Retail
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Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Due on Digital Oct. 23, Disc Nov. 6 From Universal
BlacKkKlansman, director Spike Lee’s film of the true story of Ron Stallwortth, an African-American police officer who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan, will arrive on digital (including Movies Anywhere) Oct. 23 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and on demand Nov. 6 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the book Black Klansman by Stallworth, BlacKkKlansman stars John … Continue reading “Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Due on Digital Oct. 23, Disc Nov. 6 From Universal”
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U.K. Regulator Eyeing One-Day Auction for Satellite TV Operator Sky
With an apparent impasse on competing acquisition offers accepted by Sky shareholders from 21stCentury Fox, Comcast and The Walt Disney Co., a U.K. regulatory agency is set to take the unusual step of authorizing a one-day auction between the competing suitors. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers Sept. 20 issued a statement declaring that after … Continue reading “U.K. Regulator Eyeing One-Day Auction for Satellite TV Operator Sky”
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U.K. Regulator Eyeing One-Day Auction for Satellite TV Operator Sky
With an apparent impasse on competing acquisition offers accepted by Sky shareholders from 21stCentury Fox, Comcast and The Walt Disney Co., a U.K. regulatory agency is set to take the unusual step of authorizing a one-day auction between the competing suitors. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers Sept. 20 issued a statement declaring that after … Continue reading “U.K. Regulator Eyeing One-Day Auction for Satellite TV Operator Sky”
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Report: Global OTT Video Revenue to Reach $129 Billion by 2023
Spurred by Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, worldwide revenue from online access to TV shows and movies is projected to reach $129 billion in 2023 – more than double the $53 billion generated in 2017, according to new data from Digital TV Research. Global OTT video revenue is expected to reach $71 billion this year. … Continue reading “Report: Global OTT Video Revenue to Reach $129 Billion by 2023”
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Amazon Looking to Dramatically Up Retail Presence
Amazon may have a legacy antithetical to brick-and-mortar business, but its recent strategies appear to be embracing old-school retail. The ecommerce behemoth, which currently operates about 20 branded retail bookstores, last year acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. It has reduced its list of cities for a second headquarter down to 20. Earlier this month, … Continue reading “Amazon Looking to Dramatically Up Retail Presence”
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‘Ocean’s 8’ Tops Redbox Disc and Digital Charts
Ocean’s 8, the newly released comedy from Warner Bros., was the top physical and digital movie at Redbox the week ended Sept. 17. The film, an all-female spinoff of the Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s” trilogy, was No. 1 on both Redbox’s kiosk chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals, and the Redbox On Demand chart, … Continue reading “‘Ocean’s 8’ Tops Redbox Disc and Digital Charts”
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Amazon Launches ‘Storefronts’ Small Retailer Platform
Borrowing a page from its Amazon Channels third-party over-the-top video service platform, Amazon Sept. 17 announced the launch of Storefronts – a platform giving Prime members attention to more than 20,000 small and medium-sized retailers selling on Amazon. While many of these businesses currently participate as Amazon third-party sellers, the Storefronts platform pledges to give … Continue reading “Amazon Launches ‘Storefronts’ Small Retailer Platform”
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Walmart Covering the Digital Spectrum — at the Retail Store
Walmart may be considering launching a branded over-the-top video service, but it hasn’t turned its back on home entertainment at the retail level. The world’s largest retail chain of home entertainment reported low single-digit increase in same-store entertainment sales during the second quarter (ended July 27). It was the strongest entertainment quarter in the fiscal … Continue reading “Walmart Covering the Digital Spectrum — at the Retail Store”
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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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GameStop Posts $24.9 Million Q2 Loss, Confirms Engagement with Third Parties Regarding Possible Sale of the Company
GameStop Sept. 6 reported a second-quarter (ended Aug. 4) net loss of $24.9 million, compared to a profit of $22.2 million during the previous-year period. Revenue was relatively flat at $1.64 billion. The nation’s largest video game retailer attributed the loss in part to a one-stop tax charge regarding operations in France. Without the charge, … Continue reading “GameStop Posts $24.9 Million Q2 Loss, Confirms Engagement with Third Parties Regarding Possible Sale of the Company”
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‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘Tag’ Top Redbox Charts
Twentieth Century Fox’s Deadpool 2 debuted at No. 1 on Redbox’s kiosk chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals, for the week ended Sept. 3. Meanwhile, on the Redbox On Demand chart, which tracks digital purchases (EST) and rentals (TVOD), the No. 1 spot went to Warner’s Tag. Deadpool 2, the No. 1 digital … Continue reading “‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘Tag’ Top Redbox Charts”
