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“The Great American Baking Show: Season 4” will begin streaming on The Roku Channel May 11. Season four of “The Great American Baking Show” features Andrew Rannells and Casey Wilson welcoming eight of the nation’s best aspiring bakers to the tent. The diverse group takes on themed baking dares that measure their creativity, precision, and … Continue reading “‘The Great American Baking Show: Season 4’ Debuts on Roku Channel May 11”

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Level 33 Entertainment will release the coming-of-age drama The Midway Point via on demand May 19. The Midway Point explores identity, belonging, and emotional growth through the lens of a young man navigating life on the autism spectrum. Set in modern-day California, he film captures the struggles and beauty of adolescence, friendship, and first love. … Continue reading “‘The Midway Point’ Due Via On Demand May 19 From Level 33”

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Director James Cameron’s sci-fi fantasy Avatar: Fire and Ash remained atop the Official Film Chart, the U.K. home entertainment sales chart, for a third week through April 22. The title held off Universal’s Oscar winner Hamnet, which climbed six spots to No. 2 in its 10th week on the chart, followed by the studio’s Wicked: For Good, … Continue reading “‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Remains No. 1 on Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through April 22”

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Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, will begin its moonwalk into theaters for previews on April 23, before opening nationwide across about 3,900 screens, including approximately 1,600 Imax and premium large format screens. The studio’s biggest profile theatrical release since John Wick: Chapter 4 and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Michael stars Jaafar … Continue reading “Lionsgate Eyeing Highest-Grossing North American Theatrical Opening For ‘Michael’ Music Biopic”

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HBO Max’s original medical drama, “The Pitt,” starring Noah Wyle as the lead in a Pittsburgh, Pa., ER trauma unit, saw 9.7 millions viewers for the final episode of Season 2 on April 16, according to internal data. The critically-acclaimed show with 20 industry awards, including five 77th primetime Emmys, has generated an average of … Continue reading “HBO Max Says ‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Finale Episode Tracked 9.7 Million Views in Four Days”

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Universal/Illumination’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie remained atop the weekend box office for a third consecutive time, adding $35 million in projected ticket sales through April 19. The animated sequel has generated $355 million across North American screens, and is approaching $750 million worldwide. That said, the movie is likely to continue declining faster in … Continue reading “Still Living in a ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ With $35 Million in Third Weekend Box Office Revenue”

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Amagi, the cloud-based provider for the streaming and broadcast industries, has inked a reseller agreement with Adams, a unit of Ole Interactive Group, to drive free ad-supported streaming televison (FAST) transformation of television channels, sports leagues, and content owners across Latin America. As audience consumption shifts towards FAST channels, media companies in Latin America face the … Continue reading “Amagi Inks FAST Technology Agreement With Latin American Ole Interactive Group”

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The U.S. video streaming landscape is currently led by Netflix, which maintains the highest market presence across all tracking metrics with 92% consumer awareness, 79% consideration (those who considered subscribing), 74% current subscriber, and 39% preferred brand, according to new data from Conjointly Brand Tracker. Hulu (82% awareness, 61% consideration, 52% current subscriber, 15% preferred … Continue reading “Report: Netflix Tops U.S. Video Streaming Market Across All Metrics”

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Paramount CEO David Ellison is pledging 45-day windows for the company’s theatrical releases, in addition to a subsequent 90-day transactional VOD window before streaming movies on Paramount+. Ellison, who is trying to nail down industry support for Paramount’s $110.9 billion equity acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, made the promises while attending the CinemaCon confab in … Continue reading “Paramount Boss Promises 45-Day Theatrical, 90-Day TVOD Movie Windows Before Streaming”

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The Hong Kong crime thriller Under Current will be released on Blu-ray Disc April 28. In the film, when the director of a charity organization (Simon Yam) dies mysteriously, a lawyer (Aaron Kwok), who was close to him, teams up with a police officer (Francis Ng) to investigate. Uncovering layers of deceit, the lawyer must … Continue reading “Hong Kong Crime Thriller ‘Under Current’ Due on Blu-ray Disc April 28 From BayView”

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