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Rotten Tomatoes Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With Card Game, New Social Content

Rotten Tomatoes March 21 announced the launch of RT25, a year-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of the recommendation service.

“RT25 will celebrate the most beloved movies, TV shows and talent from the past two and a half decades, the critics who reviewed them, and the fans who have enjoyed them,” according to a release. The RT25-dedicated hub is on Rotten Tomatoes here.

The celebration begins with the launch of Rotten Tomatoes: The Card Game, which challenges up to 20 players to rank movies based on what they think the Tomatometer scores are. The game is available now for purchase at Amazon.com, RottenTomatoes.com and Cryptozoic.com for a suggested retail price of $24.99. More info is here.

“Over the past 25 years, Rotten Tomatoes has grown and solidified its place as the go-to resource for entertainment fans and critics alike,” said Julio De Oliveira, VP of Rotten Tomatoes, in a statement. “We are thrilled to offer our movie fans this lively one-of-kind game with Rotten Tomatoes: The Card Game, allowing them to celebrate and take part in this monumental anniversary.”

“Our team is thrilled to partner with Rotten Tomatoes during this milestone anniversary to bring entertainment fans Rotten Tomatoes: The Card Game,” said Cory Jones, co-founder of Cryptozoic Entertainment, in a statement. “We look forward to seeing pop culture fans test their cinematic knowledge, while immersing themselves in this original party game.”

Also as part of the festivities, the Rotten Tomatoes editorial and social teams will introduce new content monthly starting with the “Biggest and Best Movies & TV of the Last 25 Years” highlighting the best-reviewed titles, box office champions, fan-favorites, and more since the launch of the brand in August 1998. New content will also include listicles and features that celebrate the “Freshest” movies, TV and streaming shows from the past two and a half decades — according to Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer rating system, including countdowns of the best horror, comedy, sci-fi, action, animation movies and more.

Rotten Tomatoes will also host social media activations throughout the year, including polls, brackets, giveaways, trivia contests and more. Fans will also crown their favorite movie and TV show since 1998.

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Building on the popularity of snackable games, Rotten Tomatoes’ Daily Tomato uses content from the site to offer players hints at the movie title of the day. Players can test their knowledge with a new Daily Tomato every day, as well as special weekend challenges and themed weeks tied to the RT25 celebration.

Rotten Tomatoes was born in the Bay Area in August 1998 as an online startup that aggregated kung fu and anime movie reviews for a niche audience of fans. Since then, it has evolved to become a worldwide resource for entertainment discovery and recommendations. As part of the celebration, Rotten Tomatoes is releasing interesting stats and facts from the past 25 years.

Hulu Celebrating 15th Anniversary With Premieres, Finales, Partnerships, Promotions

Hulu, which turns 15 on March 12, is celebrating with content premieres and finales, partnerships and promotions.

“Celebrating 15 years as an industry-leading streaming service is truly remarkable,” Hulu president Joe Earley said in a statement. “Hulu has navigated the ever-changing landscape by delivering our subscribers enthralling and award-winning content, characters and storylines that have defined the cultural zeitgeist, while also driving innovation and advertising experiences. We are incredibly grateful to the millions of subscribers, fans, creators, talent, content partners, advertisers, and Hulugans who have made it all possible, and never stopped having fun along the way.”

Hulu has planned a “15 Days of New Content,” month-long rollout of premieres and finales including:

  • March 1 — “Wreck” (complete season one)
  • March 3 — Triangle of Sadness
  • March 3 — Gulmohar
  • March 6 — History of the World, Part II (four night event)
  • March 10 — “UnPrisoned” (complete season one)
  • March 10 — FX’s New York Times Presents: Sin Eater (two-part documentary)
  • March 17 — Boston Strangler
  • March 22 — “Rūrangi” (complete season two)
  • March 23 — The Lesson Is Murder (complete docuseries) 
  • March 23 — Call Jane
  • March 24 — Up Here (complete season one)
  • March 26 — FX’s Great Expectations (two-episode series premiere)
  • March 27 — “Love Island U.K.” (season six finale) 
  • March 30 — “RapCaviar Presents” (complete season one)
  • March 31 — Rye Lane

 

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Additionally, through March 12, Hulu’s home page will feature a special collection spotlighting the shows and movies that have defined Hulu over the past 15 years, including Prey, “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Kardashians,” “Nine Perfect Strangers” and Vacation Friends.

From March 12 through April 30,  Hulu has partnered with Coca-Cola to offer a limited-time custom Coca-Cola Freestyle flavor “Hulu Fanta Surprise.”  The  flavor combination of sweet lime and ginger will be available in select locations throughout the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort.

Hulu subscribers will also be able to take advantage of several special promotions and limited-time offers from brands including BarkBox, Brooklinen, Casper, Casetify, Lovesac, The Comfy, and Hulu’s digital retail store Shop Hulu. Hulu has partnered with BoxLunch, a pop culture retailer with a cause, for a special collection of products featuring Hulu favorites. Through March 31, consumers can visit their nearest BoxLunch store or www.BoxLunch.com to find apparel, accessories, collectibles, home goods, and more. Every $10 spent with BoxLunch donates a meal to local food banks to help end the hunger crisis in America.

TV fans can test their knowledge of Hulu shows during “The Be Obsessed TriviaFest,” a nationwide IRL super-trivia series fueled by trivia-network Geeks Who Drink. Starting this month, fans across the country in cities including Los Angeles, New York, Austin, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver and more will have the chance to show off their expertise and be rewarded along the way.