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  • ‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ Debuts at No. 1 on Home Video Charts

    Paramount Home Media Distribution’s Mission: Impossible — Fallout debuted at No. 1 on 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 Dec. 8. The action sequel, sixth in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, earned $220 million at the domestic … Continue reading “‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ Debuts at No. 1 on Home Video Charts”

  • Netflix Originals Demand Share to Overtake Licensed Content by Fall 2019

    Demand for Netflix Originals is estimated to overtake the share of demand for licensed titles by October 2019, according to new research by Parrot Analytics and Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Netflix has a goal of having 50% of its content be comprised of Netflix originals, notes the report, which … Continue reading “Netflix Originals Demand Share to Overtake Licensed Content by Fall 2019”

  • ‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘F is for Family’ Zoom Onto Top 10 Digital Originals Chart

    Two digital originals shot into the top 10 the week that ended Dec. 8, according to Parrot Analytics Data. The Dec 5 release of Season 2 propelled Amazon Prime Video’s award-winning comedy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” to No. 5 from No. 21 the prior week, with 30.4 million average daily Demand Expressions, twice as many … Continue reading “‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘F is for Family’ Zoom Onto Top 10 Digital Originals Chart”

  • ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Leads Three Newcomers Atop Redbox Charts

    Three new releases topped the Redbox charts the week ended Dec. 9, led by Mission: Impossible – Fallout, the latest Tom Cruise actioner based on the 1966 – 1973 TV series. The sixth, and highest-grossing, film in the “M:I” franchise debuted at No. 1 on both the Redbox kiosk chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray … Continue reading “‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Leads Three Newcomers Atop Redbox Charts”

  • Report: Comcast, Disney to Control 40% of U.S. Content Spending; 20% Globally

    Netflix currently tops global spending on original and licensed content with more than $12 billion in 2018. Following the mergers of Comcast/Sky and Disney/Fox, two of every five dollars spent on content in the United States will be spent by these four companies alone, according to new data from Ampere Analysis. On a global basis, … Continue reading “Report: Comcast, Disney to Control 40% of U.S. Content Spending; 20% Globally”

  • Parks: Broadcast TV Still Trumps Streaming Video

    Despite Netflix’s subscriber base trumping or rivaling (HBO) most pay-TV services, broadcast TV still generates the majority of home entertainment consumption — among broadband households, according to data from Parks Associates. While the Addison, Texas-based research firm sought to highlight the fact broadband homes consume five hours of streaming video weekly, the data underscored the … Continue reading “Parks: Broadcast TV Still Trumps Streaming Video”

  • ‘Incredibles 2’ Jumps Back Into Top Disc Sales Spot

    Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s Incredibles 2 returned to the No. 1 spot on the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc chart the week ended Dec. 1. That marks the third time the sequel from the Pixar animation studio has topped the … Continue reading “‘Incredibles 2’ Jumps Back Into Top Disc Sales Spot”

  • Millennials Devoted to Amazon for Tech Shopping

    A new study from consumer-tech communications firm Max Borges Agency has found that millennials are highly devoted to online retail giant Amazon. In a survey of 1,108 U.S. millennials conducted May 30 to June 14, fewer than one in four said they would buy a tech product elsewhere if it wasn’t available through the online … Continue reading “Millennials Devoted to Amazon for Tech Shopping”

  • Research: Number of Global UHD TV Homes Passes 200 Million

    The number of homes worldwide using an Ultra HD TV has now passed the 200 million mark, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices service. The report, 4K and 8K Ultra HDTV Global Market Forecast, predicts that 222 million homes will own an Ultra HD TV by the end of 2018, an increase of … Continue reading “Research: Number of Global UHD TV Homes Passes 200 Million”

  • Redbox Customers Still ‘Crazy’ About ‘Rich Asians’

    For the second consecutive week, Crazy Rich Asians, the surprise blockbuster from Warner Bros. that earned nearly $174 million in North American theaters, took the top spot on the two Redbox charts for the week ended Dec. 2. The romantic dramedy, about an American professor who travels to meet her boyfriend’s family in Singapore and is … Continue reading “Redbox Customers Still ‘Crazy’ About ‘Rich Asians’”

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