Given the size of AMC in the United States, where it operates more than 8,000 screens, rival cinema chains - most of which operate their businesses more traditionally - may have no choice but to rewrite their exhibition deals with Universal and other studios. Now, they aren’t just surviving, they are thriving. Crime Shows: Just a few years ago, it looked as though old-fashioned police and court procedurals might not make the leap to the streaming future.But we may be starting to hit that transformation’s limits. A Changing Medium: A decade of streaming has transformed storytelling and viewing habits.Showtime: The cable network is changing its name to Paramount+ With Showtime, and its programming will soon be integrated into the Paramount+ streaming app.Instead, it has invested in series on professional auto racing, tennis and now golf. Netflix : Unlike many of its rivals, Netflix has not pursued showing live sports.

Universal has cleared its schedule until October, when it will release “Candyman,” a remake of the horror classic, directed by Nia DaCosta and co-written and produced by Jordan Peele. AMC has said that it hopes to begin reopening in “mid- to late August,” but has pushed that time line back several times as virus cases have surged around the country. No firm start date for the deal was set because theaters remain closed by the pandemic. “The partnership we’ve forged with AMC is driven by our collective desire to ensure a thriving future for the film distribution ecosystem and to meet consumer demand with flexibility and optionality.” “The theatrical experience continues to be the cornerstone of our business,” Donna Langley, chairman of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, said in a statement. The studio controls the “Fast and Furious,” “Jurassic World” and “Despicable Me” franchises. Universal may opt to let big-ticket sellers play exclusively in theaters longer than 17 days. The deal, announced on Tuesday, gives Universal the right to make its movies available in homes through premium video-on-demand after just 17 days of play in AMC theaters - down from roughly 90 days, long the industry norm. LOS ANGELES - Universal Pictures and the largest movie chain in the world, AMC Entertainment, have reached a deal to bring movies to theaters and homes a mere three weeks apart, almost certainly changing the way that Hollywood does business.

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