Awards
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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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Fast Forward Awards 2021: Andrea Downing — Working in a Multi-Platform World
Andrea Downing was working in a multi-platform world long before the pandemic — and before “multi-platform” became the new paradigm in home entertainment. The president of PBS Distribution (promoted March 11 from co-president) has been juggling content and windows for years, picking and choosing the right platform for the right product to maximize revenue to … Continue reading “Fast Forward Awards 2021: Andrea Downing — Working in a Multi-Platform World”
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Fast Forward Awards 2021: Andrea Downing Q&A
PBS Distribution president Andrea Downing, recipient of Media Play News‘ fourth annual Fast Forward Award, juggles discs, digital and streaming to bring PBS programming to home viewers. Media Play News asked Downing about running the public television system’s for-profit content distribution arm. What drives you to succeed? “I love the journey, the process of transforming … Continue reading “Fast Forward Awards 2021: Andrea Downing Q&A”
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Roku: 2021 Grammy Awards Streaming Reach Increased, Viewership Decreased
After record low TV ratings in 2020, the 2021 Grammy Awards had nowhere to go but up, right? Right and wrong. New data from Roku ACR (Automatic Content Recognition) found that while this year’s show outperformed the 2021 Golden Globes and competing TV programs on March 14, there was a 16% drop in traditional linear-TV … Continue reading “Roku: 2021 Grammy Awards Streaming Reach Increased, Viewership Decreased”
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WarnerMedia Nabs 30 Nominations for the 27th Annual Vision Awards
WarnerMedia March 16 announced it earned 30 nominations for the 27th Annual Vision Awards, presented by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), which honors inclusive programming mirroring the lives, spirit and contributions of people of color in their diverse viewing audiences. WarnerMedia’s brands CNN, HBO Max, Turner Classic Movies, Turner Sports, and Warner … Continue reading “WarnerMedia Nabs 30 Nominations for the 27th Annual Vision Awards”
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Voting Is Open for the 2021 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards; Honors Now Include Categories for Streaming Content Alongside Packaged Media
Consumer voting has begun for the 2021 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards, the newly rebranded home entertainment industry honors presented by Media Play News. Through April 9, film and TV fans and home entertainment enthusiasts can visit MediaPlayNews.com/awards/ballot to select their favorite home entertainment releases of 2020, as nominated by studios, distributors and home entertainment … Continue reading “Voting Is Open for the 2021 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards; Honors Now Include Categories for Streaming Content Alongside Packaged Media”
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People of Color, Women, Streamers Dominate 93rd Oscar Nominations
Netflix’s Mank led a set of nominations reflecting increased diversity for the 93rd Academy Awards, which honors movies released in 2020. In a livestream from London March 15, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her musician-actor husband Nick Jonas read the nominees covering 23 categories for the Oscars, which will air on ABC TV on April … Continue reading “People of Color, Women, Streamers Dominate 93rd Oscar Nominations”
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Netflix Content Dominates 2021 Golden Globes in Banner Year for Streamers
Netflix TV shows and movies won 10 trophies at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony held Feb. 28 and broadcast on NBC. In a sign of the times, content that debuted on streaming services won 20 of the 25 categories presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The big gun for Netflix came on … Continue reading “Netflix Content Dominates 2021 Golden Globes in Banner Year for Streamers”
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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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Streaming Services, Led by Netflix, Have a Field Day at Golden Globe Movie Nominations
Netflix came out swinging when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Feb. 3 announced nominations for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be telecast live for the first time on both coasts Feb. 28 — and hosted in Los Angeles and New York separately by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, respectively. The streaming pioneer … Continue reading “Streaming Services, Led by Netflix, Have a Field Day at Golden Globe Movie Nominations”