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Vin Diesel’s ‘Bloodshot’ Will Arrive on VOD 12 Days After Opening Day (Forbes)

And now Sony’s Bloodshot is the latest major studio release to go from theaters to electronic sell-through in near-record time. We got word the other day that Warner Bros. was re... More

Sky Allows Customers to Pause Sports Subscription During Pandemic (DTE)

Comcast-owned Sky will give residential customers an option to pause their sports subscriptions while the coronavirus has effectively brought the sporting world to a halt. The oper... More

Insights for M&E Success in 2020: A Consumer-Driven Industry (NAGRA Blog)

We know the consumer is king. And, when it comes to consumers’ evolving wants and needs, there are various topics to address to ensure you have a solid business strategy that wil... More

Streamers Urged to Degrade Video Quality to Conserve Internet Bandwidth (Variety)

A top European Union official called on Netflix and other streaming-video services to reduce video quality to standard-definition format — forgoing HD for now — so that interne... More

Sony Reveals PlayStation 5 Specs (Engadget)

PlayStation 5 lead system architect Mark Cerny gave a glimpse into what the new console’s architecture has to offer gamers. In a pre-recorded speech titled “The Road to PS5,”... More

Study: 116M U.S. Consumers Bought Music Last Year, Highest Number Since 2007 (Billboard)

A reported 80 million consumers paid for a music subscription in 2019, up 12 million from the previous year. The rebound in music consumption continued in 2019 thanks to continued ... More

TiVo’s Skip Button Changed How We Watch TV Forever (The Verge)

For years, the word TiVo was synonymous with DVRs. Launched back in the heady days of 1999, the product came on the scene and quickly changed how we watched TV forever — and it a... More

No Theater? No Problem – Plays and Musicals Switch to Streaming (NY Times)

As bans on public gatherings have proliferated nationwide in response to coronavirus, shows and special programs are announcing streaming plans daily.... More

Sony to Reveal New PlayStation 5 Details on March 18 (Polygon)

Sony Interactive Entertainment says it will reveal new details about the PlayStation 5 on Wednesday, March 18, at noon EDT. The company will do so through its PlayStation Blog. PS5... More

‘Birds of Prey’ Will Be Released on VOD Early (Variety)

Warner Bros. will make “Birds of Prey,” a spinoff of 2017’s “Suicide Squad,” available for digital purchase on March 24, earlier than its anticipated video-on-demand rele... More

Adobe Gives Free Creative Cloud Access to Students Amid Coronavirus Closures (My Modern Met)

As countries around the globe work to minimize the impact of COVID-19, an increasing number of schools and universities have shuttered their doors and taken lessons online. But for... More

Universal to Make ‘Trolls World Tour,’ ‘The Hunt,’ ‘Invisible Man’ Available Early on Home Entertainment (Variety)

With movie theaters closing or reducing seating capacity due to coronavirus, Universal Pictures will make its movies available on home entertainment on the same day as the films’... More

Microsoft Unveils a Ton of Xbox Series X Hardware Details (Engadget)

If you had any lingering questions about the Xbox Series X hardware, they've probably been answered. Microsoft has published a deep dive into the console's specs, including just wh... More

Why YouTube is the True Successor to TV (The Week)

That YouTube makes so much money isn't exactly surprising, particularly with so many users. In fact, what is perhaps unexpected to those of us raised on TV is that Instagram makes ... More

Disney Bringing ‘Frozen 2’ to Disney Plus Three Months Early Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (The Verge)

Disney has decided to bring its incredibly popular Frozen 2 to its Disney Plus streaming service three months early “surprising families with some fun and joy during this challen... More

Coronavirus Quarantines Could Help HBO Max, Peacock, Quibi (CNBC)

If Americans are stuck at home in the coming months as schools close and events are canceled, they’ll likely be starved for entertainment options and new ways to keep kids entert... More

ESPN Scrambling to Figure Out Programming While Live Sports Shut Down Indefinitely (CNBC)

Disney’s ESPN has long called itself the worldwide leader in sports. Now it will have to figure out what to do when there aren’t any. On what could be called Black Thursday for... More

Veritone Expands Content Classification Capabilities to Power Contextual Advertising at Scale for Podcasts (SCN)

Veritone announced the expansion of its content classification capabilities to support IAB Tech Lab Content Taxonomy-compliant metadata output via aiWARE APIs. The new offering wil... More

Global Entertainment Industry Surpasses $100B for the First Time Ever (Variety)

The global entertainment market — consisting of theatrical and home entertainment — has surpassed $100 billion in revenues for the first time in history, with earnings reaching... More

Churn on the Up Among U.S. OTT Operators (Digital TV Europe)

According to a new study from Parks Associates, the churn rate among all OTT services in 2019 was 35%. This is up from 25% in 2019 and a trend that operators will want to curb. Of ... More

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