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‘Blade Runner 2049’ Disc Debuts as No. 1 Seller
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Blade Runner 2049 debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Jan. 20, bumping the same studio’s It to No. 2. Blade Runner 2049, the much-delayed sequel to … Continue reading “‘Blade Runner 2049’ Disc Debuts as No. 1 Seller”
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TiVo: Average Global Viewer Watches 4.4 Hours of Video Daily
Fueled by more than $130 billion investment in programing globally, the average person watches more than four hours of video on a daily basis, according to new data from TiVo. The United States tops all countries with 5.1 hours spent per day on average consuming video. Other documented regions included the Brazil (4.7 hours), United … Continue reading “TiVo: Average Global Viewer Watches 4.4 Hours of Video Daily”
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Nielsen Using Instagram to Track Social TV Data
Nielsen Jan. 24 announced it is incorporating Instagram into its TV social content ratings (SCR) platform. This marks the first time Instagram will be measured by Nielsen. With the additions of Instagram and Facebook metrics, Nielsen now offers insight across three of the biggest social media platforms, including Twitter. Since launching in 2016, SCR offers … Continue reading “Nielsen Using Instagram to Track Social TV Data”
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British Newspaper Says Streaming Can Be Costlier than Buying Discs
A British newspaper is urging film fans “not to ditch their DVD players because streaming films can cost more than double the price of buying hard copies.” A Jan. 22 report in The Sun said an investigation by the newspaper “found some box sets and films cost up to £5 more to watch on Amazon’s … Continue reading “British Newspaper Says Streaming Can Be Costlier than Buying Discs”
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‘Moana’ Named Top-Selling Disc of 2017
NPD’s VideoScan DVD and Blu-ray sales tracking service has reported Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s Moana as the top-selling disc of 2017 in the United States. The animated film outpaced No. 2 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, from Disney’s Lucasfilm division, according to VideoScan. The top 10 titles on VideoScan’s list of 2017’s top-selling … Continue reading “‘Moana’ Named Top-Selling Disc of 2017”
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‘It’ Scares Up No. 1 Debut on Home Video Sales Charts
Three new releases took the top three spots on the national home video sales charts the week ended Jan. 13, led by Warner’s It, the latest adaptation of the Stephen King horror novel, following the 1990 miniseries that was a big home video hit for the studio. The film earned more than $327 million in … Continue reading “‘It’ Scares Up No. 1 Debut on Home Video Sales Charts”
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Report: French Say ‘Non’ to SVOD
Global proliferation of over-the-top video appears to be slow-going in France, where just 31% of broadband households use a subscription streaming video service compared to 72% of broadband homes in the United States, according to new data from Ampere Analysis. In an online poll of 28,000 respondents across 14 countries in the third quarter 2017, … Continue reading “Report: French Say ‘Non’ to SVOD”
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Deloitte: Global SVOD Subs Approaching 400 Million
It’s becoming a subscription streaming media world. Consulting firm Deloitte suggests 2018 began with about 375 million SVOD subscribers worldwide – a tally projected to increase further as traditional pay-TV operators expand over-the-top video platforms. By comparison there were about 1 billion pay-TV subscribers globally in 2016, according to Dataxis. Deloitte predict that 20% of … Continue reading “Deloitte: Global SVOD Subs Approaching 400 Million”
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Report: Live Streamers Skirting Payment for Programming
As of the third quarter of 2017, 12% of U.S. broadband households were using a live streaming platform such as Facebook Live or Periscope, and more than a third of households live-streaming TV shows or sports indicated they opted for live-streaming because they did not want to pay for access, according to a new report … Continue reading “Report: Live Streamers Skirting Payment for Programming”
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Amazon Bridging the Netflix Divide?
Reed Hastings’ “awfully scary” competitor – Amazon – is gaining traction, narrowing the divide with the subscription streaming video pioneer, according to some observers. With more than 100 million subscribers worldwide and growing, Netflix wouldn’t appear to have concern about any competitor. But Amazon is much more than over-the-top video. It is an ecommerce behemoth … Continue reading “Amazon Bridging the Netflix Divide?”
