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Reese Witherspoon Sells ‘Hello Sunshine’ Media Company to Private Equity Group
Reese Witherspoon is selling her five-year-old Hello Sunshine media company to private equity giant Blackstone Group in a transaction that reportedly could be worth as much as $900 million. Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden will join the yet-unnamed new company board, which will be run by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom … Continue reading “Reese Witherspoon Sells ‘Hello Sunshine’ Media Company to Private Equity Group”
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LGBTQ Family Drama ‘A Wake’ Due on DVD, Digital Aug. 31
Breaking Glass Pictures has announced the Aug. 31 release of A Wake, an LGBTQ family drama from director Scott Boswell (The Stranger in Us). The film will be available on iTunes/Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu, as well as through local cable and satellite providers and on DVD. Starring Noah Urrea (Metal Lords), Kolton … Continue reading “LGBTQ Family Drama ‘A Wake’ Due on DVD, Digital Aug. 31”
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Gravitas Ventures to Release Doc ‘Hood River’ in Theaters and On Demand Sept. 10
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American distribution rights to the Stick Figure soccer documentary Hood River and will release the film in theaters and on demand Sept. 10. The documentary follows a high school soccer team in a small Oregon community that strives to overcome class and racial divide in a quest for both individual … Continue reading “Gravitas Ventures to Release Doc ‘Hood River’ in Theaters and On Demand Sept. 10”
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Vizio Updates Free TV Streaming Service
Vizio Aug. 2 updated its free streaming video service, WatchFree+, with a new program guide and an expanded content offerings based on user data. “WatchFree+ provides audiences with access to the channels and programming you expect with cable, but in a free streaming environment that makes it easy to personalize and customize the entertainment experience,” … Continue reading “Vizio Updates Free TV Streaming Service”
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Netflix Sponsors NBC’s Tokyo Olympics Medals Count
With Team USA atop of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in total medals at the halfway point, Netflix, a perennial leader on most things subscription streaming video, took a marketing stand. The streamer was presenting sponsor on NBC’s Aug. 1 primetime TV broadcast of the medals count of the XXXII Olympiad with the U.S. leading … Continue reading “Netflix Sponsors NBC’s Tokyo Olympics Medals Count”
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Reese Witherspoon Sells ‘Hello Sunshine’ Media Company to Private Equity Group
Reese Witherspoon is selling her five-year-old Hello Sunshine media company to private equity giant Blackstone Group in a transaction that reportedly could be worth as much as $900 million. Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden will join the yet-unnamed new company board, which will be run by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom … Continue reading “Reese Witherspoon Sells ‘Hello Sunshine’ Media Company to Private Equity Group”
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LGBTQ Family Drama ‘A Wake’ Due on DVD, Digital Aug. 31
Breaking Glass Pictures has announced the Aug. 31 release of A Wake, an LGBTQ family drama from director Scott Boswell (The Stranger in Us). The film will be available on iTunes/Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play and Vudu, as well as through local cable and satellite providers and on DVD. Starring Noah Urrea (Metal Lords), Kolton … Continue reading “LGBTQ Family Drama ‘A Wake’ Due on DVD, Digital Aug. 31”
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Gravitas Ventures to Release Doc ‘Hood River’ in Theaters and On Demand Sept. 10
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American distribution rights to the Stick Figure soccer documentary Hood River and will release the film in theaters and on demand Sept. 10. The documentary follows a high school soccer team in a small Oregon community that strives to overcome class and racial divide in a quest for both individual … Continue reading “Gravitas Ventures to Release Doc ‘Hood River’ in Theaters and On Demand Sept. 10”
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Netflix Sponsors NBC’s Tokyo Olympics Medals Count
With Team USA atop of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in total medals at the halfway point, Netflix, a perennial leader on most things subscription streaming video, took a marketing stand. The streamer was presenting sponsor on NBC’s Aug. 1 primetime TV broadcast of the medals count of the XXXII Olympiad with the U.S. leading … Continue reading “Netflix Sponsors NBC’s Tokyo Olympics Medals Count”
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‘Loki’ Remains Atop Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart
“Loki,” the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe series from Disney+, remained No. 1 on Parrot Analytics’ digital originals U.S. chart the week ended July 30, its second consecutive week in the top spot. The series had 41.5 times the demand of an average series after a 5.8% dip in demand expressions, the proprietary metric Parrot uses … Continue reading “‘Loki’ Remains Atop Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart”
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Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Debuts with $90 Million Theatrical/PVOD Revenue
Disney’s Jungle Cruise debuted atop the Aug. 1 weekend box office and in consumer homes, opening to an estimated total of more than $90 million globally. That figure includes $34.2 million in domestic box office earnings across 4,310 screens, $27.6 million in international box office revenue, and more than $30 million in Disney+ “Premier Access” consumer … Continue reading “Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Debuts with $90 Million Theatrical/PVOD Revenue”
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‘F9’ Now Available for On Demand Viewing
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on July 30 released F9: The Fast Saga for home viewing via video on demand digital rental at a premium price of $19.99. The ninth film in the “Fast & Furious” series and 10th in the franchise (including Hobbs & Shaw), the film has earned $165 million at the domestic box … Continue reading “‘F9’ Now Available for On Demand Viewing”
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Hulu Adds NFL Network to Live TV Channel Line-Up
NFL Network is now available to Hulu’s Live TV subscribers in the $64.99 a month subscription plan. The addition of NFL Network to Hulu’s 75-plus live TV channel line-up brings live NFL preseason games, exclusive live NFL regular season games, studio shows such as “Good Morning Football” and “NFL Total Access,” as well as “NFL … Continue reading “Hulu Adds NFL Network to Live TV Channel Line-Up”
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Gravitas Ventures Bows Doc ‘Finding Kendrick Johnson’ in Theaters and on VOD
Gravitas Ventures has acquired rights to distribute the documentary Finding Kendrick Johnson, directed by Jason Pollock, in the United States and Canada. It bowed in 20 theaters around America and on VOD starting July 30. The filmmaker cracks a major case dealing with the racially charged murder of a teen, according to a Gravitas release. … Continue reading “Gravitas Ventures Bows Doc ‘Finding Kendrick Johnson’ in Theaters and on VOD”