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Charter and Disney Make a Surprise Deal for Cable Channels

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 You may remember a rather ugly breakup between Disney and Charter back in 2023, which saw several cable channels (and Hulu) removed from Charter’s lineup. In a deal that took most by surprise, they’re back on air. Here is Brandon Blake, our entertainment attorney from Blake & Wang P.A., with his take on the deal.                                                                                     Brandon Blake Spectrum TV Select: Hulu is Back The deal will return Hulu to the subscription bundle for Spectrum TV Select, as well as the cable channels that were cut two years ago in the notorious carriage dispute. At the time, spectrum wanted to bundle in streaming services more vigorously, while Disney at the time wanted to protect its reach (and fees) for its core c...
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Who is Making a Billion in This Year’s Box Office Takings?

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 With the domestic box office now approaching $3.7B, 23% higher than 2024, it’s time to look at who is leading the pack when it comes to box office earnings. We have Brandon Blake, entertainment attorney Los Angeles at Blake & Wang P.A., with the facts and figures.                                                                         Brandon Blake Disney Studios Has Passed $1B To no one’s particular surprise, Disney Studios is leading the majors, with a total of $1.1B in the kitty. In the year that brought us not only the highly successful live-action adaptation of Lilo & Stitch as well as the Captain America: Brave New World Marvel release, that was pretty much predicted. Even the releases that didn’t see particular box office success, like Thunderbolts and the notably less successful...
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Netflix Puts Spanish Originals in the Spotlight

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 As streamers fight for ever-more limited market share across geographical territories, we’ve seen a wealth of strategies arise. HBO Max, for example, is currently engaged in a rather aggressive territory expansion. Netflix has been using its non-English language productions as a selling point in recent years, and now there’s even more ahead. To fill us in, we have Blake & Wang P.A. entertainment attorney Los Angeles , Brandon Blake.                                                                                  Brandon Blake Push for New Productions In February, we saw Netflix co-CEO, Ted Sarandos, announce an ambitious $1B budget for Mexican productions, to be split over four years. Now, they’re offering the same for Spanish originals- $1B through 2029 for local conte...
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Another Strong Box Office Week Ahead

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 While this won’t go down as the most exciting box office weekend on record, it managed to carry on the fantastic momentum that began with Labor Day and keep cinema seats warm. To keep us up to date on what’s performing well, we have Brandon Blake, our entertainment attorney Los Angeles from Blake & Wang P.A.                                                                     Brandon Blake Ballerina Puts on a Solid Performance The John Wick spinoff, Ballerina , was projected to take around the $30M mark, so its $25M across North American screens ($10.6M domestically) was just about on the mark, if a little lackluster. It brought in $51M across all 82 territories where it initially released, again roughly in line with the expected $60M. This puts it pretty much on a par with John Wick: Chapter 3 in 2019,...
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The Latest Streaming Ratings Are In

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 It’s that time of the month again- Nielsen’s latest round of streaming ratings are in. It’s always interesting to see what’s hot (and what’s not) on the streaming charts, so Brandon Blake, our entertainment lawyer Los Angeles in the know from Blake & Wang P.A. is here to unpack this week’s top streaming titles.                                                                             Brandon Blake You Remains on Top, but The Four Seasons Has a Strong Start Netflix’s comedy, The Four Seasons , opened on streaming this week, and managed to rack up 1.3B minutes of watch time, even without a full week to attract viewers. This took it straight into second place.   However, it was still beaten out by You for the number 1 spot, which was also the top performer in the prior set...
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Old Brands, New Spaces: Can TV Favorites Conquer Streaming?

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 As streaming becomes the go-to entertainment service, do the familiar names in TV spaces still have the audience-pulling equity they once did? And do audiences even care? That’s a question that’s been occupying headlines since HBO announced it is returning the HBO brand to its flagship Max streamer. We have our expert entertainment lawyer Los Angeles at Blake & Wang P.A., Brandon Blake, to offer his insight.                                                                            Brandon Blake The Power of (the Perception of) Quality Many were surprised when HBO made the announcement that, a mere 2 years after rebranding their streaming platform to Max, they would be rolling back the clock and returning to the HBO brand name. Their reasoning was that the HBO brand itself has long b...
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Warner Bros. Discovery Wins at the Weekend Box Office

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 A strong box office benefits us all, of course, but Warner Bros. Discovery must have a particularly shiny smile this week, with both the stand-out performers coming from them. Our entertainment attorney Los Angeles in the know, Blake & Wang P.A.’s Brandon Blake, fills in the details.                                                                    Brandon Blake Shattering Domestic and Global Milestones The Minecraft Movie has now passed the $900M threshold globally, making it the second-highest grossing video adaption of all time (and that’s without adjusting for inflation, which may see it take the top spot). Needless to say, it’s currently the top contender for top grossing film of the year domestically so far. Captain America: Brave New World slides into second place. The Surprising Success o...
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