“Horizon Zero Dawn and Orbital are elevated, event-level projects grounded in characters that fans will love and relate to, which are hallmarks of Irish Cowboy productions,” said Blackman. “We’re thrilled to be working with Netflix and all of our...
- 8/25/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” has been renewed for a fourth and final concluding season, the streamer announced Thursday morning.
“I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago. But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for Season 4, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes,” showrunner and executive producer Steve Blackman said in a statement.
Cast members Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya and Colm Feore will all return for Season 4.
Executive Producers returning for the final season with Blackman are Jesse McKeown, Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, Scott Stuber and Beau Bauman; and Co-Executive Producers Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá.
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“I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago. But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for Season 4, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes,” showrunner and executive producer Steve Blackman said in a statement.
Cast members Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya and Colm Feore will all return for Season 4.
Executive Producers returning for the final season with Blackman are Jesse McKeown, Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, Scott Stuber and Beau Bauman; and Co-Executive Producers Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá.
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- 8/25/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
“The Umbrella Academy” has been renewed for Season 4 at Netflix, which will also be the show’s last.
“I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago,” said series creator, executive producer, and showrunner Steve Blackman. “But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for season four, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”
Netflix has also announced its overall deal with Blackman and his newly-formed Irish Cowboy production banner with plans to partner on a number of new projects. Two are already in development, including a series adaptation of the PlayStation game “Horizon Zero Dawn” and the original series “Orbital.” More information about those projects can be found below. Blackman has also brought...
“I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago,” said series creator, executive producer, and showrunner Steve Blackman. “But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for season four, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”
Netflix has also announced its overall deal with Blackman and his newly-formed Irish Cowboy production banner with plans to partner on a number of new projects. Two are already in development, including a series adaptation of the PlayStation game “Horizon Zero Dawn” and the original series “Orbital.” More information about those projects can be found below. Blackman has also brought...
- 8/25/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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The Umbrella Academy will end with a fourth and final season on Netflix.
The streamer has renewed the superhero series starring Elliot Page for a concluding round.
“I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago,” said showrunner Steve Blackman. “But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for season four, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”
The show’s season 4 cast set to reprise their roles include Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, and Colm Feore. Additional casting news will be announced at a later date.
Netflix also announced its extended partnership with Blackman and...
The Umbrella Academy will end with a fourth and final season on Netflix.
The streamer has renewed the superhero series starring Elliot Page for a concluding round.
“I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago,” said showrunner Steve Blackman. “But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for season four, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”
The show’s season 4 cast set to reprise their roles include Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, and Colm Feore. Additional casting news will be announced at a later date.
Netflix also announced its extended partnership with Blackman and...
- 8/25/2022
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We’ll get into all the ways the metaverse is supposed to change the world in just a moment. How its decentralized, blockchain-based algorithms are going to revolutionize online commerce. How its virtual meeting spaces are going to pave the way for the workplaces of tomorrow. How its breakthroughs in 3D immersive technology are going to allow us all to travel seamlessly and instantly from one mind-blowing VR realm to another.
But first, a few words about 17th-century Dutch horticulture.
Back in the early 1600s, for reasons nobody to this day fully understands, the Dutch went nuts over tulips. In fact, demand for the blossom grew so irrationally exuberant, flower merchants began trading them at outrageously inflated prices, triggering the world’s first speculative bubble. At Tulip Mania’s height, a single bulb was worth more than the average Dutch house.
But then, in 1637, as was inevitable, the bottom fell out of the market.
But first, a few words about 17th-century Dutch horticulture.
Back in the early 1600s, for reasons nobody to this day fully understands, the Dutch went nuts over tulips. In fact, demand for the blossom grew so irrationally exuberant, flower merchants began trading them at outrageously inflated prices, triggering the world’s first speculative bubble. At Tulip Mania’s height, a single bulb was worth more than the average Dutch house.
But then, in 1637, as was inevitable, the bottom fell out of the market.
- 7/11/2022
- by Benjamin Svetkey and Antoinette Siu
- The Wrap
Cindy Holland, Netflix’s former vice president of original content, has joined the livestreaming technology company Genvid as an adviser, the company said on Thursday.
In her new role, Holland will advise with content strategy and acquisition for a publishing subsidiary of the company, Genvid Entertainment. Other advisers include Anna Sweet, the CEO of J. J. Abrams’ and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot Games, and Matthew Ball, the former head of strategy at Amazon Studios.
Holland, who spent 18 years at Netflix, exited the streamer last September after a restructuring of its TV division led by co-ceo Ted Sarandos. Holland and Bela ...
In her new role, Holland will advise with content strategy and acquisition for a publishing subsidiary of the company, Genvid Entertainment. Other advisers include Anna Sweet, the CEO of J. J. Abrams’ and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot Games, and Matthew Ball, the former head of strategy at Amazon Studios.
Holland, who spent 18 years at Netflix, exited the streamer last September after a restructuring of its TV division led by co-ceo Ted Sarandos. Holland and Bela ...
- 7/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Cindy Holland, Netflix’s former vice president of original content, has joined the livestreaming technology company Genvid as an adviser, the company said on Thursday.
In her new role, Holland will advise with content strategy and acquisition for a publishing subsidiary of the company, Genvid Entertainment. Other advisers include Anna Sweet, the CEO of J. J. Abrams’ and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot Games, and Matthew Ball, the former head of strategy at Amazon Studios.
Holland, who spent 18 years at Netflix, exited the streamer last September after a restructuring of its TV division led by co-ceo Ted Sarandos. Holland and Bela ...
In her new role, Holland will advise with content strategy and acquisition for a publishing subsidiary of the company, Genvid Entertainment. Other advisers include Anna Sweet, the CEO of J. J. Abrams’ and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot Games, and Matthew Ball, the former head of strategy at Amazon Studios.
Holland, who spent 18 years at Netflix, exited the streamer last September after a restructuring of its TV division led by co-ceo Ted Sarandos. Holland and Bela ...
- 7/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 1987, Disney was on a roll. Profits were up almost 80 percent and the company had 8,000 licensed products on shelves around the world. But then-ceo Michael Eisner wanted more. So he opened the first Disney Store, as a “natural extension of our company.”
“Every time there’s a new release of our classic movies, there’ll be something in the stores to remind you of that. I would hope that when we put out a new video of Mickey Mouse cartoons or of a Disney movie, the video will be sold in the stores. And when something is happening of some importance in the Disney Co., it will be reflected in the stores,” he told the Los Angeles Times at the time. “The stores are a great image … Especially if we have a lot of them around the country.”
The retail business has changed a lot in three decades, but Disney...
“Every time there’s a new release of our classic movies, there’ll be something in the stores to remind you of that. I would hope that when we put out a new video of Mickey Mouse cartoons or of a Disney movie, the video will be sold in the stores. And when something is happening of some importance in the Disney Co., it will be reflected in the stores,” he told the Los Angeles Times at the time. “The stores are a great image … Especially if we have a lot of them around the country.”
The retail business has changed a lot in three decades, but Disney...
- 6/15/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Updated with today’s stock movement. FuboTV shares slid another 16% today on heavy trading volume as pessimistic investor sentiment on the streaming startup held sway on the final day of 2020.
At $28.01, the stock is back where it traded two weeks ago, before a massive boom lifted it above $62, on volume nearly nine times normal levels. There didn’t seem to be any news weighing on shares, and the downturn came as the major stock indices ended 2020 in positive territory for the day.
Despite the slump, FuboTV stock is among the year’s top performers in the media sector, having more than doubled from its IPO price in October.
Previously:
FuboTV’s yo-yo action on the New York Stock Exchange continued Wednesday as shares in the streaming service fell 14% to $33.31 amid a noisy debate about the stock’s potential.
It was the fourth day of the last five that Fubo has...
At $28.01, the stock is back where it traded two weeks ago, before a massive boom lifted it above $62, on volume nearly nine times normal levels. There didn’t seem to be any news weighing on shares, and the downturn came as the major stock indices ended 2020 in positive territory for the day.
Despite the slump, FuboTV stock is among the year’s top performers in the media sector, having more than doubled from its IPO price in October.
Previously:
FuboTV’s yo-yo action on the New York Stock Exchange continued Wednesday as shares in the streaming service fell 14% to $33.31 amid a noisy debate about the stock’s potential.
It was the fourth day of the last five that Fubo has...
- 12/31/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
By Ky Lee Man
Gaming is considered to be the next frontier in media for its interactivity, immersivity, personalization, and ability to be a social square/space without the need to be physically present. Numerically, gaming revenue is now $120 billion dollars per year compared to the $30 billion and $42.5 billion dollar music and movie industry, respectively.
With an increase interest in gaming, gaming IP should become more popular and can be used to create content through various mediums. Matthew Ball goes into depth on how gaming IP is experiencing modest, but greater success at the box office than in the past, and the soon to be content explosion of gaming IP adapted to TV and films in the next few years.
China has seen an increase in revenue going towards the movie, and gaming industry. China’s box office has been the second largest since 2012, and has seen an increase YoY,...
Gaming is considered to be the next frontier in media for its interactivity, immersivity, personalization, and ability to be a social square/space without the need to be physically present. Numerically, gaming revenue is now $120 billion dollars per year compared to the $30 billion and $42.5 billion dollar music and movie industry, respectively.
With an increase interest in gaming, gaming IP should become more popular and can be used to create content through various mediums. Matthew Ball goes into depth on how gaming IP is experiencing modest, but greater success at the box office than in the past, and the soon to be content explosion of gaming IP adapted to TV and films in the next few years.
China has seen an increase in revenue going towards the movie, and gaming industry. China’s box office has been the second largest since 2012, and has seen an increase YoY,...
- 11/27/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Ahead of Disney’s planned investors call on December 10, an apparently ‘leaked’ video doing the rounds online purports to reveal some big 2021 announcements for the company’s streaming service.
The video, the authenticity of which has not been substantiated, arrived after it was noted that streaming content would become Disney’s primary focus. It’s packed with future Disney+ release dates, including that of McU spinoff series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier apparently set for a weekly rollout from August 13, and a “premier access” streaming date for Marvel’s delayed standalone Black Widow movie on April 16. Crucially, it also unveils a plan to launch an 18+ component that would include the likes of Deadpool, Logan, and other Fox acquisitions that Disney are farming out to Hulu.
If even partially legit – and that’s a biiiiiig ‘if’ – this would open up a world of possibilities for the streaming service that currently remain just out of reach,...
The video, the authenticity of which has not been substantiated, arrived after it was noted that streaming content would become Disney’s primary focus. It’s packed with future Disney+ release dates, including that of McU spinoff series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier apparently set for a weekly rollout from August 13, and a “premier access” streaming date for Marvel’s delayed standalone Black Widow movie on April 16. Crucially, it also unveils a plan to launch an 18+ component that would include the likes of Deadpool, Logan, and other Fox acquisitions that Disney are farming out to Hulu.
If even partially legit – and that’s a biiiiiig ‘if’ – this would open up a world of possibilities for the streaming service that currently remain just out of reach,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
HBO Max worked a bit of last-minute magic ahead of its Wednesday launch, adding all eight original Harry Potter films to its library — from Sorcerer’s Stone to the Deathly Hallows two-parter.
The second Fantastic Beasts film, The Crimes of Grindelwald, meanwhile is available on “HBO Max via the HBO service.”
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The second Fantastic Beasts film, The Crimes of Grindelwald, meanwhile is available on “HBO Max via the HBO service.”
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Though Warner Bros. produced the young magician octology, Universal back in 2016 inked a deal to secure exclusive rights to the franchise, including on-air and digital dibs on...
- 5/27/2020
- TVLine.com
With a critical darling and audience favorite like Daredevil getting the axe, the writing’s on the wall for the Netflix/Marvel Studios partnership. It seems that with Disney eyeing Netflix’s dominance of the streaming market, they’ve decided there’s no point in having their own IPs in competition against the parent company and have begun to wrap up these shows. We’ve already lost Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, and while there are still seasons of The Punisher and Jessica Jones to come, it’s likely they’ll be the final chapter for the street-level Marvel heroes seen on Netflix.
As this deal falls apart, we’re beginning to hear about behind the scenes clashes between Netflix and Disney about their approach to the shows and one, in particular, feels very important. One of the common criticisms of the Netflix lineup was that each show laboriously...
As this deal falls apart, we’re beginning to hear about behind the scenes clashes between Netflix and Disney about their approach to the shows and one, in particular, feels very important. One of the common criticisms of the Netflix lineup was that each show laboriously...
- 12/5/2018
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
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