2025 saw the beginnings of a more refined and less experimental approach to timing the release of movies across theatres, transactional, and Pay-One. We detail the most-read Movie Tracker stories of the year.
10. The Substance
Indie darling ‘The Substance’ was picked up by MUBI in most markets but not all. We detailed the key differences in certain markets.
9. Sony’s Release Strategy
We took a look at how Sony releases its movies across PVOD, TVOD and Pay-One to determine how it is choosing to balance these revenues alongside theatrical.
8. Studio Movies After Vertical Integration
Even more so than with scripted TV, studios have been licensing their movies to third-parties after an initial run on their own service. We broke down who is buying these Pay-Two titles.
7. Disney’s Release Strategy
We took a look at how Disney releases its movies across PVOD, TVOD and Pay-One to determine how it is choosing to balance these revenues alongside theatrical.
6. After the Stream: Paramount
We took a deeper dive into how Paramount licenses its movies after an original run on Paramount+ and SkyShowtime.
5. After the Stream: Disney
We took a deeper dive into how Paramount licenses its movies after an original run on Disney+ and Hulu.
4. Lionsgate’s Release Strategy
We took a look at how Lionsgate releases its movies across PVOD, TVOD and Pay-One to determine how it is choosing to balance these revenues alongside theatrical.
3. NBCUniversal’s Biggest Buyers
With less of a global SVOD presence, NBCU has a larger opportunity to sell movies to third-parties in Pay-One. We revealed who those buyers were.
2. Amazon Acquisitions
Amazon Prime has become a more active buyer of both scripted series and movies around the world, and here we revealed where their priorities lay
1. Netflix Acquisitions
Netflix also re-entered the buyer’s market, particularly in the second window for scripted series. We revealed where their focus was in buying both series and movies.
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