An academic project dedicated to studying the impact of SVOD platforms (e.g. Netflix, Prime Video, etc.) on the global film industry. AKA Chris Meir, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.https://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3muwxneaadk2y🚨New publication alert!🚨"A Critique of the Auteur Paradigm in Producer Historiography" sums up some ideas I have been working on for a long time, and lays out the terms on which we should praise great producers. Case studies include Kevin Feige (!), Christine Vachon and Sidonie Dumas. (1)07 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwxneaadk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mumzbqkbwc2pVery interesting slate announcement from Amazon in Japan. The content includes a boy band concert film directed by Kore-eda (????), but also a lot of detail on content strategies and audience behavior in the market. (1) https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/kore-eda-hirokazu-arashi-doc-prime-video-japan-slate-1236850068/03 Sep 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumzbqkbwc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mqtdah65jc2fNetflix's Q2 report is perhaps the most interesting it has issued in years, in large part because the issue of engagement is now becoming the main driver of the share price. This problem has been growing for a while and now Nflix is making it worse by moving goalposts. (1)17 Jul 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtdah65jc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mqtdah65jc2fNetflix's Q2 report is perhaps the most interesting it has issued in years, in large part because the issue of engagement is now becoming the main driver of the share price. This problem has been growing for a while and now Nflix is making it worse by moving goalposts. (1)17 Jul 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtdah65jc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mqjoch3n722sJust arrived in the post. Out now in hard and soft cover!13 Jul 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjoch3n722shttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mpxutfrumc24A morning full of important news about US and European relations - and I don't (just) mean the red card controversy - firstly, Netflix is fighting back against France's next round of sub-quotas on streamers. (1) https://deadline.com/2026/07/netflix-challenges-french-funding-rules-calls-spending-cap-1236974549/06 Jul 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxutfrumc24https://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mpiwc5ntjs2p🚨🚨Today is publication day for Locating Media Industries: Spaces, Places, Platforms, a book I co-edited with Paul McDonald and Andrew Spicer for Routledge. Check out all the details here (1): https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003498445/locating-media-industries-paul-mcdonald-andrew-spicer-christopher-meir30 Jun 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiwc5ntjs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mp74todh4c2jAPV's new French slate features more creator-led content, some more action comedies, major literary adaptations and more partnerships with Lecheau, Gastambide and Ragnar Le Breton. https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/prime-video-france-creator-mascarade-dicker-animal-sauvage-1236790449/26 Jun 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp74todh4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3momxvq23zc2qAnd yet another of Amazon's fascinating conflicts of interest between Prime Video and its other corporate divisions results in a cynical and flagrant act of sabotage of one of PV's original films. https://filmstories.co.uk/news/artificial-amazon-drops-luca-guadagninos-film-about-sam-altman-and-openai/19 Jun 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3momxvq23zc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3momwsq7pt22pCatching up on some interesting streaming news from this week, starting with studies that show diversity DECREASING in the straight-to-SVOD film industry. Remember that boosting diversity has always been a pillar of Netflix's self-promotion. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-diversity-study-streaming-films-few-women-poc-1236622372/19 Jun 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3momwsq7pt22phttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3moig5yxkn22jMore evidence - if you needed it - that Spain has turned into one of the biggest production hubs of the streaming era. Amazon announces a new slate along with numerous claims about the popularity of Spanish films and series. https://variety.com/2026/streaming/global/ester-exposito-mario-casas-anna-castillo-prime-video-1236783619/17 Jun 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moig5yxkn22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mnzfqczosk23Amazon's roll out of one of its (rare) box office hits shows the company is very much interested in having a long value chain, which ideally will all be within the Amazon video platform ecosystem. https://deadline.com/2026/06/project-hail-mary-mgm-release-date-1236952838/11 Jun 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzfqczosk23https://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mnhgm3gg622oAnd Canada backs down from a streaming levy, as the story points out, in part due to Trump pressure. EU nations take note that bargaining individually won't work (see also the UK). https://deadline.com/2026/06/canada-streamers-reverses-content-revenue-contributions-1236940536/04 Jun 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhgm3gg622ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mnhar6y7kk2wAmazon continues to say "Anything that Netflix can do, we can do...later...and not as well." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-prime-video-weekly-top-10-lists-1236612875/04 Jun 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhar6y7kk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mn7o74k2r22x🚨🚨New publication alert! 🚨🚨@deduard.bsky.social and I co-authored the chapter "European Original Film Production for Global VOD Platforms" in the new (open-access) book Streaming Europe. The book can be downloaded for free from this link. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003672128/streaming-europe-tim-raats-catalina-iordache01 Jun 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn7o74k2r22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mmtgyymvns2oPredictably, Netflix is against the reform of Germany's audiovisual laws. That of course is yet another reason to support it, imo. https://www.ft.com/content/4ff58757-6937-4183-8737-f36d6044d4c527 May 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtgyymvns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mmgijdimns2oCanada has boosted its streamer investment obligation and the MPAA is not happy. Yet another reminder of the importance of the European strategy of safety in numbers. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/major-studios-canada-us-streamers-discriminatory-investment-1236603995/22 May 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgijdimns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mmgie6smz22oThe large-scale partnerships between streamers and national broadcasters continue to proliferate. The latest is between Netflix and Japanese network NHK. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-japan-slate-nhk-dramas-nippon-tv-1236603996/22 May 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgie6smz22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mm4zqbsgw22eNothing says "we will not abuse our growing industrial power" like a threat to blacklist everyone who speaks out against you. FFS Canal+. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/17/frances-top-film-producer-says-it-will-blacklist-figures-who-petitioned-against-rightwing-billionaire18 May 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4zqbsgw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mlnnnziv5227The Bollorés are steadily taking over French cinema and television, but not without some pushback at least. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/juliette-binoche-protests-right-wing-mogul-cinema-bid-1236593187/12 May 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnnnziv5227https://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mlnlsjr4jc2q🚨New Netflix publication (as in from the company) available now as it promotes its commercial and cultural impact on the world. Let's hope it gets regular updates! thenetflixeffect.com https://thenetflixeffect.com/12 May 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnlsjr4jc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mlaqhh3ios2xAs it did with FreeVee in the US, Amazon is combining its AVOD with Prime Video in India and packaging it as a merger to create a bigger ecosystem (as opposed to saying it is giving up on maintaining separate services, at least one of which is not profitable). https://deadline.com/2026/05/prime-video-merge-mx-player-india-1236884030/07 May 2026 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaqhh3ios2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3ml4q6kfho22mMeanwhile, an important step in the horizontal integration of Canal+ and Studiocanal as it sets up a formal subsidiary to leverage the literary IP of Hachette, after the Bollorés acquired its parent company. https://deadline.com/2026/05/studiocanal-hachette-livre-adaptation-venture-on-screen-1236881198/05 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4q6kfho22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3ml4pos4lrs2mAnd after closing its UK division a few years ago and betting on big French-language blockbusters, Pathé is getting back into English-language films. https://variety.com/2026/film/global/pathe-vendome-emotion-pictures-english-language-movies-1236738001/05 May 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4pos4lrs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3ml4pixc76s2mLots of Euro cinema news coming out in the run up to Cannes, and I will be re-posting some, including this bit of news of another sequel to the remakes of Perfect Strangers. This one's from Germany, but there is also one coming out this year in Spain. https://variety.com/2026/film/global/picture-tree-bora-dagtekin-the-perfect-holiday-1236735340/05 May 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4pixc76s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/vodmovies.bsky.social/post/3mkl2eakgfs2g*Pretends to be shocked gif.* https://deadline.com/2026/04/netflix-australia-subscribers-local-content-viewing-low-1236874434/28 Apr 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:nhm2ysd2bmgdk3zx2tpwvwwf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl2eakgfs2g