Films & Pay TV answers the key questions that studios, television executives and film distributors have.
- How do movie makers make money out of TV?
- How is pay-TV different from commercial ad-financed TV?
- Which are the most import markets across the world for pay-TV movies?
- How do the studios and other producers distribute their films to television in general and pay-TV in particular?
- What are the key issues for pay-TV film channels & how have different channels responded to these issues?
- What are the main pay-TV film channels across the world (country by country list)?
For serious players in the industry the report is a vital resource. It shows how to create profitable strategies, reduce costs, save time, avoid financial mistakes and understand the business models.
The report uses industry data, case studies and expert analysis to guide the reader towards the most successful film strategy.
About the Author
David Brown is a director of european media strategies (ems), a consultancy that specialises in strategic and regulatory issues in broadcasting. He has worked for KPMG Management Consulting, the European Commission, and several broadcasters. He has an MA in Economics and an MSc in Media Management, and wrote Regionalisation & Market Positioning for Pan-European Pay-TV, (FT Media 1998) European Cable and Satellite Economics (Screen Digest – 1999), Focus on the BBC (Informa Media -1999), and Film and Pay-Television (ems 2000). He has written for the Financial Times, Broadcast, Cable & Satellite Europe, Multichannel News, The Scotsman, The Herald, The Times and The Economist. He lectures regularly at Stirling Dept of Film & Media on television economics.