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Acorn TV Streaming in Mexico — via Banned Roku Devices?
NEWS ANALYSIS — Acorn TV, RLJ Entertainment’s streaming service for British and international television content, June 5 announced its availability in Mexico. Consumers can subscribe to the service via the Roku streaming player or Roku TV. Content will be in English with Spanish subtitles. The streaming service is available for MXN $89 per month. “Launching [in … Continue reading “Acorn TV Streaming in Mexico — via Banned Roku Devices?”
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Netflix to Join S&P 100
S&P Dow Jones Indices will add Netflix to the S&P 100 starting June 7, replacing Monsanto Co. German pharmaceutical and chemical conglomerate Bayer AG is acquiring Monsanto in a deal expected to be completed soon, the S&P noted. Netflix, headquartered in Los Gatos, Calif., is in the consumer discretionary sector and internet and direct marketing retail … Continue reading “Netflix to Join S&P 100”
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U.K. Government Approves Fox, Comcast’s Competing Sky Bids
The British government June 5 officially removed regulatory objections to 21st Century Fox’s $15.5 billion bid to acquire shares of satellite TV operator Sky it doesn’t already own. It also cleared the way for a rival $31 billion bid by Comcast for control of Sky. U.K. Cultural Secretary Matt Hancock told Parliament the Comcast offer … Continue reading “U.K. Government Approves Fox, Comcast’s Competing Sky Bids”
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Netflix Ranked No. 2 TV Network in Popularity
Netflix is ranked the second most-popular TV network behind Discovery Channel, according to new data from YouGov. In a survey of more than 5,500 adults through May 28, Redwood City, Calif.-based YouGov found 76% of respondents viewed Netflix favorably — about the same as Discovery Channel. Other channels in the Top 10 included National Geographic … Continue reading “Netflix Ranked No. 2 TV Network in Popularity”
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Hulu Revamps Management, Company Structure
Looking to shake up its internal management structure, Hulu has hired a new chief technology officer, its first chief data officer and realigned the subscription streaming video platform into four operating segments, among other changes. Notable in the reorganization is the departure of chief content officer Joe Stillerman and Tim Connolly, SVP of partnerships and … Continue reading “Hulu Revamps Management, Company Structure”
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Walmart Launches Text-Message Shopping/Delivery Service
Walmart has launched a subscription service in select markets that enables members to order items via text message and have them delivered the same day to their home. Dubbed “Jetblack,” the platform bowed May 31 in New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn targeting time-strapped affluent shoppers willing to pay $50 monthly for the … Continue reading “Walmart Launches Text-Message Shopping/Delivery Service”
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‘Black Panther’ Maintains Top Spot on Home Video Sales Charts
Marvel’s Black Panther, distributed by Walt Disney Studios, held back a pair of newcomers to handily top the home video sales charts for a second consecutive week. The top new release on NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc chart the week … Continue reading “‘Black Panther’ Maintains Top Spot on Home Video Sales Charts”
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AT&T Ups OTT Video PR Campaign
As AT&T awaits a federal judge’s June 12 decision on the merits of the government’s antitrust litigation involving the telecom’s $84.5 billion acquisition of Time Warner, its executives have been busy talking to Wall Street. AT&T contends the merger — which includes Warner Bros., Turner and HBO — will cut $1.5 billion in annualized operating … Continue reading “AT&T Ups OTT Video PR Campaign”
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‘Last Jedi’ Takes Over Top Sellers for 2018; ‘Greatest Showman’ Leads April Disc Sales
The list of top sellers for 2018 shuffled a bit as the NPD Group announced VideoScan’s list of the combined Blu-ray Disc and DVD top sellers for April. Star Wars: The Last Jedi, released toward the end of March, took over the top spot for the year through the first four months, pushing Coco to … Continue reading “‘Last Jedi’ Takes Over Top Sellers for 2018; ‘Greatest Showman’ Leads April Disc Sales”
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Comcast, Fandango Partner to Sell Movie Tickets on the TV
In a unique inter-corporate marketing move, Comcast Cable and Fandango May 30 announced that Xfinity subscribers can now for the first time purchase movie tickets via the X1 set-top and voice remote on their television. Fandango, which includes transactional platform Fandango Now, is part of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, which is a unit of … Continue reading “Comcast, Fandango Partner to Sell Movie Tickets on the TV”
