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Revenge Thriller ‘Trucker’ Rolls Onto Digital Platforms March 10 0

Revenge Thriller ‘Trucker’ Rolls Onto Digital Platforms March 10

Breaking Glass Pictures will make the revenge thriller Trucker available through digital home entertainment retail platforms beginning March 10. Directed by Errol Sack and written by Steven Shaffer, Trucker follows a hardworking truck driver in 1985 whose life is shattered when his family is killed in a fiery crash caused by a group of reckless … Continue reading “Revenge Thriller ‘Trucker’ Rolls Onto Digital Platforms March 10”

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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos to Meet at the White House on Feb. 26 0

Netflix’s Ted Sarandos to Meet at the White House on Feb. 26

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is reportedly meeting at the White House with Trump Administration officials on Feb. 26 to discuss issues surround the streamer’s accepted $82.7 billion all-cash acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. As first reported by Politico, the meetings will address President Trump’s social media call for the streamer to … Continue reading “Netflix’s Ted Sarandos to Meet at the White House on Feb. 26”

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WNBA’s Portland Fire, NWSL’s Portland Thorns Launch DTC Streaming Access 0

WNBA’s Portland Fire, NWSL’s Portland Thorns Launch DTC Streaming Access

The WNBA’s Portland Fire and NWSL’s Portland Thorns Feb. 24 announced multi-year media partnerships establishing both direct-to-consumer streaming video and broadcast TV access. Gray Media’s KPDX (Fox 12 Plus) is the regional broadcast home for the two professional women’s sports teams in Portland, while DTC provider Kiswe will also provide access to live games, original … Continue reading “WNBA’s Portland Fire, NWSL’s Portland Thorns Launch DTC Streaming Access”

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‘Mercy’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Feb. 22 0

‘Mercy’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Feb. 22

Amazon MGM Studios’ Mercy led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended Feb. 22. In the drama set in the near future, a detective (Chris Pratt) stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced A.I. … Continue reading “‘Mercy’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Feb. 22”

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Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Tops Slow Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22 0

Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Tops Slow Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22

Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT held on to finish No. 1 at the North American box office in its second weekend, posting a projected $17 million in ticket sales — down 38% from last weekend’s $27.4 million debut. Through Sunday, the film’s total domestic gross stands at $58.3 million. Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wuthering Heights, last weekend’s No. … Continue reading “Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Tops Slow Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22”

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‘Predator: Badlands’ Hulu, Disc Release Celebration 0

‘Predator: Badlands’ Hulu, Disc Release Celebration

This month, “Predator” fans enjoyed a hunt of their own, as they visited local Los Angeles horror venues — Slasher World, Horror Vibes Coffee, and Killer Fitness — for photo opps, custom beverages, and a Yautja-themed workout during the week leading up to the Feb. 12 Hulu streaming and Feb. 17 DVD, 4K and Blu-ray … Continue reading “‘Predator: Badlands’ Hulu, Disc Release Celebration”

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Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Looks to Move Atop Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22 0

Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Looks to Move Atop Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22

Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT looks to move from its runner-up position last weekend and top the weekend box office with $18.5 million in projected ticket sales through Feb. 22, according to new data from Box Office Report.com. The movie generated three-day and four-day revenue of $27.2 million and $35.12 million, respectively, through Feb. 16. Lionsgate’s … Continue reading “Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Looks to Move Atop Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22”

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Blue Ant Readies London Screenings Slate with First-Ever Move Into Scripted Programming 0

Blue Ant Readies London Screenings Slate with First-Ever Move Into Scripted Programming

Blue Ant Rights, the distribution arm of Blue Ant Studios, on Feb. 19 unveiled an expanded slate of 40 new and returning premium titles that it will debut at its London Screenings next week. The line-up introduces scripted programming to Blue Ant’s regular offering of factual entertainment, true crime, and documentaries. The company’s global catalog … Continue reading “Blue Ant Readies London Screenings Slate with First-Ever Move Into Scripted Programming”

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Doc ‘Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare’ to Debut on HBO, HBO Max March 10 0

Doc ‘Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare’ to Debut on HBO, HBO Max March 10

The HBO original documentary Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare, directed by James Jones (HBO’s Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes), and co-directed by Megumi Inman (Atomic People), debuts March 10 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. In March 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake — the strongest ever recorded in Japan — unleashed a tsunami … Continue reading “Doc ‘Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare’ to Debut on HBO, HBO Max March 10”

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‘Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip’ Tops Lower Netflix Weekly Viewership Charts Due to the Winter Olympics 0

‘Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip’ Tops Lower Netflix Weekly Viewership Charts Due to the Winter Olympics

With the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics dominating the television and streaming space, Netflix saw global viewership for its top streamed content drop almost 50% for the week ended Feb. 15. The latest “Madea” movie franchise release, Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip ranked No. 1 overall and on the English language movie chart with 12.5 … Continue reading “‘Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip’ Tops Lower Netflix Weekly Viewership Charts Due to the Winter Olympics”

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