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The
distribution of films has been centralized under the biggest
film companies. They are trying to control the distribution
as far as possible in order to maximize their profits. In
this kind of case, the distribution may be the bottleneck
of the production process, if an independent producer
does not manage to make a distribution deal with a bigger
film company.
For example, in the US, the bigger film companies only take
about 20 % of independently made films into distribution.
That is why video distribution and DVD
have become a notable alternative to independent film companies,
despite of the fact that missing movie theater distribution
clearly diminishes profits.
The
centralization of distribution continues further in the US
and elsewhere in the world. For example, in the US in 1986,
big film companies took care of the distribution of 76 % of
the films and in 1997 their proportion was already about 86
%.
In
Finland, the television is a major distribution channel for
domestic films.
YLE - Finnish Broadcasting Company [News | Yle Uutiset]
Wikipedia: Streaming Media Services [List of streaming media services - Wikipedia]
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