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Exclusive Podcast: Streaming’s Three Pain Points
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Tune in for an exclusive Media Play News podcast on the future of streaming platforms and how they can best utilize viewer data to develop content that leads to growth. Join Whip Media Group’s Eric Steinberg, Media Research and Insights Lead, and Accenture Media and Entertainment Lead John Peters, as they talk with MPN publisher … Continue reading “Exclusive Podcast: Streaming’s Three Pain Points”
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Rotten Tomatoes Expands Pool of Critics
Rotten Tomatoes, the movie and TV show recommendation service, has debuted revamped critics criteria for its popular Tomatometer rating system to include more voices. The entertainment review aggregator, the Tomatometer reflects the collective opinion of thousands of Tomatometer-approved critics. Each Tomatometer score represents the percentage of positive reviews for a given film or television show. … Continue reading “Rotten Tomatoes Expands Pool of Critics”
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DC Universe SVOD Service Bowing ‘DC Daily’ News Show
WarnerMedia’s pending subscription streaming video service DC Universe is launching a news show dubbed “DC Daily,” which bows Aug. 29 at 4:30pm PT and is hosted by director Kevin Smith. The show’s debut will be live-streamed at Facebook, Twitch and YouTube.The DC Universe SVOD platform is officially launching Sept. 15, and costs $7.99 monthly or $74.99 annually. DC Daily pledges … Continue reading “DC Universe SVOD Service Bowing ‘DC Daily’ News Show”
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Facebook Watch Video Service Expands Globally
Facebook Watch, the social media behemoth’s streaming video platform launched a year ago, is expanding worldwide. The platform will be available to Facebook users globally beginning Aug. 30. The move comes more than two years after Netflix launched globally, and Amazon followed expanding Prime Video to 200 countries in December 2016. “This is a really … Continue reading “Facebook Watch Video Service Expands Globally”
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IHS: Amazon Device Owners Consume More Prime Video
The adage, “When in Rome …,” appears to apply to owners of Amazon media devices such as Kindle, Echo and Fire TV more than among other streaming device ecosystems. New data from IHS Markit found that more than two-thirds of Fire TV owners subscribed to Prime Video in the U.S. in the first quarter of … Continue reading “IHS: Amazon Device Owners Consume More Prime Video”
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Screen Media Signs Distribution Deal with Comedy Dynamics
Screen Media Films has signed a first-look deal to distribute content from Comedy Dynamics on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States. Among the first titles slated under the new agreement are two stand-up comedy specials: Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape and Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly are scheduled to arrive on DVD and Blu-ray later … Continue reading “Screen Media Signs Distribution Deal with Comedy Dynamics”
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‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Deadpool 2’ Top Redbox Disc Rental, Digital Charts
Walt Disney’s Avengers: Infinity War shot up to No. 1 on the Redbox’s kiosk rental chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals, for the week ended Aug. 27. The superhero film, the year’s No. 2 box office hit, debuted on the kiosk chart the previous week at No. 3. Disney and Redbox are embroiled … Continue reading “‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Deadpool 2’ Top Redbox Disc Rental, Digital Charts”
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Survey: Half of MoviePass Subs Likely to Cancel
Fiscally challenged MoviePass got more bad news Aug. 28 after a survey found nearly 50% of MoviePass respondents will likely cancel their membership. In the August survey of 1,558 moviegoers — including 424 MoviePass subscribers — conducted by National Research Group for The Hollywood Reporter, just 48% of MoviePass respondents said they were satisfied with … Continue reading “Survey: Half of MoviePass Subs Likely to Cancel”
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Warner Adds Digital Copy to ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Blu-ray, Pushes Street Date Two Weeks
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has moved the Blu-ray release of Batman: The Complete Animated Series — Deluxe Limited Edition to Oct. 30 so it can include a digital copy redemption code in each set. When the complete series was initially announced at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International, the Blu-ray was scheduled for Oct. 16 … Continue reading “Warner Adds Digital Copy to ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Blu-ray, Pushes Street Date Two Weeks”
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Parrot Analytics Partners with Guinness Book of World Records
Parrot Analytics, a big data analytics firm that uses a proprietary formula to measure demand for digital originals and TV shows, on Aug. 28 announced a partnership with Guinness World Records to identify the most in-demand programs in the world. Designated by Guinness World Records as “Officially Amazing,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones” was determined to … Continue reading “Parrot Analytics Partners with Guinness Book of World Records”
