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Biopic ‘Nyad’ Heading to Netflix Starring Jodie Foster and Annette Bening
Nyad, a biopic about marathon swimmer Diana Nyad starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, is heading to Netflix. The feature marks the narrative directorial debut for Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy Award winning duo Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (The Rescue, Free Solo). Subscribe HERE to the FREE Media Play News Daily Newsletter! The … Continue reading “Biopic ‘Nyad’ Heading to Netflix Starring Jodie Foster and Annette Bening”
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‘Scream’ Indeed: Does ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Still Have Box Office Legs?
NEWS ANALYSIS: Paramount Pictures’ slasher reboot Scream ended Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: No Way Home weekend box office reign in convincing fashion through Jan. 16. Can the fifth installment in Scream franchise hold off the webslinger’s enduring appeal through Jan. 23? Industry estimates peg Scream generating $12.7 million in ticket sales, with No Way Home just behind … Continue reading “‘Scream’ Indeed: Does ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Still Have Box Office Legs?”
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Biopic ‘Nyad’ Heading to Netflix Starring Jodie Foster and Annette Bening
Nyad, a biopic about marathon swimmer Diana Nyad starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, is heading to Netflix. The feature marks the narrative directorial debut for Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy Award winning duo Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (The Rescue, Free Solo). Subscribe HERE to the FREE Media Play News Daily Newsletter! The … Continue reading “Biopic ‘Nyad’ Heading to Netflix Starring Jodie Foster and Annette Bening”
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‘Scream’ Indeed: Does ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Still Have Box Office Legs?
NEWS ANALYSIS: Paramount Pictures’ slasher reboot Scream ended Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: No Way Home weekend box office reign in convincing fashion through Jan. 16. Can the fifth installment in Scream franchise hold off the webslinger’s enduring appeal through Jan. 23? Industry estimates peg Scream generating $12.7 million in ticket sales, with No Way Home just behind … Continue reading “‘Scream’ Indeed: Does ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Still Have Box Office Legs?”
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Analysis: As Netflix Stumbles, So Does Streaming Video Market
NEWS ANALYSIS: Netflix’s scant miss on fourth quarter subscriber growth projections was one thing, but when the SVOD pioneer and industry heavyweight revealed a meager Q1 2022 sub growth estimate (2.5 million) that was less than half Wall Street’s guidance — the stock selloff took off. Stoking the fire: Netflix’s estimated 10% revenue growth in … Continue reading “Analysis: As Netflix Stumbles, So Does Streaming Video Market”
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‘Dune,’ ‘Halloween Kills’ Debut Atop Disc Sales Charts
The new adaptation of Dune from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Jan. 15. Identified onscreen as Dune: Part One, the film is directed by Denis Villeneuve … Continue reading “‘Dune,’ ‘Halloween Kills’ Debut Atop Disc Sales Charts”
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Netflix Generated $200 Million in 2021 Disc Rental Revenue, Unchanged From 2020
Netflix’s legacy by-mail DVD/Blu-ray Disc movies rental service continues to generate incremental revenue for the SVOD behemoth. The streamer reported revenue of $200 million for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2021 — unchanged from $200 million in revenue in 2020. Netflix doesn’t include packaged-media rental revenue or subscriber data in its financials, categorizing disc … Continue reading “Netflix Generated $200 Million in 2021 Disc Rental Revenue, Unchanged From 2020”
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Netflix: ‘We Slightly Over-Forecasted’ Q4 Sub Growth, Missed Projection by 200,000
Netflix Jan. 20 said it added 8.3 million subscribers worldwide in the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2021. The tally was off less than 3% (200,000 subs) from the streamer’s projection of 8.5 million net paid additions. But enough of a miss to send the streamer’s stock tumbling. Netflix ended the quarter with 222 million … Continue reading “Netflix: ‘We Slightly Over-Forecasted’ Q4 Sub Growth, Missed Projection by 200,000”
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Netflix Teams With Aardman for New ‘Wallace & Gromit’ Movie, ‘Chicken Run’ Sequel
Netflix will release a new “Wallace & Gromit” film and the sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget through its collaboration with stop-motion animation company Aardman Animations. The sequel to Chicken Run, the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time, will be coming exclusively to Netflix in 2023, according to the service. In Chicken Run: … Continue reading “Netflix Teams With Aardman for New ‘Wallace & Gromit’ Movie, ‘Chicken Run’ Sequel”
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NPD: U.S. Saw VR/AR Hardware, Accessories Holiday Sales Increase
The virtual/augmented reality retail category in the U.S. had a very successful 2021 holiday period (Nov. 21 – Dec. 25, 2021), with sales up 180% and 153%, respectively, versus the prior year, according to new data from The NPD Group. Based on NPD’s Weekly Retail Tracking Service data, sales growth of VR/AV products was slightly lower … Continue reading “NPD: U.S. Saw VR/AR Hardware, Accessories Holiday Sales Increase”
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Roku to Debut First Adult Animated Scripted Series, ‘Doomlands’
Roku on Jan. 20 announced it would launch its first adult animated series, “Doomlands,” on The Roku Channel Jan. 28. Series creator Josh O’Keefe’s university film project turned into a crowd-funded pilot and was later developed by Josh Bowen and Look Mom! Productions. The post-apocalyptic comedy follows two aspiring bartenders (voice actors Mark Little and … Continue reading “Roku to Debut First Adult Animated Scripted Series, ‘Doomlands’”
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Peacock Launching Local News Channels via NBC-Owned TV Stations
Peacock Jan. 20 announced the expansion of local news content on the streaming platform with channels from its NBC owned television stations in several major markets. Beginning today, all Peacock users have free access to coverage from NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ), NBC 10 Philadelphia (WCAU), NBC10 Boston (WBTS) and New England Cable Network (NECN), and … Continue reading “Peacock Launching Local News Channels via NBC-Owned TV Stations”