Digital
-
HBO Max Greenlights ‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series ‘Peacemaker’
HBO Max ordered the production of eight episodes for new action-comedy series, “Peacemaker,” starring actor and WWE superstar John Cena, reprising his character from the upcoming Warner Bros. movie, The Suicide Squad. The movie’s writer/director James Gunn will write all eight episodes of “Peacemaker,” and will direct multiple episodes, including the first. Gunn and The … Continue reading “HBO Max Greenlights ‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series ‘Peacemaker’”
-
HBO Max Lands Carrie Underwood Christmas Special
HBO Max Sept. 24 announced today a holiday special starring seven-time Grammy Award winner, five-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and the 2020 ACM Entertainer of the Year, Carrie Underwood, performing songs from her first ever full-length Christmas album, “My Gift,” which is available on CD and digital Sept. 25th. The streamer will premiere … Continue reading “HBO Max Lands Carrie Underwood Christmas Special”
-
HBO Max Greenlights ‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series ‘Peacemaker’
HBO Max ordered the production of eight episodes for new action-comedy series, “Peacemaker,” starring actor and WWE superstar John Cena, reprising his character from the upcoming Warner Bros. movie, The Suicide Squad. The movie’s writer/director James Gunn will write all eight episodes of “Peacemaker,” and will direct multiple episodes, including the first. Gunn and The … Continue reading “HBO Max Greenlights ‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series ‘Peacemaker’”
-
HBO Max Lands Carrie Underwood Christmas Special
HBO Max Sept. 24 announced today a holiday special starring seven-time Grammy Award winner, five-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and the 2020 ACM Entertainer of the Year, Carrie Underwood, performing songs from her first ever full-length Christmas album, “My Gift,” which is available on CD and digital Sept. 25th. The streamer will premiere … Continue reading “HBO Max Lands Carrie Underwood Christmas Special”
-
Analyst: SVOD Subs in U.S. to Increase 56% by 2025 — Despite Market Maturity
The United States created the subscription streaming video-on-demand market in 2008 through Netflix and Roku. Despite approaching market saturation, the number of domestic SVOD subscriptions will climb from 203 million in 2019 to 317 million by 2025, according to new data from Digital TV Research. Even Netflix, the longest established platform, will add 10 million … Continue reading “Analyst: SVOD Subs in U.S. to Increase 56% by 2025 — Despite Market Maturity”
-
HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’ on Blu-ray and DVD Dec. 1
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the first season of HBO’s “Perry Mason” remake on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Dec. 1 (order date Oct. 27). The show is available now on HBO Max and for digital sellthrough. The series stars Matthew Rhys as the title character from the series of books by Erle Stanley Gardner. … Continue reading “HBO’s ‘Perry Mason’ on Blu-ray and DVD Dec. 1”
-
Europa+ SVOD Service Launches in Latin America
A new subscription streaming video service based in Atlanta has launched operations in Latin America. Dubbed Europa+ (Europa Más), the $5.99 monthly service features content from the U.K., Germany, France and Nordics. Designed for European ex-pats, Latin Americans of European descent and the large community of those passionate about European culture throughout the region, Europa+ … Continue reading “Europa+ SVOD Service Launches in Latin America”
-
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Blu-ray Set Moves to Dec. 1
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has pushed the release date for the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray to Dec. 1 (order date Oct. 27). The set will include 60 theatrical shorts restored and remastered in HD for the first time in their original 4:3 aspect ratio. Blu-ray extras include a digital copy of the shorts, … Continue reading “Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Blu-ray Set Moves to Dec. 1”
-
TikTok Owner Seeks Injunction Stopping App Ban in the U.S.
ByteDance, the Chinese owner of social video platform TikTok, has filed for a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration’s executive order banning U.S. access to the app, effective on Sept. 27. About 100 million Americans use TikTok on a monthly basis. The request, filed Sept. 23 in the District Court for the District of Columbia, … Continue reading “TikTok Owner Seeks Injunction Stopping App Ban in the U.S.”
-
Horror Film ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’ Due on VOD and Digital Oct. 6
Epic Pictures’ horror film The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw will come out on VOD and digital Oct. 6. In the film, a devout community suffering from a plague is torn apart by a beautiful young woman and the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession. Against the autumnal palette of harvest season in 1973, The Curse … Continue reading “Horror Film ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’ Due on VOD and Digital Oct. 6”
-
‘From Zero to I Love You’ Available Now on VOD, DVD From Ariztical
From Zero to I Love You is available now from LGBT distributor Ariztical Entertainment on VOD and DVD. The film stars Scott Bailey and Darryl Stephens (LOGO’s “Noah’s Arc,” Boy Culture the movie, the upcoming “Boy Culture” series, the series “DTLA”). Doug Spearman’s second feature, following the gay detective movie Hot Guys With Guns, From … Continue reading “‘From Zero to I Love You’ Available Now on VOD, DVD From Ariztical”
-
Thriller ‘Mortal’ Due on Digital Nov. 6, Disc Nov. 10
The thriller Mortal arrives on digital and on demand Nov. 6, and on Blu-ray (plus digital) and DVD Nov. 10 from Lionsgate. From director André Øvredal (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Trollhunter), executive produced by Academy Award nominee Fred Berger (2016, Best Picture, La La Land), the film stars Nat Wolff, Priyanka Bose, and Iben Akerlie. In the … Continue reading “Thriller ‘Mortal’ Due on Digital Nov. 6, Disc Nov. 10”