- June 1, 2025
The Hollywood Reporter writers Steven Zeitchik and Ethan Millman report on shifts in the documentary field toward authorized celebrity music biographies catering to a large built-in audience, and generally, away from rigorous, artistic exploration into a figure or issue.
- January 29, 2025
European filmmakers are rallying behind a petition demanding stronger regulation of tech giants, warning that platforms like X, Meta, and TikTok are enabling disinformation and threatening democratic values across Europe.
- July 1, 2024
Netflix and Amazon accounted for over half (53%) of all global SVOD commissions in the first quarter of 2024. Both platforms are increasing international productions to expand their global subscriber base, countering domestic subscriber stagnation and the growing cost of production in North America.
- March 7, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter's Rebecca Sun describes the March 2024 release of Color of Congress's report on the state of support for people of color working in the documentary field.
- December 29, 2023
A Hollywood Reporter editor assesses streamers' profitability from the recent earnings season, highlighting the positions of Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Disney.
- December 7, 2023
Writers Lacey Rose and Lesley Goldberg describe theories surrounding the anticipated flood of television pitches following the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike that failed to materialize, leading to concerns in the industry.
- November 30, 2023
While Lily Gladstone receives accolades for her role in Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," her other film, "Fancy Dance," from Indigenous women filmmakers Erica Tremblay and Miciana Alise, has struggled to secure a distribution deal despite the filmmakers claims of meeting industry criteria for success—inspiring calls for change in industry support of Native American-led storytelling.
- September 16, 2022
Journalists Mia Galuppo and Katie Kilkenny explore the transformation of the nonfiction space into a lucrative industry with streaming platforms, featuring insights from filmmakers like Alex Gibney and Ken Burns on rising costs, ethical challenges, and the evolving nature of their profession.
