Home Exhibition Platforms

Sky Movies

Methods of exhibition: Is through subscription television, which means you have to pay on a regular basis to be able to watch films on this program.
Cost per month: £8 for three months, and then after £16. 
Types/Genre of film exhibited: This includes 12 movie channels, of these genres;
Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Crime & Thriller, Drama & Romance, Family, Indie, Modern Greats, Premiere, Premiere +1, SciFi-Horror and Showcase. They are all usually Hollywood films which are shown on all the channels.
The films that are shown are a combination of new releases in cinemas and on DVD and also sometimes new releases on TV, but this is on a rare occasion. 
The platform that benefits the most from this is Hollywood, because they are targeting a more mainstream audience with this gaining more viewers, which is what they want. 

Sky Movies on Demand

Methods of exhibition: Subscription Television.

Cost per month: It's an additional extra with the sky movies package.

Types/Genre of film exhibited: the same as sky movies.

The films that are shown are a combination of new releases in cinemas and on DVD and also sometimes new releases on TV.

The platform again that benefits from this is Hollywood because it appeals to a mainstream audience, bringing you more viewers.

Netflix

Methods of exhibition: paper view streaming

Cost per month: £4.99 per month

Types/Genre of film exhibited: A range of Hollywood and Independent  and also a range of genres. 

The films that are shown are new releases on TV, DVD and the cinema.

Both Hollywood and Film4 can benefit from this because it targets viewers who enjoy Hollywood and independent movies.

Lovefilm

Methods of exhibition: Paper view streaming & DVD's

Cost per month: £4.99 per month

Types/Genre of film exhibited: The films shown here are all Hollywood films which include a wide range of genres.

The films that are shown here are a range of new releases from the cinema, DVD and tv.

Hollywood benefits from this because it is targeting a bigger audience and that is what they want.

Curzon on Demand

Methods of exhibition: Paper view streaming & DVD

Cost per film: £2.00 -£12.00

Types/Genre of film exhibited: The films shown here are independent films. With a range of genres. 

They mainly show films which are new releases in the independent cinema.

Film4 benefits from his because they are interested in independent films and it targets people who are interested in them.

Pirate Bay

Methods of exhibition: Internet

Cost per film: Free

Types/Genre of film exhibited: Hollywood films with a range of genre, this allows you to illegally download films on-line.

Film4 and Hollywood does not benefit from this because by having this one website it helps increase in loss of money.

Film4 OD

Methods of exhibition: Paper view streaming

Types/Genre of film exhibited: Hollywood and independent films of all genres/

Film4 OD  releases films which are new releases to TV, DVD  and older films.

Both can benefit from this but mainly Film4 because there target audience is more within this area.