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published:
01-May-08
territories:
Russian Federation
categories:
Regulatory/legal development
Fox sues former Russian licensee Gemini
Twentieth-Century Fox is suing its former Russian distribution partner, Gemini Film, according to local reports. Fox is alleged to be accusing Gemini of failure to pay royalties for the rental of Fox films in Russia and the CIS between 2000 to 2006. The debt has been estimated at $65m. The case was scheduled to be heard in the US at end April 2008.
Our take...
Development represents a sour end to a relationship that lasted for almost 10 years. Gemini was responsible for distribution of Fox product theatrically from 1997 - deal was later expanded to include video - until early 2006, when Fox established a local theatrical and home entertainment arm in Russia, retaining some of the staff from Gemini. At the time, Gemini was to continue distributing Fox product in Siberia and the Ukraine - it is not clear how this arrangement has been affected. Should Fox win the lawsuit, it may have difficulties collecting damages as Gemini reportedly filed for bankruptcy on 21 March 2008.
The legal wrangle arguably represents something of a setback for Fox, which - along with the rest of the Hollywood majors - is aiming to capitalise on strong growth in the Russian video business.
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Analyst, market intelligence & notices
Reports
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European Digital Terrestrial Television: Market assessm...
The latest report from Screen Digest provides a detailed analysis of the European
digital terrestrial television (DTT) market in 15 Western and 4 Eastern European markets.
The report includes historical and five year forecast household and penetration data for free,
pay and top-up DTT as well as penetration numbers for cable, DTH and IPTV.
published:
21-Jan-06
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine - Central and Eastern Europe
Guy Bisson
Chris Dziadul
Articles
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European video software markets
DVD spending is stablising as the decline in prices decelerates. The East European market is catching up with the West. The market for VHS cassettes has all but disappeared completely. Growth in the DVD retail market was maintained in 2006, volume sales in Europe increasing by 10 per cent from 663.5m units in 2005 to 728.3m. Once again, however, the rise in the number of units sold did not fully translate into growth in value as the average consumer price of a retail DVD sank by eight per cent year-on-year from around €14.00 in 2005 to about €12.90 in 2006.
published:
06-Aug-07
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK - Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe
Marie Bloomfield
World video turns corner
World consumer spending on buying and renting video software fell for the first time in eight years in 2005. Consumers worldwide spent $51.8bn on video software in 2005 - down more than six percent on the amount spent in 2004. DVD software at a new high in 2005 - up five per cent compared with the previous year to $48.1bn - was insufficient to compensate for a 62 per cent fall to $3.4bn in VHS spending. In 2004 the digital format posted worldwide growth of 40 per cent, and retail sales of 1.9bn units. In 2005, growth slowed to 11 per cent in volume, generating retail sales of 2.1bn units.
published:
01-Nov-06
territories:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
David Scott
European video software markets
DVD volume sales continue to climb but spending fell in 2005. Retail DVD sales continued to grow in 2005 albeit at a slower rate than in previous years. Volume sales of DVD increased by 15 per cent to 657m units, accounting for 94 per cent of total European video sales. However, the gain in volume sales failed to be translated into spending as the average price of a retail DVD in Europe declined by around 13 per cent in 2005.
published:
11-Aug-06
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK - Central and Eastern Europe
Helen Davis Jayalath
Marie Bloomfield
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