US Movies: Theatrical, TVOD, SVOD, and Other Windowing Strategies in 2024

Charlotte Jones

Senior Principal Analyst, Cinema

As part of Omdia's Media and Entertainment team, Charlotte Jones covers cinema and movies, with a particular focus on box office trends, movie windows, and premium cinema.

Charlotte manages Omdia’s research on movie windows, bringing together analysts across Omdia’s Media and Entertainment team, and has also recently expanded this research into transmedia IP, such as from gaming.

Charlotte provides detailed analysis on evolving film industry trends alongside her work on theatrical market forecasts. She is also responsible for Cinema Intelligence, the most comprehensive resource in the industry, covering 62 international territories. Charlotte is a regular speaker at key industry events as well as leading voice on industry webinars.

Prior to her focus on cinema and movies, Charlotte also gained expertise across the value chain from the TV, sports, and sponsorship sectors.

Tim Westcott

Practice Lead, Digital Content & Channels

Tim leads Omdia’s research on TV and video programming and channel distribution. The core datasets in the Digital Content and Channels Intelligence service track investments in programming by channels and online video platforms, availability of linear channels and on-demand services, and sports and movie rights. The service also tracks the offerings of on-demand providers in the US and six key international markets.

Tim joined Omdia’s predecessor company Screen Digest in 2004, where his areas of focus included TV production, animation, sports rights, and public broadcasting. He has also edited more than 100 editions of the monthly Media and Technology Digest (formerly Screen Digest). Before that, Tim worked at the European Audiovisual Observatory in Strasbourg, France, and in a variety of journalism roles, including the Financial Times Group, EMAP (now Ascential), and Television Business International. Tim holds a Master of Arts (Hons.) degree in English literature from Trinity College, Cambridge. He holds dual UK and French nationality and is based in London.

Max Signorelli

Principal Analyst, Media & Entertainment

Max Signorelli is a principal analyst for the Media & Entertainment team at Omdia and is product lead for Omdia’s Consumer Research – Devices, Media & Usage Spotlight Service.

Max’s research builds on Omdia’s syndicated consumer survey to monitor and rationalise market traits and consumer profiles as well as track real, cross-platform usage of services and devices with time. Max specializes in global video markets with regional expertise in EMEA, covering markets both developed and emerging through in-depth strategy analysis and contextualising of local and international video players. Max joined the company and industry in 2017 after earning his Bachelor of Science in physics from Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

Paul Erickson

Principal Analyst

Paul Erickson is an industry analyst with broad experience across the Media and Entertainment technology sector. He is the US-focused Principal Analyst within Omdia’s global Media & Entertainment research practice and is part of the team driving Omdia’s TV and Online Video Intelligence Service. Paul currently concentrates on the dynamic intersection and integration of streaming video, TV, and advertising,
 
He rejoined Omdia in 2024 after several years of private consultancy, and prior roles as Research Director for Entertainment and Consumer Electronics at Parks Associates and as an industry analyst for Omdia / IHS Markit, NPD DisplaySearch (now Circana), and IMS Research.
 
His veteran experience and insights span two decades across streaming video services / platforms, broadcast and pay TV, connected consumer electronics, digital Media, UI / UX technologies, smart home, gaming, and audio technologies.
 
Paul has been quoted in a variety of news outlets and industry publications, including the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, Variety, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, New York Times, Wired, and CNET. He is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences, such as CES, IBC, CTV World Summit, StreamTV, and IFA. Paul is a two-time AVIXA Emerging Trends Fellow honoree.