Telecommunications
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Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Due on Digital Oct. 23, Disc Nov. 6 From Universal
BlacKkKlansman, director Spike Lee’s film of the true story of Ron Stallwortth, an African-American police officer who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan, will arrive on digital (including Movies Anywhere) Oct. 23 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and on demand Nov. 6 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the book Black Klansman by Stallworth, BlacKkKlansman stars John … Continue reading “Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Due on Digital Oct. 23, Disc Nov. 6 From Universal”
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U.K. Regulator Eyeing One-Day Auction for Satellite TV Operator Sky
With an apparent impasse on competing acquisition offers accepted by Sky shareholders from 21stCentury Fox, Comcast and The Walt Disney Co., a U.K. regulatory agency is set to take the unusual step of authorizing a one-day auction between the competing suitors. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers Sept. 20 issued a statement declaring that after … Continue reading “U.K. Regulator Eyeing One-Day Auction for Satellite TV Operator Sky”
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U.K. Regulator Eyeing One-Day Auction for Satellite TV Operator Sky
With an apparent impasse on competing acquisition offers accepted by Sky shareholders from 21stCentury Fox, Comcast and The Walt Disney Co., a U.K. regulatory agency is set to take the unusual step of authorizing a one-day auction between the competing suitors. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers Sept. 20 issued a statement declaring that after … Continue reading “U.K. Regulator Eyeing One-Day Auction for Satellite TV Operator Sky”
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Report: Global OTT Video Revenue to Reach $129 Billion by 2023
Spurred by Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, worldwide revenue from online access to TV shows and movies is projected to reach $129 billion in 2023 – more than double the $53 billion generated in 2017, according to new data from Digital TV Research. Global OTT video revenue is expected to reach $71 billion this year. … Continue reading “Report: Global OTT Video Revenue to Reach $129 Billion by 2023”
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Amazon Looking to Dramatically Up Retail Presence
Amazon may have a legacy antithetical to brick-and-mortar business, but its recent strategies appear to be embracing old-school retail. The ecommerce behemoth, which currently operates about 20 branded retail bookstores, last year acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. It has reduced its list of cities for a second headquarter down to 20. Earlier this month, … Continue reading “Amazon Looking to Dramatically Up Retail Presence”
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Comcast and ESPN Announce Launch of Sports Networks on Xfinity X1
Comcast and ESPN Sept. 5 announced the launch of ESPN3, ACC Network Extra and SEC Network + on Xfinity X1, giving sports fans the ability to stream over the Internet, directly on their television, coverage of college football with more than 150 live games, and more than 5,000 live events annually, including international soccer, Grand Slam … Continue reading “Comcast and ESPN Announce Launch of Sports Networks on Xfinity X1”
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Epix Partners With Dish and Layer3 TV to Offer 4K Ultra HD Content
Pay TV network Epix has partnered with Dish and Layer3 TV, a T-Mobile company, to roll out its new 4K Ultra HD offering. Epix subscribers on Dish and Layer3 TV will have access to a VOD package of 4K Ultra HD content directly on their set-top boxes. Additionally, all Epix subscribers from all affiliates can … Continue reading “Epix Partners With Dish and Layer3 TV to Offer 4K Ultra HD Content”
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Parks Research: One-Fifth of Broadband Consumers Highly Sensitive to Data Collection
A group of consumers, representing approximately 20% of U.S. broadband households, is highly sensitive to collection and use of information about themselves and their activities, according to new research from Parks Associates. While these consumers understand that many companies use this data, 80% believe that they receive little in return for use of their data. … Continue reading “Parks Research: One-Fifth of Broadband Consumers Highly Sensitive to Data Collection”
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Summit Explores OTT’s Promise and Pitfalls
The opportunities and pitfalls of the over-the-top market were the leading subjects of the OTT & Video Distribution Summit taking place Aug. 2 in Marina del Rey, Calif. Consumers are cutting the cord with their cable companies and moving to OTT because of its superior value, including better choice and lower cost. “Consumers have basically … Continue reading “Summit Explores OTT’s Promise and Pitfalls”
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Byron Allen: Digital Revolution Evangelist
Media mogul Byron Allen has set his sights high. “I want to be the Rockefeller of the digital revolution,” he told the audience Aug. 2 at the OTT & Video Distribution Summit in Marina del Rey, Calif. Just as John D. Rockefeller reached the pinnacle of success with oil in the Industrial Revolution, Allen plans … Continue reading “Byron Allen: Digital Revolution Evangelist”
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RLJE’s Johnson Tells Entertainment Industry to Embrace Technology and Consumer Choice
Fresh off the news of AMC Networks buying a majority interest in his company RLJ Entertainment, BET founder Bob Johnson exhorted the audience at an Aug. 2 OTT conference to embrace change. “You can’t stop progress, and you can’t stop the freedom of individual choice,” he said at the OTT & Video Distribution Summit in … Continue reading “RLJE’s Johnson Tells Entertainment Industry to Embrace Technology and Consumer Choice”
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Vubiquity Inks Deal With Verizon
Vubiquity, a provider of content services and media technology solutions, has inked a deal with Verizon to provide the processing and packaging of Verizon’s video on-demand and pay-per-view portfolio across the Fios multiscreen platform. Vubiquity is owned by Amdocs. The deal continues to include a content licensing component, which is an extension of the prior … Continue reading “Vubiquity Inks Deal With Verizon”
