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Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’
Throughout societal history, few distractions generate more media attention and money than sports. Backed by billions in television, pay-TV and subscription stream video revenue, Major League Baseball, the NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA, MLS, ATP, WWE, Nascar, etc., rely almost entirely on media distribution to support a rarified ecosystem of lavish compensation, billionaire owners and self-serving … Continue reading “Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’”
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Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others
Apple TV Channels, which like Amazon Channels, offers access to third party over-the-top video platforms, is offering extended free access to content during the coronavirus pandemic. Apple is extending to 30 days free trials to ViacomCBS’ Showtime OTT and MGM-owned Epix (through May 2 with no subscription required), AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Lifetime Movie … Continue reading “Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others”
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Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’
Throughout societal history, few distractions generate more media attention and money than sports. Backed by billions in television, pay-TV and subscription stream video revenue, Major League Baseball, the NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA, MLS, ATP, WWE, Nascar, etc., rely almost entirely on media distribution to support a rarified ecosystem of lavish compensation, billionaire owners and self-serving … Continue reading “Trump Wants Pro Sports Up Running ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’”
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Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others
Apple TV Channels, which like Amazon Channels, offers access to third party over-the-top video platforms, is offering extended free access to content during the coronavirus pandemic. Apple is extending to 30 days free trials to ViacomCBS’ Showtime OTT and MGM-owned Epix (through May 2 with no subscription required), AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Lifetime Movie … Continue reading “Apple TV Channels Offering Free Month Access to Epix, Showtime and Others”
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ViacomCBS Closes 49% Ownership Stake in Miramax
ViacomCBS April 3 announced the closing of the previously announced 49% ownership stake in Miramax from beIN Media Group, which retains 51% majority ownership. ViacomCBS, which owns and operates Paramount Pictures and Pluto TV, among other assets, plans to utilize the Miramax catalog (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Good Will Hunting, etc.) throughout its digital distribution … Continue reading “ViacomCBS Closes 49% Ownership Stake in Miramax”
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AT&T Stops Selling U-verse Pay-TV Service
As expected, AT&T has stopped selling new subscriptions to U-verse, the telecom’s 14-year-old pay-TV service, in an attempt to move consumers toward upstart online TV service AT&T TV (formerly DirecTV Now). “To help our employees serve our existing customers, we’re no longer selling U-verse TV. Service for existing U-verse TV customers is not impacted,” AT&T … Continue reading “AT&T Stops Selling U-verse Pay-TV Service”
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Roku: Idle TV Sports Viewers Streaming More Movies, TV Shows
With professional (or any) sports on television an early victim of the coronavirus pandemic, new data from Roku suggests linear TV viewers suddenly denied access to sports of any kind have embraced streaming TV shows and movies more aggressively than other Roku subscribers. March 2020 Week 1 vs. March 2020 Week 3 NBA and NHL … Continue reading “Roku: Idle TV Sports Viewers Streaming More Movies, TV Shows”
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HBO Streaming 500 Hours of Free Content
As part of its #StayHomeBoxOffice coronavirus campaign, HBO April 2 announced it would stream multiple series, documentaries and moviesfor free on HBO Now and HBO Go beginning April 3. The WarnerMedia Entertainment subsidiary is joining other distributors and content holders rolling out free access to content to for millions of Americans (and non-subscribers) under government … Continue reading “HBO Streaming 500 Hours of Free Content”
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‘1917’ Emerges Atop Home Video Sales Charts
The Oscar-winning war film 1917 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 March 28. The Sam Mendes-directed film, which earned $159 million at the domestic box office, won Academy Awards for cinematography, … Continue reading “‘1917’ Emerges Atop Home Video Sales Charts”
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Acorn TV Launching in the U.K. on April 29
Taking a page from rival streaming video service BritBox, AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is slated to launch in the United Kingdom on April 29. Acorn TV, which owns a majority stake in the Agatha Christie literary estate, bowed in the United States in 2011. It now claims 1 million subscribers in North America. New subs … Continue reading “Acorn TV Launching in the U.K. on April 29”
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Jason Kilar: ‘The Value of VHS was Robust’
In media interviews following his April 1 hiring announcement, Jason Kilar, former founding CEO of Hulu and new boss at WarnerMedia Entertainment, said the next 10 years matter more for him than the previous 85 years. Kilar, who helped start Hulu in 2007, left the streaming service in 2013 to start an ad-supported video platform … Continue reading “Jason Kilar: ‘The Value of VHS was Robust’”
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FandangoNow Offering Digital Rental Preorders on ‘Trolls World Tour’ With Additional Discount on Other DreamWorks Titles
FandangoNow, the transactional video-on-demand service from Fandango, is for the first time offering preorders for digital rental of Trolls World Tour, debuting digitally April 10. Also, those who preorder the rental of the film can rent or buy a number of DreamWorks Animation films available on FandangoNow at 50% off the regular price, including the … Continue reading “FandangoNow Offering Digital Rental Preorders on ‘Trolls World Tour’ With Additional Discount on Other DreamWorks Titles”
