Sports
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Breaking Glass Sets Sept. 14 Home Release Date for ‘The Influencer’
Breaking Glass Pictures has announced the Sept. 14 release of The Influencer, a comedy thriller starring real-life social influencer and comedian Kasia Szarek (A24’s Pleasure) and Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera (Girls Like Magic, Dating in Place). The film will be available on iTunes and Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, Xbox, and Vudu, as well as through … Continue reading “Breaking Glass Sets Sept. 14 Home Release Date for ‘The Influencer’”
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Redbox Launches Free Live TV on Samsung Televisions
Redbox Aug. 4 added more ways its 40 million customers can enjoy home entertainment with the addition of its branded Free Live TV streaming platform and Free On Demand content to its app on Samsung Smart TVs. Through the Redbox app, users can browse new release movies for purchase or rent and now stream thousands … Continue reading “Redbox Launches Free Live TV on Samsung Televisions”
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Lionsgate Releasing ‘Biography: WWE Legends’ on DVD Sept. 21
Lionsgate will release the eight-part A&E Network documentary series “Biography: WWE Legends” in two volumes on DVD Sept. 21. Helmed by some of the industry’s top directors and storytellers, the docuseries gives fans the ultimate ringside seat to the real-life stories behind the showbiz acrobatics, smack talk and larger-than-life alter-egos of several legends of professional … Continue reading “Lionsgate Releasing ‘Biography: WWE Legends’ on DVD Sept. 21”
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Cinedigm Partners With Spanish Soccer Powerhouse Real Madrid for Streaming Channel
Cinedigm has partnered with Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid to expand distribution of the team’s branded sports streaming channel in North America. Real Madrid TV will feature thousands of hours of soccer content leading up to the 2021-22 season, and will also feature up to three matches weekly once the season kicks off. The service … Continue reading “Cinedigm Partners With Spanish Soccer Powerhouse Real Madrid for Streaming Channel”
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Discovery+ Delivers Streaming Gold at Tokyo Olympics
The opening week of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo saw record numbers visit Discovery’s digital platforms in Europe. Almost three-quarters of a billion streaming minutes of content has been consumed on Discovery+ and Eurosport Player during the first week, nearly 18 times more than by the same stage of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics … Continue reading “Discovery+ Delivers Streaming Gold at Tokyo Olympics”
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Gannett Relaunches ‘USA Today’ Streaming Video Platforms
Gannett is relaunching of its over-the-top video properties, which include USA Today News and USA Today SportsWire. Since launching OTT channels in 2018, Gannett has expanded to more than a dozen free ad-Supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms, including Xumo, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, and Samsung TV Plus, among others. The expansion has … Continue reading “Gannett Relaunches ‘USA Today’ Streaming Video Platforms”
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Gravitas Ventures to Release Doc ‘Hood River’ in Theaters and On Demand Sept. 10
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American distribution rights to the Stick Figure soccer documentary Hood River and will release the film in theaters and on demand Sept. 10. The documentary follows a high school soccer team in a small Oregon community that strives to overcome class and racial divide in a quest for both individual … Continue reading “Gravitas Ventures to Release Doc ‘Hood River’ in Theaters and On Demand Sept. 10”
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Hulu Adds NFL Network to Live TV Channel Line-Up
NFL Network is now available to Hulu’s Live TV subscribers in the $64.99 a month subscription plan. The addition of NFL Network to Hulu’s 75-plus live TV channel line-up brings live NFL preseason games, exclusive live NFL regular season games, studio shows such as “Good Morning Football” and “NFL Total Access,” as well as “NFL … Continue reading “Hulu Adds NFL Network to Live TV Channel Line-Up”
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Report: Tokyo Olympics Streaming, Social Engagement Skyrockets
Halfway through the first week of 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and TV ratings are down, but streaming views and social media engagement for the opening ceremony are through the roof, according to new data from Conviva. Streaming spiked 279% over the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening ceremony in South Korea. Mobile phones and desktop computers … Continue reading “Report: Tokyo Olympics Streaming, Social Engagement Skyrockets”
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Rakuten TV Bows Free Content Channel Featuring Sports-Themed Content
Rakuten TV July 27 has launched a free ad-supported channel, dubbed “Rakuten Stories,” featuring original and exclusive content. The AVOD platform said the channel’s content aims to “inspire and excite” viewers through the range of stories told through a sporting lens. Documentaries include Andrés Iniesta: The Unexpected Hero, BVB 09, Break Point: A Davis Cup … Continue reading “Rakuten TV Bows Free Content Channel Featuring Sports-Themed Content”
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Netflix, Disney+, Hulu Take on Peacock in Tokyo Olympics Ad Competition
On the first prime time competitions broadcast July 24 of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics on NBC, Netflix made a quiet entry into the TV commercial competition. The 30-second spot highlighting original content aired during broadcast of Team USA’s first medals at the Games, when male and female swimmers snatched six medals, including the country’s … Continue reading “Netflix, Disney+, Hulu Take on Peacock in Tokyo Olympics Ad Competition”