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Cineverse June 29 announced it has acquired all U.S. rights to modern-day bayou western The Dirty South, which is currently in post-production. Cineverse is planning a fall release, day and … Continue reading “Cineverse Acquires Bayou Western ‘The Dirty South’ Starring Dermot Mulroney, Willa Holland”

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FilmRise, the New York-based film, television studio and streaming network, June 29 announced the licensing of  AVOD and FAST rights to more than 480 episodes of programming from BBC Studios, … Continue reading “FilmRise Acquires U.S. AVOD, FAST Rights to More Than 480 British TV Episodes From BBC Studios”

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Global SVOD subscriptions will increase by 400 million between 2022 and 2028 to reach 1.76 billion – revealing that there is still plenty of SVOD subscriber growth left worldwide, according … Continue reading “Digital TV Research: Global SVOD Subscriptions to Increase by 400 Million Through 2028 — Led by Netflix, China”

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NCircle Entertainment June 29 announced it would launch Mattel’s animated Barbie 4-Movie Special Collection on DVD July 18. The collection includes: Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams which finds Barbie heading … Continue reading “NCircle Entertainment Bowing ‘Barbie 4-Movie Special Collection’ on DVD July 18”

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Rakuten TV, one of Europe’s top streaming video platforms, June 29 announced the launch of its first owned and operated Polish FAST channel, “Top Movies Polska,” which will be available … Continue reading “Rakuten TV Bows First FAST Movie Channel in Poland Featuring Hollywood Titles”

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The Weather Channel television network is proud to  announce today it has expanded its relationship with VIZIO (NYSE: VZIO). Millions of VIZIO users will now have access to the 24/7 … Continue reading “The Weather Channel Launches on Vizio Televisions”

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Heading into the end of the second fiscal quarter, Netflix is getting a boost on Wall Street, with two firms upgrading their outlook on the SVOD behemoth and its forays … Continue reading “Netflix Upgraded on Wall Street Optimism for Higher-Priced Subscription Tiers, Advertising, Writers Strike”

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In the wake of some major blockbuster films making their way to Blu-ray and DVD the past few weeks, the June 27 new-release slate was rather light, but a handful … Continue reading “Merchandising: A Steelbook ‘Vacation’”

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The sci-fi fantasies Extra Terrestrial Visitors and Alien From the Abyss, as well as the comedy The Complete Comic Strip Presents … Channel 4 are available now on Blu-ray Disc … Continue reading “‘Extra Terrestrial Visitors,’ ‘Alien From the Abyss’ and Comedy Compilation Available on Blu-ray From MVD and Severin”

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Level 33 Entertainment will release the horror thriller Night Explorers: The Asylum via on demand July 25. The film follows a group of friends who run a popular YouTube channel … Continue reading “Horror Thriller ‘Night Explorers: The Asylum’ Available Via On Demand July 25 From Level 33”

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