By Elaine Low January 21, 2020 | You’d think that the steady drumbeat of streaming services being launched might dull the senses, but Wall Street is rather eager to embrace Peacock. NBCUniversal’s new over-the-top entertainment platform sent shares of corporate parent Comcast to an all-time high after its unveiling at the company’s Jan. 16 investor day. The service brought to you by one...
By Todd Spangler [caption id="attachment_5708" align="alignright" width="300"] Universal's Eddie Cunningham will head the joint venture.[/caption] January 5, 2020 |Universal and Warner Bros. — facing the continued deterioration of physical disc sales — want to pool their DVD distribution businesses under a major new deal. The studios announced that Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment entered into a pact to form a new joint venture...
By Nick Statt January 6, 2020 | Sony’s CES 2020 press conference was a brief one, but it did have some interesting news. The company revealed the PlayStation 5 (aka the PS5) logo for the first time and shared some new sales milestones for its existing PS4 platform and its PSVR virtual reality headset. Sony also revealed a first for the Japanese consumer electronics...
By Ben Munson December 23, 2019 | Together, HBO Max and Peacock will shake up the streaming video industry in 2020 by virtue of the massive resources their parent companies (AT&T and Comcast, respectively) have to invest toward their success. Individually, they could have varying impacts on the SVOD and AVOD markets. The goal posts are moved for HBO Max before it...
[Above] Warner Bros.' 'The Big Bang Theory' is an example of a catalog TV title that's popular for digital collection as well as streaming. By Marcy Magiera, DEG Editor November 15, 2019 | A thriving consumer market for digital purchases of TV titles can coexist with the rapidly growing streaming business, according to market data gathered and analyzed by Warner Bros. Home...
by james pearce November 8, 2019| In 10 years, an entire industry can undergo transformation. Look at the impact the iPhone had when it launched just over a decade ago – it upended the technology and telecoms markets, and the media market too, driving the world to a more data-driven, mobile-centric view. For filmmakers, the challenges of the coming decade will include adopting...
By Jon Lafayette November 8, 2019 | Nielsen Holdings said that it plans to split into two separate companies by spinning off its Global Connect business from its media measurement business. The decision comes as the result of a strategic review that was conducted under pressure from large shareholders as the company's stock price declined. Read more on Multichannel News. Related Articles Global OTT Revenue Jumped...
By Erik Gruenwedel November 7, 2019| AMC Theatres is digging deeper into home entertainment. The world’s largest theatrical chain on Nov. 7 disclosed it plans to start selling AMC Networks movies on its digital platform, AMC Theatres On Demand. Hailed as the first-ever cross platform marketing partnership between theatrical and home entertainment distributors, AMC said the movies (including RLJ Entertainment titles) can be purchased...
By Dade Hayes November 6, 2019 | Deluxe has named Eric Cummins as its new CEO as the longtime Hollywood production and distribution services provider emerges from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. Cummins will succeed current CEO John Wallace, who is retiring after nearly 35 years in the media and entertainment industry, the company said. Read more on Deadline....
By Stephanie Prange October 28, 2019 | The Wizard of Oz has gotten a facelift for its 8oth birthday 4K debut, and it looks better than ever, according to Warner executives. “Never before has a film this old been released in the 4K HDR format,” said George Feltenstein, SVP of theatrical catalog marketing at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, during an Oct. 28 presentation about...