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The Federal Trade Commission is taking legal action against Amazon for what it claims has been a years-long effort by the ecommerce giant to enroll consumers into its Prime membership … Continue reading “FTC Files Complaint Against Amazon Claiming Ecommerce Behemoth Duped Consumers into Joining Prime Platform”

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Marvel Studios June 22 announced that anti-superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is set to arrive at digital retailers on July 7, and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray … Continue reading “Marvel Studios’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Coming to Digital Retailers July 7, on Disc Aug. 1”

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Disney released 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water on Blu-ray and DVD June 20, with all three of the major national brick-and-mortar home entertainment retailers offering exclusive editions … Continue reading “Merchandising: Behold the ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Exclusives”

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Barnes & Noble June 21 announced that a handful of its retail locations will now stock every Criterion Collection title available on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD. The bookseller chain … Continue reading “Barnes & Noble Expands Criterion Selection”

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DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group is accepting nominations for the third annual EnTech Awards, formerly known as TechOps Awards. The awards will be presented live and in person in Los … Continue reading “Nominations Open for DEG EnTech Awards to Be Held Oct. 12”

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Season one of the series “Minx” arrives on digital July 24 from Lionsgate. Executive Produced by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids), the series, loosely inspired by real events, dives into 1970s Los … Continue reading “Season One of ‘Minx’ Headed to Digital July 24”

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FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights to Martin Makariev’s tech-thriller feature The Admirer from Starlings Television in … Continue reading “FilmRise Acquires N.A. Rights to Tech Thriller ‘The Admirer’”

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Extraction 2, streaming on Netflix, led the Whip Media chart of streaming movies, while “Black Mirror,” also streaming on Netflix, topped the Whip Media chart of streaming originals among U.S. consumers for the week … Continue reading “‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Avatar 2’ Top Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Charts”

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment on June 21 announced its Redbox kiosks saw a record week of rentals with the recent addition of the animated film The Super Mario … Continue reading “‘Super Mario’ Gives Redbox Kiosks Big Boost in Business, Breaks Several Records”

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Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 appears unstoppable as is earned a third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Official Film Chart, the weekly U.K. home entertainment sales ranking. Following … Continue reading “Lionsgate’s ‘John Wick: Chapter 4″ Finishes Atop U.K. Weekly Sales Chart for Third-Straight Week — Thanks to Disc”

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