STUDIOCANAL

Research: $5.7B Non-Streaming Movies & TV Market

Research from Worldpanel by Numerator and analysis by Predictionist finds U.S. consumers spent $5.7 billion on movies and TV outside streaming subscriptions between October 2025 and March 2026. Movie theaters drove 65% of that spending, with about 25% of Americans attending theaters (average 4.1 visits per six months). Digital rentals and purchases remain significant—9% of Americans bought a digital movie and 10% rented one in the period—and TV series purchases average about $18 per transaction. Predictionist projects continued ticket-price inflation (8.9% annually) could push the average U.S. ticket to $38 by 2036. The report also highlights concerns about digital 'ownership' (licensing), physical media decline, and regulatory moves such as California's AB 2426 requiring clearer disclosure that digital storefront sales are licenses.

Sony to Remove StudioCanal Films from PS Store

Sony emailed PlayStation customers that more than 500 digital films licensed from StudioCanal — including Terminator 2 and Rambo — will be removed from the PlayStation Store and from purchasers' video libraries on September 1, 2026, after the licensing agreement between PlayStation (Sony) and StudioCanal ceases to apply. The article emphasizes PlayStation’s terms, which grant a personal license rather than ownership for purchased digital content (cited clause 13.5.1), and cites prior incidents — notably Amazon’s 2009 remote deletion of Kindle books — and similar limitations in other providers’ terms (Amazon/Prime Video, Apple). It notes that digital storefronts commonly treat purchases as licensed access subject to content agreements and withdrawals, and argues this episode reinforces consumer interest in owning physical media (DVD/Blu‑ray) to avoid license-driven loss of access.

PlayStation Removing Purchased StudioCanal Movies September 2026

Sony Interactive Entertainment has notified users that a large collection of movies and television series distributed by StudioCanal will be removed from PlayStation libraries starting September 1, 2026. More than 550 StudioCanal titles reportedly will no longer be accessible due to expiring licensing agreements; no refunds or alternative access options have been announced. The removal follows prior regional pulls of StudioCanal content in 2022 and echoes a 2023 removal of Discovery shows that proceeded despite user pushback. The PlayStation Store’s movie-and-TV purchase section was phased out in August 2021, with new video purchases now directed to Sony Pictures Core, but legacy purchases remain subject to license expirations. The case has reignited consumer concern about the limits of “digital ownership” and highlights tensions between licensing contracts and buyer expectations for permanent access.