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‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Demand Soars as Hulu Slates Third Season
With new episodes on Hulu, “The Handmaid’s Tale” soared to No. 5 on the digital originals chart for the week ended April 28, according to Parrot Analytics Demand Expressions data. Coming off an awards season sweep, including Emmys for best drama series and a best actress win for Elisabeth Moss, the series returned for season … Continue reading “‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Demand Soars as Hulu Slates Third Season”
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Film Enthusiast’s Release Report Chronicles Two Decades of Disc, Home Entertainment Industry
It is a statistic perhaps only Ralph Tribbey might notice. The theatrical-to-disc window of top films would break the 100-day mark for the first time in more than two decades this June. “On June 12, the 52-week moving average of films grossing $25 million or more at the box office will pierce the 100-day mark for … Continue reading “Film Enthusiast’s Release Report Chronicles Two Decades of Disc, Home Entertainment Industry”
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Cisco Sells Video Business to Private Equity Group
Cisco Systems is selling its video software business (NDS Group) to private equity firm Permira Funds – reportedly for $1 billion – six years after Permira sold the business to Cisco for $5 billion. Cisco retains video and media technology related to its core business in networking, multi-cloud, security, data, and collaboration. Following the close … Continue reading “Cisco Sells Video Business to Private Equity Group”
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Report: 4K UHD Demand to Boost TV Growth in 2018
Consumer demand for TV sets is poised to return to growth in 2018, boosted by 4K Ultra HD models, according to the latest “Worldwide TV Market Report” from Futuresource Consulting. The recovery of several markets linked with a transition to 4K UHD models will push the market up by 5% to $85 billion, according to … Continue reading “Report: 4K UHD Demand to Boost TV Growth in 2018”
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‘Greatest Showman’ Encores Atop Home Video Charts
The musical The Greatest Showman, from 20th Century Fox, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, from Walt Disney Studios, repeated as the No. 1 and No. 2 titles, respectively, on the national home video sales charts the week ended April 21. Two newcomers took the next two spots on both the NPD VideoScan First Alert … Continue reading “‘Greatest Showman’ Encores Atop Home Video Charts”
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Research: U.S. Pay-TV Affordability Has Dropped Since 2000
Consumers who complain about their cable bill may have good reason. Multichannel video affordability in the United States has plummeted since the turn of the millennium, squeezing the penetration rate, particularly among the more economically vulnerable households, according to new data from Kagan, S&P Global Market Intelligence. Since 2000, there has been a 74% increase … Continue reading “Research: U.S. Pay-TV Affordability Has Dropped Since 2000”
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Roku-Commissioned Study Finds OTT Ads More Effective
Video ads on the Roku OTT platform are 67 percent more effective per exposure at driving purchase intent than ads on broadcast and cable television, according to a study conducted by MAGNA, IPG Media Lab and Roku. The study, “Under the Hood of Over-the-Top Measurement,” commissioned by Roku, tracked and measured ads from four brands … Continue reading “Roku-Commissioned Study Finds OTT Ads More Effective”
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‘Lost In Space’ Reboot Bows at No. 2 on Digital Original Series Chart
The Spanish limited series “Money Heist” (“La Casa De Papel”) remained in the No. 1 spot on the digital originals chart for the second consecutive week, with a nearly 20% spike in demand during the week ended April 21, according to Parrot Analytics Expressions data. Last week the crime heist drama jumped to No. from … Continue reading “‘Lost In Space’ Reboot Bows at No. 2 on Digital Original Series Chart”
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Middle East OTT Video Market Expands as Saudi Arabia Ends Theatrical Ban
The over-the-top video market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) topped 1.4 million subscribers in 2017, up 48% from 2016, according to new data from IHS Markit. Online video revenue grew 44%, exceeding $100 million for the first time. Subscriptions are forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 34.4%, reaching … Continue reading “Middle East OTT Video Market Expands as Saudi Arabia Ends Theatrical Ban”
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Wiener Named CEO of comScore
ComScore board member Bryan Wiener CEO will become the research firm’s new CEO starting May 30. Wiener brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in the media and technology industry. Most recently, he served as executive chairman at 360i, a 1,000-plus-employee advertising agency. With the appointment of Wiener as CEO, Bill Livek, comScore’s current executive vice … Continue reading “Wiener Named CEO of comScore”
