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Parks: 82% of U.S. Broadband Homes Have at Least One OTT Service Subscription
Parks Associates disclosed that 82% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to at least one OTT service, up six points year-over-year, while 58% subscribe to a traditional pay-TV service, down four points year-over-year. “The steady rise in online pay-TV adoption has made up for some of the significant drops in traditional pay-TV,” Steve Nason, research … Continue reading “Parks: 82% of U.S. Broadband Homes Have at Least One OTT Service Subscription”
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Q2 Revenue Tops $245 Million
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment July 29 reported second quarter (ended June 30) revenue of $245 million, which was down about 18% from revenue of $299 million during the previous-year period. Through six months of the fiscal year, sales of physical, digital and related studio media topped $527 million, down about 8% from $573 million last … Continue reading “Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Q2 Revenue Tops $245 Million”
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Peacock Tops 54 Million Sign-Ups, 20 Million Paid Subs Driven by Tokyo Olympics. Expanding SVOD to Sky in Europe
NBCUniversal’s hybrid Peacock SVOD/AVOD streaming platform ended the second quarter (through June 30) and year-to-date with 54 million sign-ups and 20 million subscribers. It was the largest subscriber growth for the year-old Peacock service. The growth was driven in part by the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics as well as expedited access to Boss Baby … Continue reading “Peacock Tops 54 Million Sign-Ups, 20 Million Paid Subs Driven by Tokyo Olympics. Expanding SVOD to Sky in Europe”
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Netflix Inks Movie Production Deal with Jennifer Gardner; ‘Yes Day’ Sequel in the Works
Netflix has signed a multiyear production deal with Jennifer Garner covering multiple new films for actress to star in and produce. The partnership builds on the streamer’s ongoing relationship with Garner who starred in and produced Yes Day, a family comedy also starring Edgar Ramirez and Jenna Ortega. The film was seen by 62 million households … Continue reading “Netflix Inks Movie Production Deal with Jennifer Gardner; ‘Yes Day’ Sequel in the Works”
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Fox Nation Inks Warner Bros. Distribution Deal Featuring Clint Eastwood Titles
Fox Nation, Fox Entertainment’s conservative-leaning subscription streaming video-on-demand platform, has signed a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Pictures showcasing Clint Eastwood movies and documentaries. In August, Fox Nation will begin to offer six movies from the 91-year-old actor/director icon, in addition to two original Eastwood-themed documentaries. In January 2022, the platform will also feature five … Continue reading “Fox Nation Inks Warner Bros. Distribution Deal Featuring Clint Eastwood Titles”
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Samba TV Names Kris Magel VP of Agency Development
Samba TV July 28 announced that Kris Magel has joined the company as VP and head of agency Development. Magel will manage Samba TV’s relationships with advertising agencies and holding companies, driving innovation and developing solutions for advanced media planning, activation and measurement. Samba’s TV ACR technology, integrated at the chipset level across 24 Smart … Continue reading “Samba TV Names Kris Magel VP of Agency Development”
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Cinedigm Partners with Exeest for Fandor Film Submission Portal for Independent Filmmakers
Cinedigm July 28 said it would partner with Exeest, an online entertainment marketplace, to support a film submission platform for Fandor and its portfolio of channels. The platform aims to streamline the film submission process for independent filmmakers, provide Fandor’s programming team a way to solicit, screen and evaluate film content suitable for streaming viewers. … Continue reading “Cinedigm Partners with Exeest for Fandor Film Submission Portal for Independent Filmmakers”
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Google Services (i.e. YouTube) Ups Q2 Revenue 63% to $57 Billion
Google reported second quarter (ended June 30) services revenue of $57 billion, an 63% increase from revenue of $35 billion in the previous-year period. Operating income skyrocketed 135% to $22.3 billion from $9.5 billion. Google Services generates revenue primarily from advertising; sales of apps, in-app purchases, digital content products, and hardware; and fees received for … Continue reading “Google Services (i.e. YouTube) Ups Q2 Revenue 63% to $57 Billion”
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Spotify Lifts Q2 Global Users 22% to 365 Million — Below Company Projections
Music streaming service Spotify July 28 disclosed it generated 365 million total global monthly users in the second quarter, ended June 30. That compared with 299 million MAUs in the previous-year period. The user growth fell below company projections despite adding 9 million MAUs from the first quarter. “COVID-19 continued to weigh on our performance … Continue reading “Spotify Lifts Q2 Global Users 22% to 365 Million — Below Company Projections”
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‘Peter Rabbit 2’ Tops U.K. Home Entertainment Chart Through July 28
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway hopped to No. 1 on the Official Film Chart in the United Kingdom for the retail week ended July 28. The animated adventure comedy film – featuring the voice of James Corden as the title character – claimed the top spot based on digital sales only, ahead … Continue reading “‘Peter Rabbit 2’ Tops U.K. Home Entertainment Chart Through July 28”
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Gravitas Ventures to Release Doc ‘The Center: Gibbons and Guardians’ on Disc and Digital Sept. 21
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North America rights to the documentary The Center: Gibbons and Guardians, which will be released across all TVOD/digital platforms and on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in North America on Sept. 21. Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Alex M. Azmi (To Climb a Gold Mountain and the upcoming Man and Machine), the documentary … Continue reading “Gravitas Ventures to Release Doc ‘The Center: Gibbons and Guardians’ on Disc and Digital Sept. 21”
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Chinese Mixed Martial Arts Film ‘Crazy Fist’ Due on Hi-Yah! Streaming Service Aug. 6, Disc and Digital Sept. 14 From Well Go
The Chinese boxing-meets-mixed martial arts drama Crazy Fist will debut exclusively on the martial arts streaming service Hi-Yah! on Aug. 6, before hitting digital, Blu-ray and DVD Sept. 14 from Well Go USA Entertainment. First time feature film director Guo Qing (who also appears in the film) directs Dragon Blade-alums Steve Yoo and Wang Wei, … Continue reading “Chinese Mixed Martial Arts Film ‘Crazy Fist’ Due on Hi-Yah! Streaming Service Aug. 6, Disc and Digital Sept. 14 From Well Go”