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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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Lionsgate Signs Second Talk Show with Netflix
Lionsgate March 9 announced it has licensed 10 episodes of new talk show, “Norm Macdonald has a Show,” to Netflix. The talker featuring “Saturday Night Live” (Weekend Update) alum and standup comedian Norm Macdonald, follows the recent Netflix launch of “The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale” — also created by Lionsgate Television. Canadian-born Macdonald … Continue reading “Lionsgate Signs Second Talk Show with Netflix”
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Facebook Snags Rights to 25 MLB Afternoon Games
In a first, Major League Baseball has signed a deal with Facebook enabling the social media behemoth (1.4 billion active daily users) to exclusively stream one afternoon MLB Network game per week. The deal reportedly is worth upwards of $35 million. The deal, which primarily involves Wednesday games, starts April 4 with the Philadelphia Phillies … Continue reading “Facebook Snags Rights to 25 MLB Afternoon Games”
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YouTube TV Ups MLB Deal to Include World Series Sponsorship
Google-owned YouTube TV will be presenting sponsor of the Major League Baseball’s World Series in 2018/19 as part of new partnership agreement. The Fall Classic is exclusively broadcast on Fox Sports. YouTube TV, which launched last April offering myriad pay-TV channels for $35 monthly, is available in 49 markets nationwide. It offers live local feeds … Continue reading “YouTube TV Ups MLB Deal to Include World Series Sponsorship”
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Netflix Said to be in Talks with Obamas for Original Programs
Netflix is reportedly in discussions with former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle for a series of original shows aimed at inspiring people. While no agreements have been signed, The New York Times reports the content – unlike late night TV talk shows – would not be political or platforms aimed at criticizing President … Continue reading “Netflix Said to be in Talks with Obamas for Original Programs”
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‘Carol Burnett Show’ Lost Episodes to Be Released Digitally for the First Time
Time Life will release The Carol Burnett Show: The Lost Episodes, Volumes 1-3 on both iTunes and Amazon March 9. The three “Best of” compilations have never before available on any digital platform and feature rarely-seen episodes from the first five years of the series. The compilations will be specially priced the first week of … Continue reading “‘Carol Burnett Show’ Lost Episodes to Be Released Digitally for the First Time”
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FilmRise’s Ad-Supported Roku Channel Adds Classic Carsey-Werner TV Shows
FilmRise has launched several classic Carsey-Werner TV shows on its ad-supported Roku streaming channel, including the “3rd Rock From the Sun.” The FilmRise channel ranks at No. 15 among top free channels on the platform, according to a release from the company. The channel generates more than 300 million monthly ad impressions and reaches nearly 20 … Continue reading “FilmRise’s Ad-Supported Roku Channel Adds Classic Carsey-Werner TV Shows”
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Apple, Disney and YouTube Top Millennial Brands in New Report
Apple, Disney and YouTube, respectively, ranked as the top three most “intimate” brands among millennials, according to MBLM’s Brand Intimacy 2018 Report, which is the largest study of brands based on emotions. Brand intimacy leverages and strengthens the emotional bonds between a person and a brand. “We were surprised and pleased to see YouTube as an … Continue reading “Apple, Disney and YouTube Top Millennial Brands in New Report”
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Janet McTeer Signed to Facebook Watch Original Series
Upstart over-the-top video service Facebook Watch reportedly has signed two-time Oscar nominee Janet McTeer (Tumbleweeds, Albert Nobbs) to original dark comedy, “Sorry For Your Loss,” also staring (and executive produced by) Elizabeth Olsen (Ingrid Goes West, Martha Marcy May Marlene). McTeer plays a fitness-obsessed, overbearing mother to young widow Olsen trying to deal with grief, … Continue reading “Janet McTeer Signed to Facebook Watch Original Series”
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Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Sings Its Way to No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts
Just in time for the Oscars, the week that ended March 3 was a big one for new releases: Five newly issued DVD/Blu-ray Disc titles debuted among the top 10 home entertainment sellers in the week leading up to the Academy Awards ceremony. Walt Disney’s Coco, the latest animated blockbuster produced by Pixar Animation Studios, easily took … Continue reading “Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Sings Its Way to No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts”
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Fandango Survey Finds Women Prefer Action to Romance and Want More Diversity in Film
Women like action movies more than romances and prefer diversity in casts and filmmakers, according to a Fandango survey of more than 3,000 female moviegoers, ages 18-54, released to celebrate International Women’s Day and the start of the SXSW Film Festival, Fandango correspondent Alicia Malone will discuss the survey results on her SXSW panel, “The … Continue reading “Fandango Survey Finds Women Prefer Action to Romance and Want More Diversity in Film”
