Media Play News, Author at Media Play News https://www.mediaplaynews.com/author/mpnstaff/ Bringing Entertainment Home Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:18:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-mpn-favicon-32x32.gif Media Play News, Author at Media Play News https://www.mediaplaynews.com/author/mpnstaff/ 32 32 The Hunt Has Come Home: Watch ‘Predator: Badlands’ Wherever You Want https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-hunt-has-come-home-watch-predator-badlands-wherever-you-want/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-hunt-has-come-home-watch-predator-badlands-wherever-you-want/#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:00:13 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=332391 Predator: Badlands is now available for home viewing wherever you want! The bold new chapter in the iconic “Predator” franchise is now available to buy or rent digitally or on disc, and is also streaming on Hulu on Disney+! Predator: Badlands pushes the franchise into a new space. Set on a distant and deadly planet, … Continue reading "The Hunt Has Come Home: Watch ‘Predator: Badlands’ Wherever You Want"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-hunt-has-come-home-watch-predator-badlands-wherever-you-want/feed/ 0 Voting Is Open for the 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards https://www.mediaplaynews.com/voting-is-open-for-the-2026-home-entertainment-media-play-awards/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/voting-is-open-for-the-2026-home-entertainment-media-play-awards/#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:00:11 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=332561 Fan voting has begun for the 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards. This is the 16th year of the annual home entertainment industry honors, and the ninth year they have been presented by Media Play News. Through March 31, film and TV fans and home entertainment enthusiasts can visit MediaPlayNews.com/awards/ballot to select their favorite home … Continue reading "Voting Is Open for the 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/voting-is-open-for-the-2026-home-entertainment-media-play-awards/feed/ 0 Nominations Now Open for Fifth Annual ‘Top Indie Power Players,’ Honoring Independent Film Distributors https://www.mediaplaynews.com/nominations-now-open-for-fifth-annual-top-indie-power-players-honoring-independent-film-distributors/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/nominations-now-open-for-fifth-annual-top-indie-power-players-honoring-independent-film-distributors/#respond Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:49:39 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=331095 Media Play News for the fifth consecutive year is honoring the top independent film distributors, with nominations being accepted through Feb. 27. The 2026 edition of “Top Indie Power Players” will be published in the March issue of Media Play News, which will be available in both print and digital editions on March 23. The … Continue reading "Nominations Now Open for Fifth Annual ‘Top Indie Power Players,’ Honoring Independent Film Distributors"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/nominations-now-open-for-fifth-annual-top-indie-power-players-honoring-independent-film-distributors/feed/ 0 Cineverse’s Chris McGurk Selected as MPN’s 2026 Fast Forward Honoree https://www.mediaplaynews.com/cineverses-chris-mcgurk-selected-as-mpns-2026-fast-forward-honoree/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/cineverses-chris-mcgurk-selected-as-mpns-2026-fast-forward-honoree/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:06:07 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=327819 Chris McGurk, chairman and CEO of Cineverse, is this year’s Fast Forward Award honoree, Media Play News announced Jan. 19. The Fast Forward Award is presented each year by Media Play News, one of the five major Hollywood trades and the only one to focus on “last mile” home distribution of films and shows, to people, technologies, … Continue reading "Cineverse’s Chris McGurk Selected as MPN’s 2026 Fast Forward Honoree"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/cineverses-chris-mcgurk-selected-as-mpns-2026-fast-forward-honoree/feed/ 0 Nomination Period Is Open for 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards https://www.mediaplaynews.com/nomination-period-is-open-for-2026-home-entertainment-media-play-awards/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/nomination-period-is-open-for-2026-home-entertainment-media-play-awards/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:00:19 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=325551 Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Home Entertainment Media Play Awards, which for the ninth year is being presented by Media Play News. Nominations for the awards — which honor the best movies, series and other content aimed at home audiences released during 2025, from streaming to TVOD to disc — are due … Continue reading "Nomination Period Is Open for 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/nomination-period-is-open-for-2026-home-entertainment-media-play-awards/feed/ 0 Media Play News’ Top 10 Streaming, Home Entertainment Stories of 2025 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/media-play-news-top-10-stories-of-2025/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/media-play-news-top-10-stories-of-2025/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:23 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=325051 As 2025 draws to a close, Media Play News is once again taking a look at the headlines that rocked the home entertainment world. Stories were selected by the Media Play News editorial staff, and are listed in countdown form. 10. Box Office Blues — The 2025 theatrical market got off to a terrible start, with … Continue reading "Media Play News’ Top 10 Streaming, Home Entertainment Stories of 2025"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/media-play-news-top-10-stories-of-2025/feed/ 0 Smart Moves: 20 Game-Changing Uses of AI in Digital Entertainment 2025 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/smart-moves-20-game-changing-uses-of-ai-in-digital-entertainment-2025/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/smart-moves-20-game-changing-uses-of-ai-in-digital-entertainment-2025/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:00:35 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=324422 Welcome to Media Play News’ second annual feature spotlighting the groundbreaking ways artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping the digital entertainment landscape. This year’s featured products and technologies cover everything from revolutionizing content creation, supply chain logistics and content discovery, to marketing that content and dubbing it for localization. The top 20 selections were … Continue reading "Smart Moves: 20 Game-Changing Uses of AI in Digital Entertainment 2025"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/smart-moves-20-game-changing-uses-of-ai-in-digital-entertainment-2025/feed/ 0 Frankel and Bloom Talk YouTube and the Oscars on MPN’s New Video Podcast Series on, Well, YouTube! https://www.mediaplaynews.com/frankel-and-bloom-talk-youtube-and-the-oscars-on-mpns-new-video-podcast-series-on-well-youtube/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/frankel-and-bloom-talk-youtube-and-the-oscars-on-mpns-new-video-podcast-series-on-well-youtube/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:59:06 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=324323 The rise of YouTube as a global force in the connected living room took another big step this week when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences signed over exclusive global TV rights to the Alphabet-owned company for four years starting in 2029. This means the Oscars, which averaged a still-very-impressive 19.7 million viewers … Continue reading "Frankel and Bloom Talk YouTube and the Oscars on MPN’s New Video Podcast Series on, Well, YouTube!"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/frankel-and-bloom-talk-youtube-and-the-oscars-on-mpns-new-video-podcast-series-on-well-youtube/feed/ 0 Check Out Frankel and Bloom on Media Play News’ YouTube Channel! https://www.mediaplaynews.com/check-out-frankel-and-bloom-on-media-play-news-youtube-channel/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/check-out-frankel-and-bloom-on-media-play-news-youtube-channel/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:59:10 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=324104 Media Play News is pleased to announce a partnership with Next TMT co-founders Daniel Frankel and David Bloom, who will star in a new series of thought-provoking video podcasts available exclusively on our YouTube channel and, soon, audio podcasts on Spotify and other top platforms. Their first podcast addresses the hot issue of the day: … Continue reading "Check Out Frankel and Bloom on Media Play News’ YouTube Channel!"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/check-out-frankel-and-bloom-on-media-play-news-youtube-channel/feed/ 0 The 40 Most Important People in Streaming 2025 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-40-most-important-people-in-streaming-2025/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-40-most-important-people-in-streaming-2025/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:00:41 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=320346 Welcome to the fourth annual edition of The 40 Most Important People in Streaming, in which we profile the key executives driving streaming and its alphabet soup of acronyms — SVOD, AVOD, TVOD and FAST. Our fourth annual list has quite a few new names, including Cindy Holland, who brought original content to Netflix and … Continue reading "The 40 Most Important People in Streaming 2025"

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