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The Hunt Has Come Home: Watch ‘Predator: Badlands’ Wherever You Want
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Hollywood Innovates – A Special Report
As technology advances, new platforms, formats and distribution channels continue to proliferate. Even the very definition of content has changed, with movies and TV shows forced to make room for webisodes, Snapchats and Facebook Live streams. YouTubers are mobbed like A-list movie stars; people are consuming, and sharing, content on their phones, on their iPads, … Continue reading “Hollywood Innovates – A Special Report”
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‘Despicable Me 3’ Tops Overall Disc Sales for Third Week, ‘Dunkirk’ Tops Blu-ray Sales
Once again, Universal Pictures’ Despicable Me 3 was the top-selling disc the week ended Dec. 23, 2017, despite the arrival of two popular new releases. The fourth installment in the computer-animated comedy-adventure series produced by Illumination Entertainment topped the NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, for … Continue reading “‘Despicable Me 3’ Tops Overall Disc Sales for Third Week, ‘Dunkirk’ Tops Blu-ray Sales”
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Amazon Yanks YouTube App From Fire TV Devices
Amazon has reportedly pulled the YouTube app from Fire TV devices – ahead of the Jan. 1, 2018 deadline Google previously imposed on the ecommerce behemoth for its alleged lack of the support for Prime Video on Chromecast. On its website, Amazon directed YouTube users to Firefox or Silk browsers to access the streaming video … Continue reading “Amazon Yanks YouTube App From Fire TV Devices”
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Home Entertainment’s Mantra in 2017 was ‘Just Keep Swimming’
At this year’s Video Hall of Fame ceremony in Beverly Hills in December, Janice Marinelli, president, Disney/ABC Home Entertainment & Television Distribution, for The Walt Disney Studios, drew solid applause when she advised her fellow home entertainment executives to “just keep swimming.” The line, from the hit Disney film Finding Nemo, seemed to resonate with … Continue reading “Home Entertainment’s Mantra in 2017 was ‘Just Keep Swimming’”
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New Redbox Deal With Universal Eliminates Embargo, Adds On-Demand Availability
Redbox has announced an extension to its distribution deal with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, making Universal Blu-ray Disc and DVD titles available for rental at Redbox kiosks on the same day they are available for sellthrough. The deal also makes digital content available through the recently announced Redbox On Demand, now in public beta, via … Continue reading “New Redbox Deal With Universal Eliminates Embargo, Adds On-Demand Availability”
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AT&T, Time Warner Again Extend Merger Date
AT&T and Time Warner have extended their merger closure deadline to June 21, 2018. The previous extension for the $84.5 billion transaction pushed the close-by date back to April 22, 2018, from Oct. 22, 2017. The extension represents a fiscal relief of sorts for AT&T, which is on the hook to Time Warner for $500 … Continue reading “AT&T, Time Warner Again Extend Merger Date”
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Flixster Video Shutting Down
Flixster Video announced it will be shutting down its website and discontinuing all related operations in the United States as of Feb. 20, 2018. In a note to users Dec. 21, Flixster Video reminded users they could redeem digital codes and watch their videos at Vudu.com, and encouraged users to create or sign-in to a … Continue reading “Flixster Video Shutting Down”
