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‘Deadpool 2’ No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts for Third Week
The ‘R’-rated superhero comedy Deadpool 2, from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, spent a third consecutive week atop the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Sept. 8. Likewise, Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, from Walt Disney Studios Entertainment, … Continue reading “‘Deadpool 2’ No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts for Third Week”
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Comcast: College Students Love to Stream TV Content
Comcast Cable Sept. 13 disclosed data it said shows live is the preferred method of viewing “Xfinity on Campus” video content for college students, followed by video-on-demand and recorded. Students also prefer viewing on laptops over mobile devices and in particular during primetime on Thursday and Sunday. Xfinity On Campus offers more than 100 live channels, including every … Continue reading “Comcast: College Students Love to Stream TV Content”
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Report: Content, Ease of Use Driving Global SVOD Growth
Original content – including localized fare, coupled with simplified billing and low-cost business models are driving over-the-top video service subscriber growth, according to new data from Vindicia, a Belmont, Calif.-based business-to-consumer subscription management company. Research exploring the prospects of premium OTT service across Western Europe, U.S., Latin America and Asia Pacific was conducted by research … Continue reading “Report: Content, Ease of Use Driving Global SVOD Growth”
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IHS: Pay-TV Cord-Cutters Still Love Premium Content
Pay-TV subscribers may be jettisoning service in favor of lower-cost over-the-top video service – but they still want access to premium content, according to new data from IHS Markit. The research firm’s “Connected Devices & Media Consumption” report found that cord shavers are, in fact, content-hungry consumers. They use OTT video to complement their pay-TV … Continue reading “IHS: Pay-TV Cord-Cutters Still Love Premium Content”
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‘Adrift,’ ‘Hereditary,’ ‘Destination Wedding’ New to Redbox Charts
Twentieth Century Fox’s Deadpool 2 and Warner’s Tag remained at No. 1 on Redbox’s disc rental and digital charts for the week ended Sept. 10. Deadpool 2, a superhero spoof that earned $318.5 million in U.S. theaters, topped the Redbox kiosk chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals, for the second consecutive week. Tag, … Continue reading “‘Adrift,’ ‘Hereditary,’ ‘Destination Wedding’ New to Redbox Charts”
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Demand for ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ Nearly Doubles as Amazon Series Breaks Into Digital Originals Top 10
A modest rise in demand of less than 5% was enough to propel “Stranger Things” into the No. 1 position on the digital originals chart for the week ended Sept. 8, breaking a five-week hold on the top chart position by “Orange is the New Black,” Parrot Analytics data shows. Both digital originals series are … Continue reading “Demand for ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ Nearly Doubles as Amazon Series Breaks Into Digital Originals Top 10”
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Cinelytic Gets $2.25 Million Investment
Data analytics firm Cinelytic announced a $2.25 million investment by Thailand’s T&B Media Global. “The deal will enable Cinelytic to further advance its leading role in AI driven decision support for the entertainment industry,” according to a company press release. Cinelytic combines artificial intelligence and cloud-based technologies to enable entertainment industry professionals to make faster, and better-informed, … Continue reading “Cinelytic Gets $2.25 Million Investment”
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OTT Video Revenue Booming in Western Europe
Ongoing proliferation of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video subscription streaming video services is having implications across Western Europe. OTT video revenue will reach $23.02 billion in 2023; more than double the $9.84 billion recorded in 2017, according to new data from Digital TV Research. Revenue for 18 countries is expected to climb by $2.63 billion … Continue reading “OTT Video Revenue Booming in Western Europe”
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Nielsen: Physical, Digital Acquisitions Strong in Streaming Video Age
It may be an over-the-top video market, but consumers apparently still like to buy movies and TV shows on disc and digital formats, according to Nielsen. In its “Video 360” report, Nielsen found that 51% of the general population bought long-form physical video in the past year, compared to 48% in 2016. Digital download purchases … Continue reading “Nielsen: Physical, Digital Acquisitions Strong in Streaming Video Age”
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Virtual Reality (VR) Headset Shipments Plummet
Virtual reality headsets – video game technology briefly championed as a home entertainment savior – appear to have lost their mojo among consumers. Global shipments of VR headsets dropped 33.7% in the second quarter of 2018, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker. Tethered VR … Continue reading “Virtual Reality (VR) Headset Shipments Plummet”
