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‘Ready Player One’ Hitting Home Video in July
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the sci-fi adventure Ready Player One through digital retail July 3, followed by Blu-ray, DVD, 3D Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and on-demand July 24. Based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Cline, the film depicts a bleak world in the year 2045, when people escape … Continue reading “‘Ready Player One’ Hitting Home Video in July”
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Redbox Launches 4K Ultra HD Rentals in Six Test Markets
Making good on a promise it made in January at CES, Redbox on May 22 announced the launch of 4K Ultra HD rentals in six test markets. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs rent for $2.50 per night, 50 cents higher than the rental rate for regular Blu-ray Discs (DVDs are $1.75). The test is rolling … Continue reading “Redbox Launches 4K Ultra HD Rentals in Six Test Markets”
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‘Ready Player One’ Hitting Home Video in July
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the sci-fi adventure Ready Player One through digital retail July 3, followed by Blu-ray, DVD, 3D Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and on-demand July 24. Based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Cline, the film depicts a bleak world in the year 2045, when people escape … Continue reading “‘Ready Player One’ Hitting Home Video in July”
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Redbox Launches 4K Ultra HD Rentals in Six Test Markets
Making good on a promise it made in January at CES, Redbox on May 22 announced the launch of 4K Ultra HD rentals in six test markets. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs rent for $2.50 per night, 50 cents higher than the rental rate for regular Blu-ray Discs (DVDs are $1.75). The test is rolling … Continue reading “Redbox Launches 4K Ultra HD Rentals in Six Test Markets”
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Animated ‘Death of Superman’ Released Digitally July 24, on Disc Aug. 7
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release The Death of Superman, the latest entry in the DC Universe line of animated superhero movies, digitally July 24, and on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Aug. 7. The Death of Superman, based on the iconic 1990s comic book storyline, finds Superman as the last hope in … Continue reading “Animated ‘Death of Superman’ Released Digitally July 24, on Disc Aug. 7”
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Report: UHD TV Market Growing on Price Cuts
The global Ultra HD TV market is expected to expand at a combined annual growth rate of 28.23% from 2018 to 2022, according to a new report “Global UHD TV Market 2018-2022” from Research and Markets. According to the report, one driver in the market is the reduction in the average selling price of UHD TVs. … Continue reading “Report: UHD TV Market Growing on Price Cuts”
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Strong Theatricals Boost Consumer Spending in Q1, DEG Says
Consumer spending on home entertainment rose nearly 9% in the first quarter of 2018 to $5.7 billion, according to estimates released May 16 by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. The gains were driven by continued growth in subscription streaming as well as a strong theatrical slate that boosted digital sales of movies and slowed the … Continue reading “Strong Theatricals Boost Consumer Spending in Q1, DEG Says”
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Fox Teams With Ericsson, Intel, AT&T to Deliver 4K Over 5G at Golf Championship
Fox Sports, in cooperation with the Fox Innovation Lab and Ericsson, Intel and AT&T, will use 5G technology to stream 4K video over 5G for potential broadcast nationwide at this year’s 118th U.S. Open Championship June 14 to 17. The 5G wireless technology will transmit 4K HDR images from two Fox Sports cameras positioned on … Continue reading “Fox Teams With Ericsson, Intel, AT&T to Deliver 4K Over 5G at Golf Championship”
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Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch Declines Comment on Comcast Bid, Touts Studio Home Entertainment Releases
Lachlan Murdoch, executive chairman of 21stCentury Fox, refused to comment on “market speculation” surrounding a possible $60 billion cash offer from Comcast for 20thCentury Fox Film Corp., and related assets. The Walt Disney Co. currently has an accepted $52.4 billion stock offer for Fox – a transaction that must be approved by shareholders and regulators. … Continue reading “Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch Declines Comment on Comcast Bid, Touts Studio Home Entertainment Releases”
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FandangoNow Bows 4K UHD Titles for Android TV for Arrival of Top Pre-order of All Time ‘Black Panther’
In time for the May 8 home entertainment debut of Black Panther, Fandango’s video on-demand streaming service, FandangoNow, has launched 4K Ultra HD titles for all Android TVs, bringing the service’s catalog to Sony Bravia-connected TVs, NVIDIA Shield 4K HDR streaming media players and Hisense brand connected TVs. The new product rollout adds to FandangoNow’s … Continue reading “FandangoNow Bows 4K UHD Titles for Android TV for Arrival of Top Pre-order of All Time ‘Black Panther’”
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‘Quick and the Dead’ Coming to 4K UHD from Sony July 17
The Quick and the Dead, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Sharon Stone, will be released on 4K Ultra HD on both disc (with standard Blu-ray disc) and digital July 17 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the Western, Stone stars as a female gunfighter returning to a frontier town for a dueling tournament. Gene … Continue reading “‘Quick and the Dead’ Coming to 4K UHD from Sony July 17”
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Disney, Marvel 4K UHD Movies (Quietly) Accessible on Apple TV
NEWS ANALYSIS – When Apple last year announced it would start selling access to 4K movies (at the same price as HD) on Apple TV through iTunes, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment was not among participating studios. To most observers, the omission was classic Disney, doing its own thing with the arrival of each new … Continue reading “Disney, Marvel 4K UHD Movies (Quietly) Accessible on Apple TV”