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SVOD Again Fuels Consumer Home Entertainment Spending in Q3 2019
Consumer spending on home entertainment rose 11% in the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest quarterly report from DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. Spending on digital purchases and streaming was up 19%, the DEG reported, fueling total Q3 consumer spending on all forms of home entertainment to more than $6.3 billion. Subscription streaming, … Continue reading “SVOD Again Fuels Consumer Home Entertainment Spending in Q3 2019”
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‘Angry Birds Movie 2’ Brings New Characters to the Game-Based Universe
Turning an online game into a movie has its challenges, but it also provides some room for creativity, said executives who have worked on the films based on the iconic web product Angry Birds. “When you have a project based on a book or comic book series, so much of that has been defined,” said … Continue reading “‘Angry Birds Movie 2’ Brings New Characters to the Game-Based Universe”
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SVOD Again Fuels Consumer Home Entertainment Spending in Q3 2019
Consumer spending on home entertainment rose 11% in the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest quarterly report from DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. Spending on digital purchases and streaming was up 19%, the DEG reported, fueling total Q3 consumer spending on all forms of home entertainment to more than $6.3 billion. Subscription streaming, … Continue reading “SVOD Again Fuels Consumer Home Entertainment Spending in Q3 2019”
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‘Good Boys’ Takes Over Top Spot on Redbox Charts
Universal Pictures’ Good Boys debuted at No. 1 on Redbox’s kiosk disc rental and On Demand charts the week ended Nov. 17. The comedy earned $83 million at the domestic box office. The Redbox disc rental chart tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at the company’s more than 40,000 red kiosks. The Redbox On Demand … Continue reading “‘Good Boys’ Takes Over Top Spot on Redbox Charts”
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Wall Street Banker: Disney+ Has Had ‘Little-to-No Impact’ on Netflix
Disney’s first branded over-the-top video service, Disney+, has been operational — with much fanfare — for one week. Heralded as a significant competitor to Netflix, Wall Street banker Credit Suisse Nov. 19 said it sees “little-to-no-impact” from Disney+ on Netflix thus far — despite Disney’s service generating 10 million sign-ups in its first 24 hours. … Continue reading “Wall Street Banker: Disney+ Has Had ‘Little-to-No Impact’ on Netflix”
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‘Mandalorian’ Enters the Fight, But ‘Stranger Things’ Tops TV Demand Charts for 21st Week
Netflix’s “Stranger Things” remained No. 1 on not only Parrot Analytics’ digital originals rankings the week ended Nov. 16, but also the data firm’s overall list of TV series from any platform, including broadcast and cable, for the 21st straight week. A “digital original” is a multi-episode series in which the most recent season was … Continue reading “‘Mandalorian’ Enters the Fight, But ‘Stranger Things’ Tops TV Demand Charts for 21st Week”
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Disney+ Ranked 4th Most-Popular Streaming Service on Roku; Still Trails Netflix
After a week of operation, the Disney+ subscription streaming service is ranked the fourth most-popular platform on Roku, behind No. 1 Netflix, YouTube and Hulu. With more than 10 million sign-ups in its first day of operation, in addition to free access (for one year) to Verizon mobile consumers, Disney+ hardly lacked exposure. The $6.99 … Continue reading “Disney+ Ranked 4th Most-Popular Streaming Service on Roku; Still Trails Netflix”
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DOJ Looking to End 1940s-Era Theatrical Movie Distribution Rules
The Department of Justice’s antitrust division is considering ending 1940s-era legislation that prohibits studios from owning movie theaters and controlling the exhibitor release slate, among other provisions. Known as the Paramount decrees, antitrust efforts at the time led to the 1948 U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Paramount Pictures and other major studios that ended studio … Continue reading “DOJ Looking to End 1940s-Era Theatrical Movie Distribution Rules”
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Streaming Wars: Niche Services Soldier On
The streaming wars are intensifying, with established giants such as Netflix and Amazon gearing up for battle against big-money newcomers such as Apple TV+ (which launched Nov. 1), Disney+ (launching Nov. 12), NBCUniversal’s Peacock (launching in April 2020) and WarnerMedia’s HBO Max (launching in May 2020). Indeed, in recent weeks the Hollywood trades — Media … Continue reading “Streaming Wars: Niche Services Soldier On”
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Redbox Settles With Disney, Agrees Not to Sell Digital Codes
Disney and Redbox have settled their two-year-old lawsuit, with the kiosk company agreeing to never sell digital codes. The codes offering access to a digital movie copy are contained in disc combo packs that Redbox purchases so it can rent out the discs from its kiosks. Unlike other studios, Disney does not have a rental … Continue reading “Redbox Settles With Disney, Agrees Not to Sell Digital Codes”
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NPD: October Video Game Sales Fail to Beat Last Year’s Record
Sales of video games and hardware in October topped $1 billion, which was down 34% from last year’s record $1.57 billion month, according to new data from The NPD Group. The tally was still the second-best October in past 10 years, and a positive for an industry undergoing change in how consumers acquire and play … Continue reading “NPD: October Video Game Sales Fail to Beat Last Year’s Record”