Working Title

1. Working Title ‘re-upped’ with Universal from June through 2020 to ensure they will continue to have studio-supported overhead,development and global distribution.
2. As well as Universal, Working Title have recently formed a strong bond with Studio Canal - ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ - and also MRC, Warner Bros and Sony who are in the big six (not MRC).
3. This allows them to be able to operate across both studio and indie playing fields, allowing them to experiment and work on different types of films instead of being stuck in just studio work or just indie films which could get boring. This also allows them to continue to make the kind of ‘fare- intelligent mid-budgeted dramas and comedies- that is increasingly being taken over by premium TV.’
4. They go to promote their films. Going to these film festivals means that they can get lots more media attention and just general attention as people will see the film and be interested in going to see it in the future when it is released.
5. They get lots of benefits by working with Universal. When Working Title first started out, they spent most of the time searching for the money to actually distribute and promote the film but Universal provide them with the money. They also benefit from the power that they have when it comes to exhibitions and deals as Universal are so big lots of deals are done easily as Universal have so many fans and are a trustworthy company.
6. Premium TV is essentially just a subscription based television service such as Netflix or Amazon Prime. They provide home entertainment such as films and TV series online instantly so there is no going to the cinema to watch a film as they are released just a few months later on these services.
7. It depends on who the studio company is. Companies in the VOD business are spending nowhere near as much as film companies. They may spend around a million dollars on marketing compared to film marketing who spend around twenty million dollars per film.
8. $20 million.
9. In broadcast programming and motion pictures, a tent-pole or tentpole is a program or movie that supports the financial performance of a movie studio or television network. A tent-pole movie may be expected to support the sale of tie-in merchandise.