Screendaily
Founded 1975 Β· 49 employees on LinkedIn Β· 2 known investors
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Founders & leadership
Investors Β· 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Screen International is a British trade magazine covering the international film business, published by London-based B2B media company Media Business Insight (MBI). Its website, Screendaily.com, launched in 2001 and provides continuously updated coverage of the film industry, including news, reviews, festival and market reports, box office, awards coverage, features, video trailers and podcasts. The magazine appears in 10 issues per year and is aimed at professionals working in the global film business.
Alongside the monthly magazine and website, Screen produces daily print and digital editions at major festivals and markets β including Berlin/European Film Market, Cannes, Toronto, Hong Kong Filmart, Busan, the American Film Market and Red Sea β as well as product guides for sales companies, territory and sector specials (for example Spain, Malta, Taiwan), and recurring supplements such as Stars of Tomorrow, World of Locations and World of Studios. Editorial franchises include Screen Stars of Tomorrow, an annual list of emerging acting and filmmaking talent established in 2004 in the UK, and Rising Stars Scotland. The publication also runs events and conferences, including the Screen Summit, the Media Production & Technology Show, the European Film Finance Summit in Berlin and the UK Film Finance Conference in London, and administers the Oscar Moore Foundation, a charity founded in 1997 that awards an annual Β£10,000 prize for a first-draft screenplay.
The title traces its lineage to Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger (1889), later Cinematographic Journal, Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly (1907), Kinematograph Weekly (1919), Kine Weekly (1959) and CinemaTV Today. Screen International in its current form was founded in 1975. Matt Mueller has been editor since 2015; Conor Dignam is chief executive of Media Business Insight and Alison Pitchford is managing director.
Founding story
Screen International in its present form was created in 1975 when Peter King purchased CinemaTV Today from Sir John Woolf for Β£50,000 and relaunched the struggling title under the new name, publishing the first issue on 6 September 1975.
Business model
Subscription-based B2B trade publishing combined with advertising and sponsorship, plus events. Readers subscribe to Screen International for monthly editions, awards-season weeklies, archive access and supplements, while the website offers free registration with a limited number of free articles per month before subscription. The site carries display advertising and sponsored editorial sections funded by film commissions, agencies and industry bodies (for example British Film Commission, Screen Malta, Perth Film Studios, Shanghai International Film Festival), and the brand runs paid-attendance conferences such as Screen Summit and the Media Production & Technology Show.
Revenue is drawn from paid subscriptions to the magazine and digital editions, advertising and sponsored content across the website and festival dailies/product guides, and industry events and conferences.
Traction
Publishes 10 magazine issues per year plus awards-season weeklies, festival dailies for events including Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Busan, Filmart, Red Sea and the American Film Market, and regular specials and guides; maintains daily news output across news, reviews, features and video, and runs industry events attracting senior executives from companies such as Mediawan and Curzon.
Latest developments
Recent output includes Screen Summit 2026 speaker announcements, 2026 festival dailies and product guides for Cannes, Berlin and Filmart, Emmys and territory specials, the 2026 Rising Stars Scotland lineup, and ongoing coverage of Venice, TIFF and the Oscars international feature race.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
An established trade journal for the international film business, published within Media Business Insight's portfolio alongside Broadcast, The Knowledge and Production Intelligence, ALF Insight, AI Media News and Screen Global Production. It positions itself as a resource of record for the global film industry and has a documented history of alumni moving into senior production roles.
Long-running trade title with a lineage dating to 1889, a large international correspondent network, festival- and market-specific daily editions and product guides, an extensive searchable archive, and recognised talent-spotting franchises such as Stars of Tomorrow.
Technology
The website is operated on the Webvision Cloud publishing platform and combines free registered access, gated subscriber content, digital edition browsing, video and podcast distribution and email alert products.
Go-to-market
Distribution through the Screendaily.com website, print and digital magazine editions, email alerts (UK/Euro daily, US daily, breaking news, awards countdown, Asia-Pacific weekly), social channels, and a heavy on-the-ground presence at film festivals and markets where it publishes dailies and product guides. Commercial teams cover North America, the UK and international territories, and the brand extends reach through owned events.
Professionals in the international film and cinema business, including producers, sales agents, distributors, exhibitors, financiers, festival and market organisers, film commissions and talent representatives.
Geography
Headquartered in London (John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street, EC4Y 0AN) with a North America presence led by a US-based president and sales staff. Editorial coverage is global, supported by a network of more than forty correspondents, including editors for the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East and correspondents in France, Spain, Germany/Eastern Europe, Greece, Brazil, Korea, Italy, the Balkans, Australia and the Nordics.
History
The title's history dates to 1889 with Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger, renamed Cinematographic Journal around 1900, Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly in 1907, Kinematograph Weekly in 1919 and Kine Weekly in 1959. In September 1971 the title was sold to British and American Film Holdings Ltd, which merged it with Today's Cinema; it was later renamed CinemaTV Today. In 1975 Peter King bought the struggling CinemaTV Today from Sir John Woolf for Β£50,000 and relaunched it as Screen International, with the first issue published on 6 September 1975. King sold the magazine to the International Thomson Organization in 1989; EMAP acquired it in 1993. The Screendaily.com website was added in 2001. Ascential later divested the magazine as part of a management buyout of the Media Business Insight division in 2015, backed by Mobeus Equity Partners, and MBI acquired The Knowledge, Production Intelligence and KFTV from Wilmington plc later that year.
Risks & controversies
Ownership of the title has changed repeatedly over its history, passing through International Thomson Organization, EMAP and Ascential before a 2015 private-equity-backed management buyout, leaving it exposed to the structural pressures of subscription trade publishing and advertising demand from the film sector.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 9
launches, deals, and filingsMedia Business Insight acquired three media database brands from Wilmington plc for an undisclosed sum, with nine staff transferring to MBI's London offices. The brands include listings on more than 35,000 companies and 90,000 individuals.
Ascential sold the magazine as part of a management buyout of its Media Business Insight division; the MBO from Top Right Group was backed by Mobeus Equity Partners.
Mueller succeeded Wendy Mitchell (editor 2012-2014) and remains editor-in-chief.
A special edition of the magazine highlighting up-and-coming talent was established in 2004 in the UK, becoming the annual Screen Stars of Tomorrow list.
Charitable foundation administered by Screen International, awarding an annual Β£10,000 prize for the best first-draft screenplay by new European screenwriting talent.
Peter King purchased the struggling CinemaTV Today from Sir John Woolf for Β£50,000 and relaunched it as Screen International, with the first issue dated 6 September 1975.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 7
primary sources listed
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7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Screendaily do?
- Screen International/Screen Daily is a London-based B2B film trade publication covering the international film business.
- Who are Screendaily's investors?
- Screendaily's investors include IPR.VC, LIV Capital.