Merchandising
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Redbox Launches Free Live TV on Samsung Televisions
Redbox Aug. 4 added more ways its 40 million customers can enjoy home entertainment with the addition of its branded Free Live TV streaming platform and Free On Demand content to its app on Samsung Smart TVs. Through the Redbox app, users can browse new release movies for purchase or rent and now stream thousands … Continue reading “Redbox Launches Free Live TV on Samsung Televisions”
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‘Guns of Navarone’ Shooting to 4K Ultra HD Oct. 12 for 60th Anniversary
The 1961 Oscar-lauded war film The Guns of Navarone will come out on 4K Ultra HD Oct. 12 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for its 60th anniversary. In the film, Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn star as a team of Allied military specialists recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infiltrate a … Continue reading “‘Guns of Navarone’ Shooting to 4K Ultra HD Oct. 12 for 60th Anniversary”
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Merchandising: ‘Luca’ Exclusives Hit Shelves
Disney released Pixar Animation’s Luca on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on Aug. 3, drawing exclusive editions from Target and Best Buy. Target offered the 4K combo pack of Luca with exclusive box art and pack-in lithograph art cards for $34.99. Best Buy, as usual, offered the 4K combo pack in Steelbook … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Luca’ Exclusives Hit Shelves”
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Merchandising: Get a ‘Quiet Place 2’ Steelbook at Best Buy
Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II was the most notable Blu-ray/DVD release of July 27, and sure enough Best Buy offered an exclusive Steelbook edition for it. Best Buy’s 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack of the horror sequel was offered for $34.99. Separately, Best Buy is running a promotion timed to the theatrical debut … Continue reading “Merchandising: Get a ‘Quiet Place 2’ Steelbook at Best Buy”
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Merchandising: ‘Spiral’ Steelbook at Best Buy
The list of new releases for July 20 wasn’t too extensive, with the only notable theatrical release making its way to disc being Lionsgate’s Spiral: From the Book of Saw. In fact, some Southern California Target and Walmart locations didn’t even bother updating their new-release shelves with the latest entry in the “Saw” franchise. Best … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Spiral’ Steelbook at Best Buy”
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Merchandising: ‘Mortal Kombat’ Steelbook at Best Buy
As is often the case, the only real retailer exclusives for the new home video releases of July 13 were a couple of Steelbook editions offered by Best Buy. Most notable is the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack Steelbook for Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Mortal Kombat, offered at $34.99. Best Buy also had a … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Mortal Kombat’ Steelbook at Best Buy”
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Merchandising: New Best Buy Steelbooks Include ‘Space Jam’
Without much to rely on in terms of new releases this week, Best Buy trotted out a wave of 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbooks for catalog titles. Chief among them is Warner’s Space Jam at $31.99. The studio released the 4K version of the 1996 film in anticipation of the July 16 release of the … Continue reading “Merchandising: New Best Buy Steelbooks Include ‘Space Jam’”
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Merchandising: Best Buy Focused on July 4 Sale
There wasn’t much in the way of major new DVD and Blu-ray releases June 29 aside from some high-profile catalog re-releases and a few TV shows making their way to disc, but nothing that came attached to any retailer exclusives. Best Buy’s Top Deals section for home entertainment for a second week displayed a banner … Continue reading “Merchandising: Best Buy Focused on July 4 Sale”
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ViacomCBS Launching Nickelodeon-Branded Kids SmartWatch
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a division of ViacomCBS, June 29 unveiled the first-ever connected smart “NickWatch” by Nickelodeon at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This new family-centric wearable device, manufactured by Israeli technology startup Watchinu, offers entertainment and communication safety features. Pricing, retail and distribution partners, as well as market availability, will be announced … Continue reading “ViacomCBS Launching Nickelodeon-Branded Kids SmartWatch”
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Merchandising: ‘Batman: The Long Halloween’ Exclusives Hit Retail
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Batman: The Long Halloween — Part One arrived June 22 with a couple of exclusive editions offered by retailers. For the wide release, only a Blu-ray version with digital copy was available on disc, and the film was also released for digital purchase. Best Buy offered a Steelbook edition of the Blu-ray … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Batman: The Long Halloween’ Exclusives Hit Retail”
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Merchandising: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong,’ ‘Sicario’ Steelbooks Arrive at Retail
A couple of retailers offered exclusives tied to Warner’s Godzilla vs. Kong for its Blu-ray and DVD release June 15. Best Buy offered a Godzilla vs. Kong 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack in Steelbook packaging for $36.99. Walmart offered a $24.96 Godzilla/Kong 3-Film Collection containing DVDs of Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla: King of the … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong,’ ‘Sicario’ Steelbooks Arrive at Retail”
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Netflix Launches Retail Website Selling Merchandise Related to Original Programs
Netflix is getting into the consumer products business. The SVOD pioneer has bowed Netflix.shop, a retail website that claims to offer exclusive limited editions of “carefully selected” high-quality apparel and lifestyle products tied to branded shows. Among items debuting this month are streetwear and action figures based on anime series “Yasuke” and “Eden”; as well … Continue reading “Netflix Launches Retail Website Selling Merchandise Related to Original Programs”