Category: Bluray News

DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group will present Shalini Govil-Pai, VP and GM of TV platforms at Google, with the 2023 Hedy Lamarr Award for Innovation in Entertainment Technology. In its … Continue reading “DEG to Honor Google’s Shalini Govil-Pai and USC Cinema Dean Elizabeth Daley With Hedy Lamarr Awards”

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Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, on June 29 announced its Redbox Romance Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel will begin streaming Christmas and holiday movies 24 … Continue reading “‘Redbox Romance’ FAST Channel Launches Parade of Holiday Films”

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NBCUniversal June 29 announced new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) linear content offerings from across the NBCU Television & Streaming portfolio and NBCUniversal Global Distribution library. For the first time … Continue reading “NBCUniversal Launching 50 Branded FAST Channels”

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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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