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FandangoNow Creates Playlists for San Diego Comic-Con
With Comic-Con in full swing in San Diego through July 21, FandangoNow, Fandango’s transactional VOD service, is hosting two new playlists devoted to fan favorites and genre films. Fandango correspondent Alicia Malone, author of the feminist film histories The Female Gaze and Backwards and in Heels, July 19 is moderating a Comic-Con panel entitled “The Future of Film is … Continue reading “FandangoNow Creates Playlists for San Diego Comic-Con”
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‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Coming to Digital Aug. 13, Disc Aug. 27 From Universal
The family film The Secret Life of Pets 2 will debut on digital Aug. 13 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and on demand Aug. 27 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From the studio Illumination (Despicable Me, Minions, Sing), the animated sequel features the pets and their growing families in a new chapter that explores … Continue reading “‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Coming to Digital Aug. 13, Disc Aug. 27 From Universal”
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Netflix Rival BritBox Launching Q4 in the U.K.
As expected, British television rivals ITV and the BBC have signed an agreement to launch subscription streaming video service BritBox in the U.K. in the fourth quarter priced at £5.99 ($7.51) per month in HD and available across multiple screens and devices. Originally launched in North America in 2017 featuring British-centric programming from the BBC, … Continue reading “Netflix Rival BritBox Launching Q4 in the U.K.”
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HBO Max Announces Original Content Team
WarnerMedia July 18 announced the creative, business operations and strategy teams responsible for original programming and acquisitions for HBO Max – the media company’s pending subscription streaming video service launching in early 2020. The group of veteran executives, who has been involved in developing and producing film and television content for the past 30 years, … Continue reading “HBO Max Announces Original Content Team”
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Post Subscriber Hiccup, Netflix Piles Praise … on HBO
After disappointing Q2 subscriber growth numbers, Netflix senior management on the fiscal webcast took the high road deflecting the subscription streaming service’s first domestic quarterly decline (since 2011) while adding only half of projected international subs. CEO Reed Hastings said it might be easy to “over-interpret” the lack of sub growth but that under similar … Continue reading “Post Subscriber Hiccup, Netflix Piles Praise … on HBO”
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Netflix Vows to Stay Ad-Free
Netflix July 17 put to rest speculation it plans to incorporate advertising into programming similar to what Hulu does. With the SVOD pioneer spending billions annually on content, Wall Street analysts have suggested Netflix would roll out an ad-supported viewer option to generate incremental revenue to help pay for it. CEO Reed Hastings put a … Continue reading “Netflix Vows to Stay Ad-Free”
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U.S. Broadband Households Who Watch Mobile Video More Likely to Cut Cord
U.S. broadband households highly likely to cut the cord in the next 12 months watch more than six hours of video content on their mobile phone a week, compared to 2.5 hours among all U.S. broadband households, according to research from Parks Associates. The report Examining Broadband Cord Cutters notes that fixed broadband providers that do not … Continue reading “U.S. Broadband Households Who Watch Mobile Video More Likely to Cut Cord”
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AT&T Re-Evaluating Focus on DirecTV Now
Less than three months after disclosing DirecTV Now lost 83,000 subscribers in the most-recent fiscal quarter, corporate parent AT&T appears to be re-adjusting its focus on the much-ballyhooed online TV service. Launched in 2016, DirecTV Now ended the first quarter with about 1.5 million subscribers — many of them attracted by the service’s initial $34.99 … Continue reading “AT&T Re-Evaluating Focus on DirecTV Now”
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WarnerMedia Innovation Lab Becomes Reality with Pending 5G New York Office Construction
WarnerMedia June 17 announced the location and architecture firm for its pending WarnerMedia Innovation Lab New York headquarters — powered by parent AT&T’s upstart 5G wireless network. The Lab, which aims to address changing consumer media habits creatively and from a marketing/advertising perspective, also announced further details on its partnerships with WarnerMedia Ad Sales and … Continue reading “WarnerMedia Innovation Lab Becomes Reality with Pending 5G New York Office Construction”
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Studios Reportedly Back Private Sector 5G Spectrum Allocation
Next-generation 5G wireless technology continues to get a lot of attention (and hype) — notably as an enhanced distribution channel for mobile video entertainment. Mobile data traffic worldwide is expected to increase from 28 exabytes monthly this year to 77 exabytes monthly by 2022, according to Statista. 5G is expected to add $2.7 trillion to the U.S. … Continue reading “Studios Reportedly Back Private Sector 5G Spectrum Allocation”
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Report: Amazon Eyeing Boost Mobile Pre-Paid Wireless Service
Amazon reportedly is considering acquiring Boost Mobile, the prepaid cellphone service owned by Sprint Corp. Sprint, which is attempting to merge with T-Mobile to become “New T-Mobile” for $26 billion, is spinning off Boost in an effort to appease federal regulators. Reuters, which first reported the story citing sources familiar with the situation, said Amazon’s … Continue reading “Report: Amazon Eyeing Boost Mobile Pre-Paid Wireless Service”
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Dish Launches Offer for Military, Veterans and First Responders
On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, Dish has launched a new special customer offer tailored to active duty military, veterans and first responders. The offer gives qualifying new and existing customers complimentary custom programming, a monthly family movie night courtesy of Dish and the ability to watch TV anywhere. “Dish understands that life can … Continue reading “Dish Launches Offer for Military, Veterans and First Responders”