Sports
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DEG: Home Entertainment Spending Posts 7% Gain in First Half of 2019
Consumers spent nearly $6 billion on home entertainment in the second quarter of 2019, a 7% gain from the same period last year. The gain came despite a nearly 10% year-over-year decline in the box office value of movies that became available for in-home viewing during the quarter, according to DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. … Continue reading “DEG: Home Entertainment Spending Posts 7% Gain in First Half of 2019”
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L.A. Retailers Roll Back Prices in Amazon ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Emmy Push
An Amazon promotion for the original series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” was too marvelous for its own good. Police shut down a promotion in which a Chevron gas station in Santa Monica, Calif., offered gasoline for 30 cents a gallon, the same price gas sold for in 1959, the year in which “Mrs. Maisel” is … Continue reading “L.A. Retailers Roll Back Prices in Amazon ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Emmy Push”
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Netflix and WWE Studios Announce Live-Action Family Comedy Series ‘The Big Show Show’
Netflix July 30 announced the future release of “The Big Show Show,” a half-hour, comedy series starring WWE wrestler The Big Show (Paul Wight). Production on the 10-episode series begins in Los Angeles on Aug. 9. The series stars Wight (“Fighting with My Family,” WWE), Allison Munn (“Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn”), Reylynn Caster (“American … Continue reading “Netflix and WWE Studios Announce Live-Action Family Comedy Series ‘The Big Show Show’”
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WWE Network Streaming Video Subscriber Loss Expands
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) July 25 disclosed that its branded subscription streaming video service, WWE Network, ended the second quarter (ended June 30) with 1.69 million subscribers, which was down 6% from 1.79 million subs during the previous-year period. WWE expects subscriptions of the $9.95 monthly service in the current third quarter to drop nearly … Continue reading “WWE Network Streaming Video Subscriber Loss Expands”
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AT&T Boss: HBO Max to Offer Live Sports, News — in the Future
HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s pending subscription streaming service, will “ultimately” offer live sports and news, in addition to original and catalog programming, Randall Stephenson, CEO of parent AT&T, told investors. Speaking July 24 on the fiscal call, Stephenson said the branded OTT service would be revealed in further detail to investors in a presentation on the … Continue reading “AT&T Boss: HBO Max to Offer Live Sports, News — in the Future”
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The Rise of the Cons
In a simpler time, a comic book convention was little more than a humble gathering of comic book fans. But in today’s age of franchises and big-budget blockbusters, the largest of these conventions have become a major destination for the Hollywood hype machine. The modern concept of a fan convention dates back to the late … Continue reading “The Rise of the Cons”
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Discovery Joins FuboTV
Online TV service FuboTV continues to transition from its original soccer roots. The service June 18 announced a new, multiyear carriage agreement with Discovery, bringing 13 networks to the live-TV streaming service in the coming weeks. The deal extends the previous pact between the companies that began with the former Scripps Networks Interactive (acquired by … Continue reading “Discovery Joins FuboTV”
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Spain’s Top Soccer League Fined for Spying on Fans via Mobile App
Spain’s top professional soccer league, “La Liga” has been fined €250,000 ($280,000) for using its mobile app to determine whether users were watching pirated games. The country’s data protection agency said the free Android app, which reportedly has been downloaded nearly 10 million times, enabled fans to keep track of games, scores, player stats and … Continue reading “Spain’s Top Soccer League Fined for Spying on Fans via Mobile App”
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Viacom Africa to Launch Nickelodeon-Themed eSports Platform
Viacom is set bow its first interactive eSports gaming platform based on its Nickelodeon kids franchise through Viacom Africa. The African division of the parent to Paramount Pictures, MTV and Comedy Central, among others, is said to be working with Australia-based Emerge Gaming for the “NickX’ platform, which will be based on the latter’s ArcadeX … Continue reading “Viacom Africa to Launch Nickelodeon-Themed eSports Platform”
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Rakuten Bows Sports-Themed SVOD Service
Rakuten June 11 announced the launch of Rakuten Sports, a new live and video-on-demand platform. The service’s content portfolio, currently centered on soccer, also features original series, “Iniesta TV,” which follows international soccer star Andrés Iniesta who plays for Japanese professional soccer team, Vissel Kobe – which is sponsored by Rakuten. Rakuten has partnered with … Continue reading “Rakuten Bows Sports-Themed SVOD Service”
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Report: Record 13 Million People Illegally Streamed Andy Ruiz Jr.’s Upset TKO of Anthony Joshua
Unheralded Andy Ruiz Jr.’s June 1 upset TKO of Britain’s Anthony Joshua to become the WBO, IBF and WBA Heavyweight champion delivered another blow – this one to fight’s pay-per-view/SVOD business model. More than 13 million people reportedly accessed the fight illegally – the vast majority through YouTube, according to new data from MUSO, the … Continue reading “Report: Record 13 Million People Illegally Streamed Andy Ruiz Jr.’s Upset TKO of Anthony Joshua”
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NASCAR Partners With Amazon for Cloud-Based Archival Video
NASCAR June 4 announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), that will help the 70-year-old stock car racing organization archive its racing video footage online in the cloud. Video footage includes historical moments, photo-finishes, classic passes, wrecks and championship-clinching races. “NASCAR is utilizing the breadth and depth of our cloud services to enhance the … Continue reading “NASCAR Partners With Amazon for Cloud-Based Archival Video”
