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Music Doc ‘George Michael: Portrait of an Artist’ Due on Disc Dec. 12 From MVD 0

Music Doc ‘George Michael: Portrait of an Artist’ Due on Disc Dec. 12 From MVD

George Michael: Portrait of an Artist, a 2023 feature documentary directed by Simon Napier-Bell, the former Wham! manager, will be released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Dec. 12 from MVD Entertainment Group and Synergetic Distribution. Told through candid, unscripted interviews with more than 40 friends, collaborators, and admirers — including Stevie Wonder, Stephen Fry, Kenny … Continue reading “Music Doc ‘George Michael: Portrait of an Artist’ Due on Disc Dec. 12 From MVD”

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Netflix: ‘Stranger Things’ S5 Premiere Episodes Reaches Record 60 Million Global Views 0

Netflix: ‘Stranger Things’ S5 Premiere Episodes Reaches Record 60 Million Global Views

The fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” generated the biggest premiere week ever for an English language show in the history of Netflix, amassing 59.6 million views through Nov. 30, securing both the No. 1 spot overall and on the English language TV chart. The new season made it into the Top 10 in … Continue reading “Netflix: ‘Stranger Things’ S5 Premiere Episodes Reaches Record 60 Million Global Views”

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Korean Horror Drama ‘Splendid Outing’ Due on Blu-ray Dec. 9 From MVD and Radiance 0

Korean Horror Drama ‘Splendid Outing’ Due on Blu-ray Dec. 9 From MVD and Radiance

The 1978 Korean horror drama Splendid Outing will be released on Blu-ray Disc Dec. 9 from MVD Entertainment Group and Radiance Films. Following a dream about her dead twin sister, thriving corporate tycoon Gong Do-hee (Yoon Jeong-hee, Poetry) takes a drive to the seaside. But her splendid outing becomes a nightmarish one when she is kidnapped … Continue reading “Korean Horror Drama ‘Splendid Outing’ Due on Blu-ray Dec. 9 From MVD and Radiance”

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Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ Generates Massive 6 Million Global Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office Debut 0

Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ Generates Massive $556 Million Global Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office Debut

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 lived up to the hype, generating a massive $556 million in global ticket sales across the extended Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 26-30), including $156 million across North American screens. The movie, featuring voice actors Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan, among others, was a big hit internationally, … Continue reading “Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ Generates Massive $556 Million Global Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office Debut”

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Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Float, Singing Trio Highlight Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 0

Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Float, Singing Trio Highlight Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix’s most-viewed feature film ever with 325.1 million views, saw its 15 minutes of summer fame extended with a float and singing performance at the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Live-streamed on Peacock and broadcast on NBC, a reported 3.5 million people tuned in to watch the trio of EJAE, Audrey Nuna, … Continue reading “Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Float, Singing Trio Highlight Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”

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Paramount+ Set to Live-Stream First Exclusive UFC Event on Jan. 24 0

Paramount+ Set to Live-Stream First Exclusive UFC Event on Jan. 24

Paramount Skydance is set to bow Paramount+ as the exclusive home of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) events in the U.S. and Latin America with “UFC 324” live-streaming Jan. 24 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. For the first time, UFC fans will have access to every marquee numbered event and all UFC Fight Night events … Continue reading “Paramount+ Set to Live-Stream First Exclusive UFC Event on Jan. 24”

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Fabric: Black Friday Streaming Discounts Designed to Assist Revenue, User Retention 0

Fabric: Black Friday Streaming Discounts Designed to Assist Revenue, User Retention

After the recent price increases on Disney+ and Hulu (up by $2), and ESPN and HBO Max (up by $1), major streaming platforms in the United States are preparing for another Black Friday. Unlike traditional free-trial promotions, this season will once again focus on discounts for paid plans, especially mid and long-term subscriptions, according to … Continue reading “Fabric: Black Friday Streaming Discounts Designed to Assist Revenue, User Retention”

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Blue Ant Media Acquires Thunderbird Entertainment Group 0

Blue Ant Media Acquires Thunderbird Entertainment Group

Blue Ant Media Corp., an international streamer, production studio and rights business, has entered into an agreement to acquire Thunderbird Entertainment Group, a multiplatform production, distribution, and rights management company. Under the terms of the agreement, each Thunderbird shareholder will have the option to elect to receive, for each Thunderbird Share, 0.2165 Blue Ant subordinate … Continue reading “Blue Ant Media Acquires Thunderbird Entertainment Group”

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Q&A: Fandango’s Cameron Douglas on the TVOD Market, Its PPV Move, Versant Future 0

Q&A: Fandango’s Cameron Douglas on the TVOD Market, Its PPV Move, Versant Future

Cameron Douglas is SVP of OTT/Streaming for Fandango and heads the company’s video-on-demand streaming service Fandango at Home, one of the industry’s leading digital retailers in the transactional space. Fandango is part of the new Comcast spinoff company Versant. A more than 20-year entertainment industry veteran, Douglas oversees content and merchandising for Fandango at Home, … Continue reading “Q&A: Fandango’s Cameron Douglas on the TVOD Market, Its PPV Move, Versant Future”

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Amagi Gets Greenlight from Indian Regulators for IPO 0

Amagi Gets Greenlight from Indian Regulators for IPO

Amagi Media Labs on Nov. 18 secured approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on India’s stock market. Amagi, which filed its papers with SEBI in July 2025, provides cloud-based infrastructure for media companies to manage and deliver video over the internet. The company has grown … Continue reading “Amagi Gets Greenlight from Indian Regulators for IPO”

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