Merchandising
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Report: Netflix South Korea Tops 1.8 Million Subscribers After Slow Start
Netflix has reportedly generated more than 1.8 million subscribers in South Korea – three years after launching service in the Asian country. The sub count from the end of June 30 is up 192% from about 630,000 subs in the previous-year period, according to research company WiseApp. The report contends 38% of Netflix’s South Korean … Continue reading “Report: Netflix South Korea Tops 1.8 Million Subscribers After Slow Start”
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Third Season of ‘Into the Badlands’ Coming to Disc Aug. 27 From Lionsgate
AMC’s martial arts drama comes to an end in Into the Badlands: The Complete Third Season, arriving on Blu-ray (plus digital) and DVD Aug. 27 from Lionsgate. In the final season of “Into the Badlands,” Sunny’s son contracts a mysterious illness that pressures him to join forces with Bajie. They journey back into the Badlands, … Continue reading “Third Season of ‘Into the Badlands’ Coming to Disc Aug. 27 From Lionsgate”
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Nickelodeon Celebrates 20 Years of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ With 200-Episode DVD Set
Nickelodeon is celebrating 20 years of “SpongeBob SquarePants” with a special DVD collection, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Best 200 Episodes Ever!, comprised of two box-sets, available exclusively on Amazon Prime Day July 15. The DVD collection will be available nationwide at other outlets Aug. 27 from Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment. Each DVD set comes with the … Continue reading “Nickelodeon Celebrates 20 Years of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ With 200-Episode DVD Set”
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Merchandising: ‘Pet Sematary’ Reborn With Steelbook
Retailers didn’t offer many exclusives for the July 9 new releases, although Best Buy continued to tout its Blu-ray Steelbook editions for debuting and upcoming titles. That includes a Steelbook for the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray of Paramount’s remake of Pet Sematary at $32.99, a savings of $2. Best Buy also had a 4K Ultra … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Pet Sematary’ Reborn With Steelbook”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Touts Superheroes and Steelbooks for July 4 Week
With studios holding back major new releases during the week of the July 4 holiday, retailers resorted to the time-honored tradition of sales for catalog titles and recent releases. Best Buy’s weekly ad ran a “Summer’s for superheroes” banner touting Marvel 4K Blu-rays and Steelbook editions. Best Buy also plugged $34.99 preorders for the exclusive … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Touts Superheroes and Steelbooks for July 4 Week”
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Merchandising: Retailers Deliver ‘Dumbo’ Exclusives
Target and Best Buy offered exclusives for a couple of Disney titles released June 25. At Target, the live-action version of Dumbo arrived on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a limited-edition filmmaker gallery book for $34.99. Similarly, Target had a limited-edition filmmaker gallery and storybook with the Blu-ray re-release of the animated Cinderella for … Continue reading “Merchandising: Retailers Deliver ‘Dumbo’ Exclusives”
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Merchandising: ‘Wonder Park,’ ‘Us’ Gain Slight Retail Interest
For the week of June 18, most stores still had their displays focused on Blu-rays of Walt Disney Studios’ Captain Marvel, released the previous week. Still, a couple of the week’s new releases managed to earn exclusive editions at some of the big retailers. Walmart was selling a gift set of the Blu-ray Disc combo … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Wonder Park,’ ‘Us’ Gain Slight Retail Interest”
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Merchandising: Marvelous Merch for ‘Captain Marvel’
Best Buy and Target stores offered exclusive editions of Disney’s Captain Marvel 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc combo pack upon its release June 11. Best Buy sold the set with Steelbook packaging for $34.99. Target offered the combo pack with a limited-edition 40-page filmmaker book, also for $34.99. Among other titles, Walmart offered a Blu-ray … Continue reading “Merchandising: Marvelous Merch for ‘Captain Marvel’”
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Merchandising: A Bag for ‘Madea’
Among the new releases for June 4, Walmart offered Lionsgate’s A Madea Family Funeral on Blu-ray with an exclusive pack-in tote bag for $19.96. Most retail promotions for the week, however, focused on sales of catalog titles, many with a Father’s Day theme. Best Buy’s weekly ad showed a selection of DVDs and Blu-rays starting … Continue reading “Merchandising: A Bag for ‘Madea’”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Bringing ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Cinderella’ Steelbooks
Best Buy is taking preorders for Steelbook editions of a couple of future Disney releases. First is a Steelbook of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc combo pack of the live-action Aladdin, which just opened in theaters. It has no home release date yet but is listed at $34.99. Next is a Steelbook of the … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Bringing ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Cinderella’ Steelbooks”
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Merchandising: A World of ‘Dragon’ Exclusives
Fans of the “How to Train Your Dragon” movies have plenty of options for the May 21 home video release of the third film in the franchise. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World arrived on shelves with exclusives offered by each of the big … Continue reading “Merchandising: A World of ‘Dragon’ Exclusives”
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‘New Coke’ Partnering with Netflix for ‘Stranger Things’ Season Three
The Coca-Cola Co. will revive its much-maligned New Coke drink this summer as part of a marketing deal with Netflix for the streamer’s season-three launch of “Stranger Things.” The third season of the fantasy series is set in 1985, the same year Coke launched New Coke in an effort to jumpstart lagging soft drink sales. … Continue reading “‘New Coke’ Partnering with Netflix for ‘Stranger Things’ Season Three”