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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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Sony Bringing ‘Proud Mary’ Home
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the actioner Proud Mary through digital distribution March 27 and on Blu-ray and DVD April 10. Taraji P. Henson plays Mary, a hit-woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses during a … Continue reading “Sony Bringing ‘Proud Mary’ Home”
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‘All the Money in the World’ Coming Home March 27 on Digital, April 10 on Disc
All the Money in the World, directed by Ridley Scott, will hit digital March 27 and Blu-ray and DVD April 10 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film stars Michelle Williams, 2017 Academy Award Best Supporting Actor nominee Christopher Plummer and Mark Wahlberg in a story inspired by the 1973 kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and … Continue reading “‘All the Money in the World’ Coming Home March 27 on Digital, April 10 on Disc”
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FilmStruck Adds Warner Bros. Classic Movies
Movie streaming service FilmStruck Feb. 26 announced it is adding select classic Warner Bros. titles, including Casablanca, The Thin Man, Citizen Kane and Rebel Without a Cause, among others. The $6.99 monthly service launched in 2016 by Turner. The unit is owned by Warner Bros. parent Time Warner. For $10.99, subs get access to digitally … Continue reading “FilmStruck Adds Warner Bros. Classic Movies”
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AMC Networks Acquires Majority Stake in RLJ Entertainment
AMC Networks is acquiring majority stake in RLJ Entertainment, in a deal that values Robert L. Johnson’s erstwhile home entertainment distribution company around $60 million. AMC previously owned 26% of RLJE with Johnson – founder of B.E.T. (Black Entertainment Television) – majority holder with 47%. The pay-TV network now owns 50.1% — a position it … Continue reading “AMC Networks Acquires Majority Stake in RLJ Entertainment”
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The Weinstein Co. Eyeing Bankruptcy
Embattled independent studio The Weinstein Co. is set to file for bankruptcy protection after a planned $500 million sale to an investor group fell through. The Feb. 25 announcement – disclosed by TWC’s board of directors – follows months of turmoil that saw co-founder Harvey Weinstein fired from the company last October after myriad complaints … Continue reading “The Weinstein Co. Eyeing Bankruptcy”
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Betting on Movies Anywhere
Movies Anywhere may well be the catalyst that finally ignites digital movie sales. The digital movie sales and rights-locker storage service launched last October with support from five of the six major studios, four of the biggest online retailers, and an opening library of more than 7,300 movies. Two months later, at the January CES … Continue reading “Betting on Movies Anywhere”
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Redbox Offering $2 Off ‘Daddy’s Home 2’ Purchase
Redbox is offering consumers who rent Paramount’s Daddy’s Home 2 a discount if they decide they want to buy the movie. Through March 6, people who rent Daddy’s Home 2 through Redbox kiosks will be emailed a coupon for a $2 discount toward purchasing the film on DVD or Blu-ray combo pack at participating retailers. … Continue reading “Redbox Offering $2 Off ‘Daddy’s Home 2’ Purchase”
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Fandango Promotes Oscar Nominees on Streaming Service
Fandango on Feb. 23 issued a list of Academy Award nominees that are either available now or coming soon in 4K on Fandango’s premium on-demand video service, FandangoNow, a movie streaming service that offers films in 4K Ultra HD and HDR. Fandango also is offering fans the ability to see all of the nominated films … Continue reading “Fandango Promotes Oscar Nominees on Streaming Service”
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Time Life Re-Releasing ‘Wonder Years’ DVDs for 30th Anniversary
Time Life March 13 is re-releasing its DVD boxed sets of “The Wonder Years” for the show’s 30th anniversary. The Wonder Years: The Complete Series Deluxe Edition, originally released in 2014, is a 26-disc deluxe edition featuring all 115 episodes and nearly 23 hours of extras housed in a mini school locker and includes magnets to … Continue reading “Time Life Re-Releasing ‘Wonder Years’ DVDs for 30th Anniversary”
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Snapchat Loses $1.3 Billion Market Value After Kylie Jenner Tweet
The power of the Kardashians cannot be understated (or understood). Shares of Snap, parent of social media app, Snapchat, fell 6% Feb. 22 reportedly after reality TV personality Kylie Jenner tweeted she no longer used the platform. The share price drop saw Snap’s market valuation plunge $1.3 billion. Jenner, who is a member of the … Continue reading “Snapchat Loses $1.3 Billion Market Value After Kylie Jenner Tweet”
