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GameStop Shares Fall Despite Strong Winter Holiday Sales
GameStop Jan. 12 saw shares fall more than 11% in midday trading after the nation’s largest video game retailer warned of a $300 million to $400 million impairment charge in the fourth quarter, ending March 31. The company related the charge to its technology brands business, which includes selling third-party cell phones. GameStop said consumers … Continue reading “GameStop Shares Fall Despite Strong Winter Holiday Sales”
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‘American Made’ Debuts at No. 1 on Home Video Charts
Universal Pictures’ American Made debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Jan. 6. The film, which stars Tom Cruise as a pilot working for the CIA who becomes a smuggler for … Continue reading “‘American Made’ Debuts at No. 1 on Home Video Charts”
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BASE Revamps Home Entertainment Awards
The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), the U.K. home entertainment trade group, Jan. 11 announced it is rejiggering its annual awards show to better reflect changing consumer and category trends. Scheduled for June 7 in London, the 2018 BASE Awards will for the first time include a “creative marketing initiative” that prioritizes creativity over transactional success. … Continue reading “BASE Revamps Home Entertainment Awards”
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FuboTV Adds Showtime
Online sports television service FuboTV Jan. 11 announced the addition of Showtime, the premium pay-TV channel owned by CBS. Showtime is available for the standard $10.99 monthly fee, and includes access to nine premium channels: Showtime East, Showtime West, Showtime 2, Showtime Showcase, Showtime Extreme, Showtime Beyond, Showtime Next, Showtime Women and Showtime Family. Showtime … Continue reading “FuboTV Adds Showtime”
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BDA: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Format Making Big Strides
LAS VEGAS — The Blu-ray disc market has a new star, 4K Ultra HD. “Hollywood really got behind the format last year,” said Sony’s Victor Matsuda, chair of the Blu-ray Disc Association’s global promotions committee, during the Consumer Electronics Show. “Everybody says the same thing, sales are a very pleasant surprise,” he said. UHD blu-ray … Continue reading “BDA: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Format Making Big Strides”
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UHD Alliance Ramping Up Marketing Efforts
LAS VEGAS — With a new president, the UHD Alliance came to CES 2018 with a new directive. Industry veteran Mike Fidler started in July 2017 with a mission to move the organization beyond technical efforts and grow its marketing activities. For an organization of companies with disparate interests, the key, Fidler said, is “how … Continue reading “UHD Alliance Ramping Up Marketing Efforts”
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Brent Haynes Named Head of TV Development at Shout! Factory’s New Studio
Shout! Factory Jan. 11 named industry veteran Brent Haynes to spearhead television development at Shout! Studios, the indie distributor’s upstart original content unit. Haynes, who once was SVP, series development, comedy & animation at MTV, will work with Shout founders Richard and Garson Foos, Bob Emmer and David McIntosh, SVP, content licensing and strategy. Most … Continue reading “Brent Haynes Named Head of TV Development at Shout! Factory’s New Studio”
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Fox Partners with Snapchat, Twitter for World Cup Soccer
Seeking to further embed social media with live sports, Fox Sports is working with Twitter and Snapchat for this summer’s 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Twitter will showcase every goal scored from all 64 matches seconds after they occur. Snapchat will produce “Our Stories” video segments featuring behind-the-scenes video from the quadrennial competition taking … Continue reading “Fox Partners with Snapchat, Twitter for World Cup Soccer”
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Amazon Upping Indie Film Compensation
Amazon Jan. 11 announced it is nearly doubling compensation to independent movies and documentaries participating in the Amazon Video Direct Film Festival Stars platform. The program, which affords creators direct access to millions of Prime members through streaming video, paid out $5.8 million in one-time bonuses to more than 100 titles from the 2017 Toronto … Continue reading “Amazon Upping Indie Film Compensation”
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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ on Digital HD Feb. 20, Disc March 6
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok digitally on HD, 4K Ultra HD and Movies Anywhere Feb. 20, and on Blu-ray Disc, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand March 6. The 17th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third in the “Thor” franchise, the film teams Thor (Chris … Continue reading “‘Thor: Ragnarok’ on Digital HD Feb. 20, Disc March 6”
