Category: Bluray News

The theatrical resurgence is paying off for the transactional home entertainment business, at least in the digital segment. Consumer spending on digital movie sales, or electronic sellthrough (EST), rose 17.4% … Continue reading “Theatrical Comeback Gives Transactional Home Entertainment Business a Q2 Bump”

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Disney/Pixar’s animated Elemental debuted atop the chart of the 10 most-popular films on Fandango’s transactional digital service Vudu the week ended Aug. 20. Available for digital purchase starting Aug. 15, the film … Continue reading “Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Debuts Atop Weekly Vudu Chart”

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Fox Weather, Fox News Media’s free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, has further expanded its distribution to reach Samsung TV Plus users and Cox subscribers. Starting Aug. 23, Fox … Continue reading “Fox Weather AVOD Service Expands Distribution on Samsung TV Plus, Cox Platforms”

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Streaming platforms ESPN+ and Discovery+ are set to begin live-streaming the biggest professional tennis tournament in the country, the U.S. Open, beginning Aug. 22, with qualifying action from Flushing Meadows, … Continue reading “ESPN+, Discovery+ Live-Streaming U.S. Open Tennis Tournament Domestically — and Abroad”

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South Park: The Complete Twenty-Sixth Season arrives on Blu-ray and DVD Sept. 12 from Paramount Home Entertainment. The newest season of the Emmy Award-winning animated series includes six new episodes.               … Continue reading “Season 26 of ‘South Park’ Headed to DVD and Blu-ray Sept. 12”

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Reports that The Walt Disney Co. is getting read to ditch the disc are premature. The studio today (Aug. 21) announced that several of its most popular Disney+ streaming series, … Continue reading “Disney Backtracks on Disc Snub, Issues Streaming Hits on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Disc”

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The boom years for U.S. over-the-top video distribution are over. Revenue from the digital distribution of TV episodes and movies will top $82 billion in 2029, up from $74 billion … Continue reading “Digital TV Research: U.S. Digital Video Distribution Market Reaches Maturity”

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MIPCOM Cannes Aug. 21 announced that Bob Bakish, CEO of Paramount Global, will be honored on Oct. 17 with the international entertainment trade show’s “Personality of the Year” award. The … Continue reading “Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish to be Honored as MIPCOM Cannes Personality of the Year”

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The National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights Aug. 21 announced a multi-year partnership with ViewLift to stream all locally-broadcast games live on major devices, reaching viewers in … Continue reading “NHL Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights Ink Live-Action Streaming Deal With ViewLift”

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BLU-RAY REVIEW: Via Vision; Comedy; Australian Import; AUD$34.95 (≈$22.37 U.S.); Rated ‘R’ for pervasive strong language, sexuality and some drug use. Stars Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Valeria Golino, Madonna, Ione … Continue reading “Four Rooms”

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