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Comcast Gets Direct Access to Acorn TV
Acorn TV, the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service specializing in British-centric programming, is now available on Comcast Cable. The launch of the SVOD service marks the first time Acorn TV, owned by RLJ Entertainment, is available on a pay-TV set-top box. Acorn TV is accessible on Xfinity on Demand and on the go via the Xfinity Stream App … Continue reading “Comcast Gets Direct Access to Acorn TV”
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Netflix Looking to Buy Los Angeles Billboard Company
Netflix reportedly has offered $300 million to acquire Los Angeles-based billboard company Regency Outdoor Advertising. The offer is among several for the company that owns billboards across LA County, including Sunset Boulevard, Dodger Stadium and Los Angeles International Airport, according to CNBC, which cited sources familiar with the situation. The move comes has the SVOD … Continue reading “Netflix Looking to Buy Los Angeles Billboard Company”
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BBC Studios Re-Launches, Seeks Chinese Funding
Looking to up its mojo as both a distributor and producer of original programing, the BBC Group April 4 re-launched BBC Studios following its merger last November with BBC Worldwide. The revamped studio will see content through the full life cycle of development, commissioning, production and co-production, sales and distribution and will underpin the creation … Continue reading “BBC Studios Re-Launches, Seeks Chinese Funding”
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Analyst Calls Appeals Court’s Gambling Decision ‘Dangerous Precedent’ for Online Video Games
Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a lower court ruling that found free-to-play online video games don’t constitute gambling under Washington state law. Specifically, the appeals court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, who had spent $1,000 on “coins” on a virtual casino slot game to extend play. Players … Continue reading “Analyst Calls Appeals Court’s Gambling Decision ‘Dangerous Precedent’ for Online Video Games”
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Redbox Partners with Mediamorph to Expand Digital Footprint
Redbox April 2 announced an agreement with cloud-based software company Mediamorph to help expand its digital distribution of movies and video games. Last December, Redbox bowed Redbox On Demand, a transactional VOD platform available on the Redbox website, the Redbox app for Android and iOS-enabled devices, as well as Apple TV, Chromecast, LG and Samsung … Continue reading “Redbox Partners with Mediamorph to Expand Digital Footprint”
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Hoop Players Confused by Packaged Media
SAN ANTONIO – Heading into the NCAA men’s college basketball Final Four weekend, players from competing schools were given a variety of swag items, including movie DVDs – without digital codes, of course. Sports-themed discs such as I, Tonya, Creed, Goal! and even pre-order vouchers for Black Panther elicited confusion among some players accustomed to … Continue reading “Hoop Players Confused by Packaged Media”
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AT&T/DOJ Judge Tells Lawyers to Speed Up Proceedings
The federal judge in the Justice Department’s antitrust case against the $85 billion AT&T/Time Warner merger reportedly told lawyers for both sides to up their tempo or risk missing the extended June 21 deadline to consummate the deal. If the merger is denied by regulators, AT&T would have to pay Time Warner $500 million for … Continue reading “AT&T/DOJ Judge Tells Lawyers to Speed Up Proceedings”
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PureFlix Adds Spanish-Language Content
PureFlix.com, the $10.99 monthly faith and family subscription streaming video service, is expanding its offerings to include Spanish-language content. The new PureFlixEspanol.com platform will feature a variety of titles, including movies I’m Not Ashamed and God’s Not Dead 2, documentaries, talk shows, children’s programs, and animated shows, among others. Self-help titles feature topics such as starting a new … Continue reading “PureFlix Adds Spanish-Language Content”
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RIAA: Physical Record Sales Topped Digital Downloads in 2017
In a twist, sales of old-school music records in 2017 bested digital downloads for the first time since 2011, according to year-end data released March 22 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Shipments of physical product decreased 4% to $1.5 billion compared to 2016 – a lower rate of decline than in recent … Continue reading “RIAA: Physical Record Sales Topped Digital Downloads in 2017”
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Netflix, Formula 1 to Stream Docu-series in 2019
Netflix is entering the auto-motoring genre in the fast lane. The SVOD behemoth and Formula 1 March 24 announced a season-long collaboration for a 10-episode original docu-series of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, to be screened in early 2019. Separately, Netflix, beginning April 6, will stream its first global original motor series, “Fastest … Continue reading “Netflix, Formula 1 to Stream Docu-series in 2019”
