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Shout! Studios Releasing ‘ALF’ Complete Collection on DVD Oct. 17 0

Shout! Studios Releasing ‘ALF’ Complete Collection on DVD Oct. 17

Shout! Studios Oct. 17 will release ALF: The Complete Series (Deluxe Edition) on DVD. The 24-disc collection will include all 102 episodes from the 1986-90 sitcom “ALF” about a furry … Continue reading “Shout! Studios Releasing ‘ALF’ Complete Collection on DVD Oct. 17”

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Study: Quarter of Americans Don’t Like Idea of AI-Generated Film, TV Content 0

Study: Quarter of Americans Don’t Like Idea of AI-Generated Film, TV Content

A quarter of Americans in a new survey reported they do not like the idea of TV show and/or movie scripts being written by generative AI — a point of … Continue reading “Study: Quarter of Americans Don’t Like Idea of AI-Generated Film, TV Content”

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MPN Podcast: SAG-AFTRA Strike; Disney’s Box Office Misses Due to Streaming? 0

MPN Podcast: SAG-AFTRA Strike; Disney’s Box Office Misses Due to Streaming?

  On this month’s episode of the Media Play News podcast, hosts Charles Parkman and Charlie Showley revisit the writers’ strike, now more than two months old. The writers have … Continue reading “MPN Podcast: SAG-AFTRA Strike; Disney’s Box Office Misses Due to Streaming?”

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Samba TV: Spanish Language ‘Bird Box’ Movie Spin-Off a Ratings Hit for Netflix 0

Samba TV: Spanish Language ‘Bird Box’ Movie Spin-Off a Ratings Hit for Netflix

Netflix original Bird Box movie spin-off, Bird Box Barcelona, proved an international hit for the SVOD pioneer, generating 16.3 million viewers in its debut week — second-highest content viewership on … Continue reading “Samba TV: Spanish Language ‘Bird Box’ Movie Spin-Off a Ratings Hit for Netflix”

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Ad-Supported FAST Channel Launching on Philo TV 0

Chicken Soup for the Soul Ad-Supported FAST Channel Launching on Philo TV

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment July 19 announced it has launched its branded free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel on the Philo streaming TV service. Philo, which is priced … Continue reading “Chicken Soup for the Soul Ad-Supported FAST Channel Launching on Philo TV”

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Tops Second Week on U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart 0

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Tops Second Week on U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart

After more than doubling the digital sales of its closest competition, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 remained atop the U.K. home entertainment weekly sales chart through July 19. Also … Continue reading “‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Tops Second Week on U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart”

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Netflix Dropping Basic Subscription Plan for New Subscribers 0

Netflix Dropping Basic Subscription Plan for New Subscribers

Netflix is canceling access to its $9.99 monthly ad-free basic subscription plan for new or rejoining subscribers, effectively immediately. Existing basic subs will be able to continue access for as … Continue reading “Netflix Dropping Basic Subscription Plan for New Subscribers”

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Cineverse Expands Global Commercial YouTube Channel Agreement With VA Media 0

Cineverse Expands Global Commercial YouTube Channel Agreement With VA Media

Cineverse July 19 announced an extension of an agreement with longtime partner VA Media to continue expanding content channels’ global footprint and monetization on YouTube and other social media platforms. … Continue reading “Cineverse Expands Global Commercial YouTube Channel Agreement With VA Media”

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Vizio Adds Local Channel Category, 20 Channels in WatchFree+ Service 0

Vizio Adds Local Channel Category, 20 Channels in WatchFree+ Service

Vizio has announced a new local channel category available in its free streaming service WatchFree+, featuring regional news, weather, sports and more.   With 20 local market news channels from Fox … Continue reading “Vizio Adds Local Channel Category, 20 Channels in WatchFree+ Service”

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Disney Ups Alexia Quadrani to EVP of Investor Relations 0

Disney Ups Alexia Quadrani to EVP of Investor Relations

The Walt Disney Company has promoted Alexia Quadrani to executive vice president (EVP), investor relations. Quadrani most recently served as SVP of investor relations. Quadrani will continue to serve as … Continue reading “Disney Ups Alexia Quadrani to EVP of Investor Relations”

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