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Voting Is Open for the 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards

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”
Nominations Now Open for Fifth Annual ‘Top Indie Power Players,’ Honoring Independent Film Distributors

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”

This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Hollywood’s New Playbook, AI, Micro-Dramas and $100K Movies

From AI search to micro-dramas and ultra-efficient movie marketing, the media business is changing faster than anyone expected. In this Next TMT Talks midweek check-in, David Bloom and Daniel Frankel report from DEG EnTech Fest in Los Angeles, where studio executives, technologists, and creators explored how AI is reshaping entertainment production, marketing, and distribution. One … Continue reading “This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Hollywood’s New Playbook, AI, Micro-Dramas and $100K Movies”
Voting Is Open for the 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards

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”
This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Hollywood’s Biggest Streaming Deal Is Near Collapse

The streaming wars just turned into a negotiation deadline. Netflix has given Paramount–Skydance one final window to improve its offer before Warner Bros. Discovery moves forward — raising the stakes in a multibillion-dollar media showdown. In this episode of Next TMT Talks, David Bloom and Daniel Frankel explain what Ted Sarandos’ public comments really signaled, … Continue reading “This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Hollywood’s Biggest Streaming Deal Is Near Collapse”
Nominations Now Open for Fifth Annual ‘Top Indie Power Players,’ Honoring Independent Film Distributors

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”
This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Big Numbers for Bad Bunny — And Paramount Ups the Stakes

From Bad Bunny’s halftime impact to Olympic momentum and the NBA’s global push, podcasters David Bloom and Daniel Frankel note this week’s spectacle wasn’t just entertainment — it was strategy. Then, the conversation shifts to Hollywood deal drama: Paramount’s latest counteroffer in the Warner Bros. Discovery merger saga — and whether Larry Ellison’s camp will … Continue reading “This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Big Numbers for Bad Bunny — And Paramount Ups the Stakes”
This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Disney’s Leadership Change Isn’t Just About Succession — It’s About Where the Money Is Going Next

In this episode of Next TMT Talks, hosts David Bloom and Daniel Frankel, in partnership with Media Play News, unpack what Disney’s pivot toward experiences, parks and live events says about the declining economics of traditional content — and the future of Hollywood itself. With Josh D’Amaro rising from Disney’s Experiences division and Dana Walden … Continue reading “This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Disney’s Leadership Change Isn’t Just About Succession — It’s About Where the Money Is Going Next”
This Week’s Media Play News Video Podcast: Netflix’s Streaming Dominance, Nielsen Gaps and the End of Peak TV

Netflix keeps winning the streaming charts — but are the numbers really telling the full story? In this Media Play News Jan 28 conversation, Next TMT co-founders David Bloom and Daniel Frankel break down the latest Netflix performance data, the growing limitations of Nielsen streaming measurement, and why comparing platforms with vastly different audience sizes … Continue reading “This Week’s Media Play News Video Podcast: Netflix’s Streaming Dominance, Nielsen Gaps and the End of Peak TV”
Cineverse’s Chris McGurk Selected as MPN’s 2026 Fast Forward Honoree

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”
Nomination Period Is Open for 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards

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”
MPN Podcast: Hollywood Strike Talk; Netflix Expands Its Gaming Ambitions

On this month’s episode of the Media Play News podcast, hosts Charles Parkman and Charlie Showley conduct an interview with Adam Conover, a representative for the striking actors and writers in negotiations with the Hollywood studios. Conover shares some of the background reasons that led to the strike in the first place. As … Continue reading “MPN Podcast: Hollywood Strike Talk; Netflix Expands Its Gaming Ambitions”

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Voting Is Open for the 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards

Nominations Now Open for Fifth Annual ‘Top Indie Power Players,’ Honoring Independent Film Distributors

This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Hollywood’s New Playbook, AI, Micro-Dramas and $100K Movies

Voting Is Open for the 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards

This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Hollywood’s Biggest Streaming Deal Is Near Collapse

Nominations Now Open for Fifth Annual ‘Top Indie Power Players,’ Honoring Independent Film Distributors

This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Big Numbers for Bad Bunny — And Paramount Ups the Stakes

This Week’s MPN Video Podcast: Disney’s Leadership Change Isn’t Just About Succession — It’s About Where the Money Is Going Next

This Week’s Media Play News Video Podcast: Netflix’s Streaming Dominance, Nielsen Gaps and the End of Peak TV

Cineverse’s Chris McGurk Selected as MPN’s 2026 Fast Forward Honoree

Nomination Period Is Open for 2026 Home Entertainment Media Play Awards

MPN Podcast: Hollywood Strike Talk; Netflix Expands Its Gaming Ambitions

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