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UK cinema admissions, October 2009
UK cinema admissions, October 2009
biggerpictureresearch.net — It’s that time again (how quick the new month comes around…). The Cinema Advertising Association (CAA) has... just published the latest batch of UK admissions figures, which show ticket sales remain at their highest level since 2002 ( Figure 1 ). October 2009 saw 13,538,178 admissions, a ... (more) UK cinema admissions, October 2009
Awe inspiring visuals: infographics and film
Awe inspiring visuals: infographics and film
biggerpictureresearch.net — The information superhighway (what a quaint term that now seems) poses any number of challenges to the... unwary traveller. Unlimited diversions, search induced dead ends, drive-through porn, the unwanted attentions of identity thieves, and so on. That’s the downside we hear so much about. The ... (more) Awe inspiring visuals: infographics and film
Australian feature film production 2008/09
Australian feature film production 2008/09
biggerpictureresearch.net — Australia witnessed a surge in production activity last year (2008/09), with a sharp rise in budget expenditure... according to results of the latest annual National Survey of Feature Film and TV Drama Production published earlier this month by Screen Australia . In 2008/09, a total of AUS$358 ... (more) Australian feature film production 2008/09
The 'Winslet algorithm': a news MacGuffin
biggerpictureresearch.net — Last week I had the pleasure of delivering a guest lecture to third year Media students at... the University of Ulster. As a lapsed academic of no great repute this is not my usual sort of gig, but I was grateful for the invitation from Professor Máire Messenger Davies, a friend and former ... (more) The 'Winslet algorithm': a news MacGuffin
The Winslet algorithm: a news MacGuffin
The Winslet algorithm: a news MacGuffin
biggerpictureresearch.net — Last week I had the pleasure of delivering a guest lecture to third year Media Arts students... at the University of Ulster. As a lapsed academic of no great repute this is not my usual sort of gig, but I was grateful for the invitation from Professor Máire Messenger Davies, a friend and former ... (more) The Winslet algorithm: a news MacGuffin
UK feature film certification data, January to September 2009
UK feature film certification data, January to September 2009
biggerpictureresearch.net — The level of UK feature production activity looks to be on the rise according to data published... last week by the UK Film Council. The number of interim certifications awarded by the Secretary of State, a rough-and-ready upstream indicator of future production levels, rose from 102 in the ... (more) UK feature film certification data, January to September ...
UK cinema admissions, September 2009
biggerpictureresearch.net — Britain is suffering the longest period of recession since records began according to figures published yesterday by... the ONS, which show the economy shrank by 0.4% between July and September. Tough times, indeed. So it comes as heartening news that the cinema business, at least, is showing ... (more) UK cinema admissions, September 2009
UK admissions, September 2009
UK admissions, September 2009
feedproxy.google.com — Britain is suffering the longest period of recession since records began according to figures published yesterday by... the ONS, which show the economy shrank by 0.4% between July and September. Tough times, indeed. So it comes as heartening news that the cinema business, at least, is showing ... (more) UK admissions, September 2009
New study of Video on Demand in Europe
New study of Video on Demand in Europe
biggerpictureresearch.net — After what feels like endless years of speculation it looks as if the long held out promise... of Video on Demand (VoD) may finally be gaining some market traction (albeit still relatively modest in revenue terms), in part as a result of ‘day and date’ release experiments by certain of the major ... (more) New study of Video on Demand in Europe
UK feature film production, January to September 2009
UK feature film production, January to September 2009
biggerpictureresearch.net — The UK Film Council has just released the latest UK feature film production data , offering a... mixed bag of positives and negatives during these straitened times. In the first nine months of the year, the total spent on feature production in the UK stood at £857.2 million, an increase of 67% ... (more) UK feature film production, January to September 2009
Montage: Studionomics subverted; streamed performances at the cinema; UNESCO film study
Montage: Studionomics subverted; streamed performances at the cinema; UNESCO film study
biggerpictureresearch.net — Last month I wrote a piece about data-driven guesswork (aka studionomics) endemic in the film business. The... team behind MarqueeStars.com, which served as an example in the post, has since responded in kind with an article outlining their philosophy and intentions ( ‘Wolves in the Number ... (more) Montage: Studionomics subverted; streamed performances ...
Adventures in Robin Hoodland
Adventures in Robin Hoodland
biggerpictureresearch.net — Earlier this month EM Media published its annual review of Economic Achievements 2008/09 . If you’re not... already acquainted with it, EM Media is the Regional Screen Agency for the East Midlands, the Government Office Region encompassing the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, ... (more) Adventures in Robin Hoodland
The future of home entertainment
The future of home entertainment
biggerpictureresearch.net — The future of home entertainment has come under renewed speculation recently, with a flurry of conference reports... and trade press coverage replete with hard data. Commentators point out we’re in a long period of transition as consumers move from transactions involving packaged media (DVD and ... (more) The future of home entertainment
The Internet’s influence on film audiences (and studio executives)
The Internet’s influence on film audiences (and studio executives)
feedproxy.google.com — In the last couple of days the trade press has reported a study produced by Stradella Road... , a marketing company founded earlier this year by Gordon Paddison, former Head of New Media and Integrated Marketing at New Line Cinema. Among other things, Paddison worked on the campaign for The ... (more) The Internet’s influence on film audiences (and studio ...
UK cinema admissions, August 2009
UK cinema admissions, August 2009
biggerpictureresearch.net — The August tally is in, courtesy of the Cinema Advertising Association , and ticket sales in 2009... remain up on the same period last year but the margin is narrowing. August saw 15,542,650 admissions, which falls well short of 2008's haul of 20,039,500 in the same month thanks to the ... (more) UK cinema admissions, August 2009
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