Letterboxd, the global social platform that’s become a key tool for independent film discovery, promotion and conversation in the current challenging market for movies, is being acquired by Canadian technology holding company, Tiny, which is taking a majority stake.
Letterboxd’s founders will continue to lead the business independently while leveraging their partnership with Tiny to accelerate the platform’s growth as it continues to scale.
Founded in 2011 by film fans and Aukland, New Zealand-based tech executives Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow, Letterboxd has experienced significant growth over the past five years, recently surpassing 10 million members across 200+ countries – up from 4.1 million members in 2021 and 1.8 million in 2020. Buchanan told Deadline in an interview last year that the company has been profitable since 2019, in part by capturing the attention of younger audiences aged 18 to 24 looking to connect online around shared interests. Members track what they watch, share reviews and lists,...
Letterboxd’s founders will continue to lead the business independently while leveraging their partnership with Tiny to accelerate the platform’s growth as it continues to scale.
Founded in 2011 by film fans and Aukland, New Zealand-based tech executives Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow, Letterboxd has experienced significant growth over the past five years, recently surpassing 10 million members across 200+ countries – up from 4.1 million members in 2021 and 1.8 million in 2020. Buchanan told Deadline in an interview last year that the company has been profitable since 2019, in part by capturing the attention of younger audiences aged 18 to 24 looking to connect online around shared interests. Members track what they watch, share reviews and lists,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The social film discussion and discovery platform Letterboxd has a new owner.
The company has sold a majority stake (60 percent) to Tiny, a Canadian technology investment and holding company, in a deal that values Letterboxd at about $50 million. Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow, who founded the company in 2011, will continue to lead it.
“Teaming up with Tiny represents a big leap forward for us,” said Buchanan and von Randow in a statement. “Tiny’s impressive track record, which includes spurring the growth of the thriving design community, Dribbble, speaks to their ability to cultivate and grow businesses like ours without altering the fundamental components that have made them successful. We see this as a huge win for our community, enabling us to cement Letterboxd’s future with additional resources without sacrificing the DNA of what makes it special.”
Letterboxd has become a popular platform for lovers of film, and even filmmakers themselves,...
The company has sold a majority stake (60 percent) to Tiny, a Canadian technology investment and holding company, in a deal that values Letterboxd at about $50 million. Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow, who founded the company in 2011, will continue to lead it.
“Teaming up with Tiny represents a big leap forward for us,” said Buchanan and von Randow in a statement. “Tiny’s impressive track record, which includes spurring the growth of the thriving design community, Dribbble, speaks to their ability to cultivate and grow businesses like ours without altering the fundamental components that have made them successful. We see this as a huge win for our community, enabling us to cement Letterboxd’s future with additional resources without sacrificing the DNA of what makes it special.”
Letterboxd has become a popular platform for lovers of film, and even filmmakers themselves,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Letterboxd has been acquired by Tiny, a Canadian holding company, in a deal that values the popular social site for film fanatics at over $50 million.
Letterboxd was founded in 2011 by two entrepreneurs in New Zealand, Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow. It recently topped 10 million registered accounts, after seeing a particularly sizable surge during the Covid pandemic, and has attracted celebrity users including Margot Robbie, Olivia Rodrigo, Ava DuVernay and Christopher McQuarrie.
Tiny, based in Victoria, British Columbia, now owns a 60% majority stake in Letterboxd, giving it a valuation of between $50 million and $60 million, a source familiar with the deal told Variety. Buchanan and von Randow will retain minority positions in the business and continue to lead the company. Letterboxd, known as the “Goodreads for movies,” plans to capitalize on the new ownership of Tiny to further establish the platform as the leading social network for film buffs worldwide.
“Teaming...
Letterboxd was founded in 2011 by two entrepreneurs in New Zealand, Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow. It recently topped 10 million registered accounts, after seeing a particularly sizable surge during the Covid pandemic, and has attracted celebrity users including Margot Robbie, Olivia Rodrigo, Ava DuVernay and Christopher McQuarrie.
Tiny, based in Victoria, British Columbia, now owns a 60% majority stake in Letterboxd, giving it a valuation of between $50 million and $60 million, a source familiar with the deal told Variety. Buchanan and von Randow will retain minority positions in the business and continue to lead the company. Letterboxd, known as the “Goodreads for movies,” plans to capitalize on the new ownership of Tiny to further establish the platform as the leading social network for film buffs worldwide.
“Teaming...
- 9/29/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
If Harold's story proves one thing, it's that he's right about life being too short.
Susan and Karl spent most of Neighbours during the week of 9-25-23 shutting each other out after a huge argument, only putting it aside to confront their houseguest about his memory issues.
But when they finally talked, it was the kind of honest conversation that more soap couples need to engage in, and it opened a compelling new story for Susan and the couple.
Karl and Susan finally talked after Harold went to lie down following the testing he underwent at the hospital. Susan's admission that she must find some new purpose was so relatable.
Susan: I realize this is all about me. I have to work out what I want to do next. You know, I'm always telling Holly she has so much potential, and I've been saying the exact same thing to Wendy.
Susan and Karl spent most of Neighbours during the week of 9-25-23 shutting each other out after a huge argument, only putting it aside to confront their houseguest about his memory issues.
But when they finally talked, it was the kind of honest conversation that more soap couples need to engage in, and it opened a compelling new story for Susan and the couple.
Karl and Susan finally talked after Harold went to lie down following the testing he underwent at the hospital. Susan's admission that she must find some new purpose was so relatable.
Susan: I realize this is all about me. I have to work out what I want to do next. You know, I'm always telling Holly she has so much potential, and I've been saying the exact same thing to Wendy.
- 9/28/2023
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
Oh no, not Harold!
The elderly, endearing character is one of Neighbours' most iconic residents. Besides being a rich source of Ramsey Street history, he's also one of the few Erinsborough residents to return from the dead.
But according to spoilers for Neighbours during the week of 9-25-23, Karl begins to worry that there's something more to Harold's recent memory lapses than meets the eye. Could this be the beginning of the end for Harold?
Harold's memory problems, coupled with the Karl spoiler, likely point toward Alzheimer's or another form of dementia.
Much of his forgetfulness up to this point could be attributed to his preoccupation with that history book he's carrying around. However, forgetting he had a wedding to attend -- one of the reasons he was in town -- was strange.
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But could that obsession with the history scrapbook...
The elderly, endearing character is one of Neighbours' most iconic residents. Besides being a rich source of Ramsey Street history, he's also one of the few Erinsborough residents to return from the dead.
But according to spoilers for Neighbours during the week of 9-25-23, Karl begins to worry that there's something more to Harold's recent memory lapses than meets the eye. Could this be the beginning of the end for Harold?
Harold's memory problems, coupled with the Karl spoiler, likely point toward Alzheimer's or another form of dementia.
Much of his forgetfulness up to this point could be attributed to his preoccupation with that history book he's carrying around. However, forgetting he had a wedding to attend -- one of the reasons he was in town -- was strange.
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But could that obsession with the history scrapbook...
- 9/25/2023
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
We seem to have run the gamut of the zombie apocalypse film. Like the possession film, it’s getting to be more and more difficult for filmmakers to breathe new life into the sub-genre, with only a few managing to eke out moments of true inspiration. Enter Canadian filmmaking trio Rkss‘ horror comedy We Are Zombies, which introduces a world in which zombies exist, but do not crave brains or human flesh. In fact, depending on the circumstances of their death, they may still be fully functioning, and even have the ability to speak. Because of this, zombies are now second-class citizens given the politically correct label of “living-impaired,” with their civil rights constantly under attack. We’ve seen more benign zombie apocalypses like this in things like Warm Bodies, so it’s not as if this is completely original territory, but it’s still nice to see something different than the doom-and-gloom post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- 9/25/2023
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) is having some fun with conspiracy theories about him by selling merchandise at his campaign store.
A shirt that reads “John Fetterman’s Body Double” is up for sale at his campaign website for $35, which references a conspiracy theory that suggests he has numerous clones that fill in for him at the Capitol.
The conspiracy started a month ago mainly on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, where he said he “lost a bet with Karl,” who is his teenage son, in a post with him wearing a mustache and glasses rather than his signature goatee. With some thinking he looked different, a conspiracy that Fetterman had clones filling in for him spread like wildfire across the web.
Fetterman’s campaign is also selling t-shirts that take aim at criticism of conservative commentators criticizing the Senate’s new informal dress code. This...
A shirt that reads “John Fetterman’s Body Double” is up for sale at his campaign website for $35, which references a conspiracy theory that suggests he has numerous clones that fill in for him at the Capitol.
The conspiracy started a month ago mainly on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, where he said he “lost a bet with Karl,” who is his teenage son, in a post with him wearing a mustache and glasses rather than his signature goatee. With some thinking he looked different, a conspiracy that Fetterman had clones filling in for him spread like wildfire across the web.
Fetterman’s campaign is also selling t-shirts that take aim at criticism of conservative commentators criticizing the Senate’s new informal dress code. This...
- 9/25/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
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