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‘I Can Only Imagine’ Earns Top Spot on Home Video Charts
The faith-based I Can Only Imagine, distributed by Lionsgate, 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 June 16. The Christian film, which tells the story of the MercyMe song of the … Continue reading “‘I Can Only Imagine’ Earns Top Spot on Home Video Charts”
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’13 Reasons Why’ Tops Digital Original for Fifth Straight Week, Parrot Analytics Says
Season 3 of the controversial Netflix teen drama series “13 Reasons Why” was announced on June 6, helping the show maintain its No. 1 spot on the top 10 digital originals chart for the week ended June 16, according to Parrot Analytics Demand Expressions data. Even so, demand as measured by Parrot fell more than … Continue reading “’13 Reasons Why’ Tops Digital Original for Fifth Straight Week, Parrot Analytics Says”
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NPD: Size Matters on New TV Purchases
The NPD Group June 18 reported that consumers looking to upgrade their television are focusing on larger screen size, in addition to enhanced picture quality. Of consumers who purchased a 4K/UHD replacement television, 45% wanted a larger screen, 39% sought better picture quality, and 24% purchased because pricing became more affordable. Port Washington, N.Y.-based NPD … Continue reading “NPD: Size Matters on New TV Purchases”
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Warner Mines Gold in Digital Sales of TV Shows
The surging popularity of Netflix and other subscription streaming services like Hulu, with their emphasis on episodic programming, has decimated the TV DVD business. In May, CBS Interactive shut down the long-running TVShowsOnDVD.com website 13 years after it was launched, near the time TV DVD reached its peak with an annual consumer spend estimated at … Continue reading “Warner Mines Gold in Digital Sales of TV Shows”
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‘Black Panther’ Tops DVD and Blu-ray Sales for May
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther was the top title for the month of May in terms of combined Blu-ray Disc and DVD units sold according to the NPD Group’s VideoScan tracking. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Black Panther was released on disc May 15 and spent its first three weeks atop the weekly VideoScan … Continue reading “‘Black Panther’ Tops DVD and Blu-ray Sales for May”
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Demand Rises for ‘Sense8,’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Kimmy Schmidt’
The airing of the series finale episode of “Sense8” gave the Netflix science-fiction drama a 43% increase in demand for the week ended June 9, moving it up a notch on the digital originals chart to No. 6, according to Parrot Analytics Demand Expressions data. The controversial teen drama series “13 Reasons Why,” also on Netflix, … Continue reading “Demand Rises for ‘Sense8,’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Kimmy Schmidt’”
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‘Wrinkle in Time’ Bumps ‘Black Panther’ From Top of Disc Sales Charts
After three weeks in the top spot, Marvel’s Black Panther was overtaken on the national home video sales charts by another Walt Disney Studios release, A Wrinkle in Time, the week ended June 9. A family fantasy based on the popular novel of the same name, A Wrinkle in Time debuted at No. 1 on … Continue reading “‘Wrinkle in Time’ Bumps ‘Black Panther’ From Top of Disc Sales Charts”
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Amazon Echo Speakers Outselling Fire TV Devices
Wireless home audio is big business — driven in part by voice recognition software that enables speakers to do more than deliver sound. New data from Futuresource Consulting found that Amazon’s Echo speaker sold more units worldwide in 2017 than Amazon Fire tablets and Fire TV media devices. With almost 20 million units sold globally … Continue reading “Amazon Echo Speakers Outselling Fire TV Devices”
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Global OTT Video Subs to Top 265 Million by 2022
Spearheaded by Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, the number of global households with an over-the-top video service subscription will exceed 265 million by 2022, according to new data from Parks Associates. The research firm contends OTT video use is being driven by increasing household adoption of connected media devices such as smart TVs, tablets and … Continue reading “Global OTT Video Subs to Top 265 Million by 2022”
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German SVOD Market Growing
Among Western European countries, Germany and France have been slow to adopt subscription streaming video, including Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. That appears to be changing in Germany. At the end of 2017, 18% of all German households were subscribing to at least one paid video-on-demand service, according to new data from Goldmedia.com. The market … Continue reading “German SVOD Market Growing”
