BayView Entertainment will release the Brazilian comedy drama Pacarrete on Blu-ray Disc Aug. 29. Pacarrete is an elderly ballet dancer from Brazil who may just be slightly crazy. After her … Continue reading “Brazilian Comedy Drama ‘Pacarrete’ Due on Blu-ray Aug. 29 From BayView”
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Network television advertising may be in a secular decline, but for ad-supported online streaming service Tubi. The Fox Corp.-owned AVOD/free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platform continues to entice viewership and … Continue reading “Tubi Helps Fox Corp. Up Q4 TV Revenue 4%”
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AMC Entertainment Aug. 8 said it posted net income of $8.6 million in the second quarter, ended June 30, compared to a net loss of $121.6 million in the previous-year … Continue reading “AMC Theatres Swings to Quarterly Profit Without ‘Barbie’”
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Satellite TV operator Dish Network Aug. 8 reported it ended the second quarter, ended June 30, with 8.9 million pay-TV subscribers, including record low 6.9 million Dish TV subscribers and … Continue reading “Dish Network Q2 Subs Fall Below 9 Million as Pay-TV, Sling Services Continue to Shed Customers”
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The week of Aug. 8 sees titles such as Fast X and the first season of “1923” arrive on Blu-ray and DVD, while Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse arrives for digital … Continue reading “New for Home Viewing Aug. 8: ‘Fast X,’ ‘1923’ on Disc, ‘Across the Spider-Verse’ Digitally”
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Media companies that own branded subscription streaming video services love to promote the arrival of tentpole theatrical releases onto their respective platforms. But what impact does streaming access have on … Continue reading “Samba TV: Movie Streaming Access Appears to Undercut VOD Consumer Spending”
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The July 30 death of Paul Reubens, who created and acted out the Pee-wee Herman character on both the big and silver screens, helped jumpstart renewed streaming interest in the … Continue reading “JustWatch: Paul Reubens’ Death Sparks Renewed ‘Pee-wee Herman’ Interest”
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Paramount Global Aug. 7 reported it upped “licensing and other” segment revenue by $2 million to $589 million in the second quarter, ended June 30. That compared with segment revenue … Continue reading “Paramount Ups Q2 Home Entertainment, Licensing Revenue $2 Million to $589 Million”
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Paramount Global Aug. 7 reported it added 700,000 paid subscribers to up its Paramount+ subscriber base to 61 million in the second quarter, ended June 30. The SVOD platform ended … Continue reading “Paramount+ Ups Q2 Subs by 700,000 to Top 61 Million Paid Subscribers”
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Data science company BB Media in July detected four new streaming platforms around the world — all outside of North America. Also, the SVOD service Movistar Plus+ relaunched in Spain, … Continue reading “BB Media Finds Four New Global Streaming Platforms — All Outside North America”
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