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Hulu Bowing $1.99 Monthly Promo at Midnight on Thanksgiving Through Cyber Monday
Hulu is set to launch a discounted $1.99 monthly promotion at midnight on Thanksgiving. The campaign pledges to give new and returning subscribers 12-month access to the ad-supported Hulu option, which amounts to a $48 savings over the recently reduced $5.99 monthly fee (from $7.99). The ad-free subscription plan remains priced at $11.99 monthly. Hulu … Continue reading “Hulu Bowing $1.99 Monthly Promo at Midnight on Thanksgiving Through Cyber Monday”
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Parks: 45% of U.S. Broadband Households Subscribe to Three or More Video Services, Up from 27% in 2019
As expected, the surge in high-profile subscription streaming video platforms launched in 2020 has resulted in consumers gravitating toward more than one SVOD service. New data from Parks Associates contends that nearly 50% of survey respondents subscribe to three or more services such as Netflix, Disney+, Hulu or Amazon Prime Video. The Dallas-based research firm … Continue reading “Parks: 45% of U.S. Broadband Households Subscribe to Three or More Video Services, Up from 27% in 2019”
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Walmart Bows Holiday Recipes, E-Commerce on Tastemade Streaming Video Service
Walmart is partnering with media company Tastemade to launch two special holiday episodes of the Daytime Emmy-nominated series “Struggle Meals” on Tastemade’s streaming network. The episodes are Tastemade’s first brand partnership for the online series, and allow streamers to shop for holiday recipe ingredients using Walmart’s pickup & delivery service for delivery or curbside pickup. … Continue reading “Walmart Bows Holiday Recipes, E-Commerce on Tastemade Streaming Video Service”
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Report: ‘Friends’ Most-Watched TV Show Over Thanksgiving Weekend
In addition to football, TV show re-runs dominate viewer interest around the Thanksgiving holiday, according to new data from USDish, a reseller of Dish Network. While movies dominate around Christmas, TV show episodes rank high among viewers over Thanksgiving, with “Friends” the most popular TV show. Of the 15 TV show episodes that ranked most-popular, … Continue reading “Report: ‘Friends’ Most-Watched TV Show Over Thanksgiving Weekend”
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Sony Pictures Sets Home Release Dates for Arthouse Film Favorite ‘Yellow Rose’
Sony Pictures has set home release dates for Yellow Rose, a film festival favorite about a Filipina teen from a small Texas town who fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has ever known. The film, directed by … Continue reading “Sony Pictures Sets Home Release Dates for Arthouse Film Favorite ‘Yellow Rose’”
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Parks: 61% of U.S. Broadband Households Subscribe to Two or More OTT Video Services
The launch of new subscription video-on-demand services this year has resulted in more households subscribing to multiple services. New data from Parks Associates found 61% of domestic households subscribe to two or more OTT services as of the third quarter (ended Sept. 30), up from 48% the previous-year period. The report contends 45% of homes … Continue reading “Parks: 61% of U.S. Broadband Households Subscribe to Two or More OTT Video Services”
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TVOD Service ROW8 Seeks to Involve Movie Theaters Through ‘Geo-Locator’ Feature
It may not be possible to build a better mousetrap, but the folks at ROW8 insist they’ve built a better digital movie distribution system. It’s tailored to current market conditions, with movies increasingly being released to theaters and, with little or no delay, to home viewers through premium video-on-demand (PVOD) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading “TVOD Service ROW8 Seeks to Involve Movie Theaters Through ‘Geo-Locator’ Feature”
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Cinemark Screening Netflix’s ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ in Select Theaters
Cinemark Theatres has quietly begun screening The Christmas Chronicles 2, the Netflix movie sequel to the 2018 original that saw 20 million subscribers stream the Kurt Russell-starring holiday fare in its first week of release. Netflix will begin streaming the sequel on Nov. 25 as part of an agreement with Cinemark, which recently inked a … Continue reading “Cinemark Screening Netflix’s ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ in Select Theaters”
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‘Michael Smerconish: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking’ Due on DVD, EST and VOD Dec. 8 From Virgil
The documentary Michael Smerconish: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started will come out on DVD, EST and VOD Dec. 8 from Virgil Films. Smerconish celebrates his 30th year as a talk radio host in this one-man performance, which is both an intimate memoir and a unique explanation of the origin of nation’s partisan … Continue reading “‘Michael Smerconish: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking’ Due on DVD, EST and VOD Dec. 8 From Virgil”
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Cinedigm Posts $26.5 Million Q2 Loss
Cinedigm reported a $26.5 million loss for the second quarter ended Sept. 30. That compared to a loss of $3 million during the previous-year period. The Los Angeles-based home entertainment distributor said revenue came in at just $7.1 million, down about 31% from revenue of $10.2 million last year. On the positive side, Cinedigm said … Continue reading “Cinedigm Posts $26.5 Million Q2 Loss”
