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NBCUniversal Expands Social Media Content Partnership With New Twitter Deal
NBCUniversal and Twitter Jan. 25 announced an agreement that would expand original content across the social media platform worldwide. NBCUniversal offers trending news and video from myriad high-profile events such as “The Golden Globes,” “The People’s Choice Awards,” “The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” and Telemundo’s “Latin American Music Awards”; news on Noticias Telemundo; and events … Continue reading “NBCUniversal Expands Social Media Content Partnership With New Twitter Deal”
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NATAS to Honor Dolby With Tech Emmy
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced that Dolby will be honored with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for its contributions to dynamic metadata for optimal high-dynamic-range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) color volume mapping at the upcoming 72nd Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. “HDR has changed the way consumers experience films … Continue reading “NATAS to Honor Dolby With Tech Emmy”
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Comscore Launching Cross-Platform Movie Transaction Data Service
Comscore Jan. 25 announced new software that aims to report daily movie sales regardless of release windows and platform. This will include a new reporting system to track box office movies performance across all platforms. Dubbed “Movies Everywhere,” the new product will meld Comscore’s census-based box office and transactional video measurement with OTT video rentals … Continue reading “Comscore Launching Cross-Platform Movie Transaction Data Service”
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Report: Pre-Pandemic Consumer Movie Spending Won’t Return Until 2023
With ongoing efforts to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus, theater operators hope to see a return of moviegoers. New data from Omdia finds consumer spending won’t return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2023. Before the pandemic, the average household spend for movies in the United States was more than $80 per year. However, due to the … Continue reading “Report: Pre-Pandemic Consumer Movie Spending Won’t Return Until 2023”
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Peacock to Become Exclusive Home of WWE Network Streaming Service
In a major lifeline for pro wrestling streaming access, Peacock and WWE Jan. 25 announced a multi-year agreement that gives Peacock exclusive streaming rights to WWE Network in the United States. NBCUniversal has a long-standing relationship with WWE that began nearly 30 years ago with “Monday Night Raw” on USA Network. WWE Network’s steady decline … Continue reading “Peacock to Become Exclusive Home of WWE Network Streaming Service”
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Gifts of Romance From Lionsgate
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Lionsgate has six romantic double feature DVDs of favorite Lifetime Christmas movies ready to fill stockings this holiday season: Christmas à la Mode/You Light Up My Christmas In Christmas à la Mode, when a handsome stranger, Charlie, visits the family dairy run by Emily during Christmas time, Emily has to hide her attraction to him … Continue reading “Gifts of Romance From Lionsgate”
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NATAS to Honor Dolby With Tech Emmy
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced that Dolby will be honored with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for its contributions to dynamic metadata for optimal high-dynamic-range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) color volume mapping at the upcoming 72nd Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. “HDR has changed the way consumers experience films … Continue reading “NATAS to Honor Dolby With Tech Emmy”
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Comscore Launching Cross-Platform Movie Transaction Data Service
Comscore Jan. 25 announced new software that aims to report daily movie sales regardless of release windows and platform. This will include a new reporting system to track box office movies performance across all platforms. Dubbed “Movies Everywhere,” the new product will meld Comscore’s census-based box office and transactional video measurement with OTT video rentals … Continue reading “Comscore Launching Cross-Platform Movie Transaction Data Service”
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Report: Pre-Pandemic Consumer Movie Spending Won’t Return Until 2023
With ongoing efforts to inoculate Americans against the coronavirus, theater operators hope to see a return of moviegoers. New data from Omdia finds consumer spending won’t return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2023. Before the pandemic, the average household spend for movies in the United States was more than $80 per year. However, due to the … Continue reading “Report: Pre-Pandemic Consumer Movie Spending Won’t Return Until 2023”
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Peacock to Become Exclusive Home of WWE Network Streaming Service
In a major lifeline for pro wrestling streaming access, Peacock and WWE Jan. 25 announced a multi-year agreement that gives Peacock exclusive streaming rights to WWE Network in the United States. NBCUniversal has a long-standing relationship with WWE that began nearly 30 years ago with “Monday Night Raw” on USA Network. WWE Network’s steady decline … Continue reading “Peacock to Become Exclusive Home of WWE Network Streaming Service”
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NBCUniversal Expands Social Media Content Partnership With New Twitter Deal
NBCUniversal and Twitter Jan. 25 announced an agreement that would expand original content across the social media platform worldwide. NBCUniversal offers trending news and video from myriad high-profile events such as “The Golden Globes,” “The People’s Choice Awards,” “The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” and Telemundo’s “Latin American Music Awards”; news on Noticias Telemundo; and events … Continue reading “NBCUniversal Expands Social Media Content Partnership With New Twitter Deal”
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GameStop Stock Skyrockets During Wall Street Debate
Shares of GameStop, the world’s largest video game retailer, shot up 50% in pre-market trading as the company’s stock opened around $90 per share — almost five times higher than 14 days ago. The reason: An ongoing battle between short sellers and investors on the future of retail gaming. The video game industry just concluded … Continue reading “GameStop Stock Skyrockets During Wall Street Debate”
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AMC Theatres Thwarts Bankruptcy Talk, Raises $917 Million of Fresh Investment Capital
AMC Entertainment, corporate parent to AMC Theatres, the largest exhibitor globally, Jan. 25 announced that since Dec. 14, 2020, it has successfully raised or signed commitment letters to receive $917 million of new equity and debt capital. This increased liquidity should allow the company to make it through the coronavirus-impacted winter well into 2021 — … Continue reading “AMC Theatres Thwarts Bankruptcy Talk, Raises $917 Million of Fresh Investment Capital”
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‘Cobra Kai’ Tops Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart for Third Week; ‘WandaVision’ Joins Top 10
Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” remained No. 1 on Parrot Analytics’ digital originals chart for a third consecutive week the week ended Jan. 23. However, the show dropped to No. 3 on Parrots ranking of all TV shows after a 29.8% decline in demand expressions, the proprietary metric Parrot uses to gauge a show’s popularity. That also … Continue reading “‘Cobra Kai’ Tops Parrot’s Digital Originals Chart for Third Week; ‘WandaVision’ Joins Top 10”
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‘The Marksman’ Continues Pandemic Box Office Ride as Studios Further Delay Theatrical Releases
Open Road Films’ The Marksman maintained its second consecutive weekend atop the pandemic domestic box office, taking in an estimated $2 million across more than 2,000 screens. The Liam Neeson drama dropped about 35% from its $4 million debut over the previous Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. While the usual list of Universal/Focus Features titles … Continue reading “‘The Marksman’ Continues Pandemic Box Office Ride as Studios Further Delay Theatrical Releases”
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DeMille Classic ‘The Ten Commandments’ Arriving on 4K Ultra HD March 30
Director Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 epic The Ten Commandments will arrive on 4K Ultra HD for the first time on March 30 from Paramount Home Entertainment. The release commemorates the film’s 65th anniversary and is available in time for Easter. Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a … Continue reading “DeMille Classic ‘The Ten Commandments’ Arriving on 4K Ultra HD March 30”