Associations
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DEG Adds 12 New Member Companies; Announces Tech Awards Event
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group has added 12 new companies to the organization’s membership. They include AMC Networks, Azure, Breaker, Cinedigm, Movies Anywhere, Pixelogic, Respeecher, ScreenHits TV, SmithGeiger, Starz, Verizon Business Group and Vuulr. AMC Networks, Azure, Cinedigm, Movies Anywhere, ScreenHits TV, SmithGeiger, Starz, Verizon Business Group and Vuulr will also join DEG’s D2C Alliance … Continue reading “DEG Adds 12 New Member Companies; Announces Tech Awards Event”
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British Home Entertainment Launches ‘Biggest-Ever’ Marketing Campaign
The British Association for Screen Entertainment and Digital Entertainment Group International has launched its biggest ever cross-category marketing campaign, Unforgettable Entertainment, in an attempt to drive transactional engagement from new, lapsed and existing digital transactional consumers. On the heels of previous “Mega Movie Week” campaigns, BASE/DEGI are working on a message targeting infrequent retail movie … Continue reading “British Home Entertainment Launches ‘Biggest-Ever’ Marketing Campaign”
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DEG Adds 12 New Member Companies; Announces Tech Awards Event
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group has added 12 new companies to the organization’s membership. They include AMC Networks, Azure, Breaker, Cinedigm, Movies Anywhere, Pixelogic, Respeecher, ScreenHits TV, SmithGeiger, Starz, Verizon Business Group and Vuulr. AMC Networks, Azure, Cinedigm, Movies Anywhere, ScreenHits TV, SmithGeiger, Starz, Verizon Business Group and Vuulr will also join DEG’s D2C Alliance … Continue reading “DEG Adds 12 New Member Companies; Announces Tech Awards Event”
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British Home Entertainment Launches ‘Biggest-Ever’ Marketing Campaign
The British Association for Screen Entertainment and Digital Entertainment Group International has launched its biggest ever cross-category marketing campaign, Unforgettable Entertainment, in an attempt to drive transactional engagement from new, lapsed and existing digital transactional consumers. On the heels of previous “Mega Movie Week” campaigns, BASE/DEGI are working on a message targeting infrequent retail movie … Continue reading “British Home Entertainment Launches ‘Biggest-Ever’ Marketing Campaign”
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DEG Expo on Feb. 25 to Focus on ‘Maturing D2C Landscape’
Josh Reader, president of Distribution and Development at AMC Networks, will be a featured speaker for DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s next DEG Expo, set for Feb. 25 at 10:30 a.m. PT. Reader will chat with Looper Insights CEO Lucas Bertrand about marketplace dynamics for targeted direct-to-consumer services in 2021 and beyond. The topic of … Continue reading “DEG Expo on Feb. 25 to Focus on ‘Maturing D2C Landscape’”
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BASE Adds ‘The Movie Partnership’ Digital Distributor to Membership Group
U.K. home entertainment trade group, the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) Feb. 15 announced the addition of The Movie Partnership to its membership with immediate effect. Founded in 2009, TMP works with independent movie distributors, sales agents, producers, and financiers, releasing more than 3,500 titles and 2,000 hours of television content into retail channels … Continue reading “BASE Adds ‘The Movie Partnership’ Digital Distributor to Membership Group”
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AARP Announces Nominees for Annual ‘Movies for Grownups’ Awards’
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Feb. 8 announced it list of feature films nominated for the nonprofit’s annual “Movies for Grownups Awards,” set to broadcast on PBS March 28. Feature films contending for the Best Picture/Best Movie category include A24’s Korean family drama Minari; Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland; Amazon Studios’ One Night in Miami; Netflix’s … Continue reading “AARP Announces Nominees for Annual ‘Movies for Grownups’ Awards’”
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UHD Alliance’s Mike Fidler Steps Down; Michael Zink Takes Over as President
Mike Fidler is stepping down as president of the UHD Alliance and is being replaced in the position by board chair Michael Zink, who will continue to serve as a spokesperson for the organization. “I have had an exceptional time working with my counterparts in the industry that has been my life blood for over … Continue reading “UHD Alliance’s Mike Fidler Steps Down; Michael Zink Takes Over as President”
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OTT.X Promotes Eric Hanson to EVP
Trade organization OTT.X (formerly the Entertainment Merchants Association or EMA) has promoted Eric Hanson to EVP. Hanson was previously VP of industry leadership. Since joining the Association in 2018, Hanson has managed all activities and advocacy related to the digital supply chain, and in 2020 took on responsibility for the newly launched OTT.X Leadership Development … Continue reading “OTT.X Promotes Eric Hanson to EVP”
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Heroes in Home Entertainment 2020
It’s been a year of tragedy and controversy, topped by the coronavirus pandemic — an unprecedented event — and also including protests over police brutality, widespread denunciations of racism and a contentious election. Key players in the entertainment sector stepped in to help. To support the mission of When We All Vote, a nonprofit co-chaired … Continue reading “Heroes in Home Entertainment 2020”
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PBS’s Sara DeWitt Presented With DEG’s Hedy Lamarr Award
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group Nov. 9 presented its fourth annual Hedy Lamarr Award for Innovation in Entertainment Technology to Sara DeWitt, VP of PBS Kids Digital. The DEG created the Innovation Award to recognize female executives in the fields of entertainment and technology who have made a significant contribution to the industry. DeWitt was surprised by presenters in masks … Continue reading “PBS’s Sara DeWitt Presented With DEG’s Hedy Lamarr Award”