Cinedigm Buys Fandor Indie Film Streaming Service

Independent film producers long used to raising money for movies they believe in report they are mostly underpaid, stressed and face an uncertain future, as the industry stands today. Those are among the findings of the first-ever Producers Sustainability Survey from Dear Producer, a digital forum for indie producers.

Christopher Yogi hopes to introduce audiences to a different Hawaii than the one they have grown accustomed to seeing onscreen. "A lot of movies that take place here take place in hotels and at popular tourist spots," explains the filmmaker.

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IMDb TV, Amazon’s free and ad-supported streaming service, is now available as its own app on Roku platforms in the U.S. after the companies reached a distribution deal.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn a classic case of co-opetition, Roku inked a deal with Amazon to bring the IMDb TV free, ad-supported streaming service to the Roku platform in the U.S.The IMDb TV service competes for viewers — and ad dollars — with the Roku Channel, a similar ad-supported VOD service.

coronavirus pandemic began.According to the J.D. Power survey, the rise – from $34 average spend in April 2020, to the latest figures taken from December 2020 – has also seen 49% of viewers subscribing to four streaming services, up from 39% in April.

More than 30 unpaid crewmembers on the indie film Please Give Me You have filed wage claims with the California Labor Commissioner’s office after the production was shut down last month when its financing fell through following a Covid-19 scare on the set. The film, written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour and which was to have starred Chloë Grace Moretz, had been prepping at the Rancho Grande preserve in Ojai, CA, when the plug was pulled December 11 before principal photography could begin.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefStarz is to expand its international reach with the launch of premium OTT platform Lionsgate Play in Indonesia. The move will mean Starz’ footprint expands to 55 countries and territories, and its addressable population expands by 260 million.Guntur Siboro has been hired as GM and Gene Tamesis as VP of business development and partnerships.

ViacomCBS will launch its rebranded streaming service under the new Paramount+ brand in the U.S. and in Latin America on March 4, the company said on Tuesday.

Cinedigm has acquired Fandor, a 10-year-old streaming home for independent films, and plans to update and expand its offerings with a goal of acquiring millions of subscribers.

28 movies and television shows are being removed from Netflix throughout the month of February.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCinedigm continues its rollup of niche streaming brands: The company has acquired the assets of Fandor, a subscription-streaming service with a catalog of 4,600 films that has been in hibernation mode for the last two years.In late 2018, Fandor laid off nearly all of its employees and reorganized as a new entity that was seeking a buyer for the Fandor assets.Terms of Cinedigm’s acquisition of Fandor aren’t being disclosed.

Aaliyah's estate is trying to give fans what they want.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn observance of what would have been Aaliyah’s birthday on Saturday, her estate posted an update on its progress in the long-overdue process of bringing her music to streaming services.Much of the influential R&B singer’s catalog, who died in a plane crash in 2001 at the age of 22, has never appeared legally on streaming services due to legal issues with her estate.

Today would have been the 42nd birthday of Aaliyah, the late singer who tragically died almost 20 years ago in a plane crash.

As BBC Studios America gets set to enter North America's streaming wars with BBC Select, former TiVO exec Tara Maitra has been named to fill the new role of chief commercial officer. And Jennifer Ball, formerly with Univision and Promax, becomes senior vp of marketing at the BBC's U.S.-based commercial arm.

Fox News Media has tapped Jason Klarman to be president of its Fox Nation streaming service. Klarman will also continue in his existing role of executive vp of marketing, and will continue to report to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott.

Netflix film franchises The Kissing Booth and To All The Boys will end with third movies, airing later this year.The Kissing Booth 3 and To All the Boys: Always and Forever, Lara Jean, will be the last movies in the series for both, according to Variety.The news comes as Netflix bosses announce plans to release 70 feature films this year.This includes 52 English-language live-action projects, 10 non-English language films, and eight animated features.The movies will feature stars like Kevin Hart

Every day, there’s a new major announcement about a huge project on a streaming service. Whether it’s from Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Disney, or any number of other studios with streaming platforms, Hollywood is eagerly snatching up each and every major project that comes together.