Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWarner Bros. is to end its decades-old film distribution relationship in Australia and New Zealand with Roadshow Films.The studio has notified the Australian distributor that its current contract to handle the theatrical releases of Warner titles will not be renewed beyond its expiry at the end of December.
Other sources report that theatrical distribution of Warner’s films will instead be handled by Universal from the beginning of 2021.The move appears to be part of a wider reshuffle and realignment of businesses under the expanded WarnerMedia group.
These have already seen streamlining of HBO and the elimination of production capacity.Roadshow Films’ parent company Village Roadshow Limited announced the.
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