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Two-Thirds Of Peacock Subscribers Have Watched A Recent Universal Theatrical Movie On The Service, NBCUniversal Says

Two-thirds of Peacock’s 22 million subscribers have watched a recent Universal theatrical film, the NBCUniversal streaming service announced at its NewFronts presentation Tuesday. Emphasizing the value to advertisers of the pay-1 window for Universal films, the company told ad buyers in the audience…

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As Box Office Revenue Starts To Return, Billions Hang In The Balance As Studios Juggle Streaming With Traditional Sell-Thru And Rental Market

Chuckle all you want about the last Blockbuster and its "be kind, rewind" smiley-face stickers. Nostalgic jokes aside, though, the arena once known as home video (digital sell-thru, rentals and even, yes, physical discs) remains a key variable in the Hollywood film equation — particularly now, as studios…

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Audio Drama ‘Closing The Distance’ Being Adapted As Broadway-Bound Play ‘Windows’

Closing the Distance, author Tawni O’Dell’s audio drama series that’s featured such guest cast performers as Jason Alexander, Tony Danza, William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Kelli O'Hara, is being developed as a stage production called Windows, with plans for a spring 2022 Broadway debut. To be directed by Sheldon Epps…

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Roku Takes Pay-1 Rights To Select Saban Films Titles, Streaming Them For Free Within 3 Months Of Theatrical In Windows Twist

Roku and Saban Films have added the latest twist to fast-evolving movie release strategies, setting a pay-1 rights deal for several titles that will stream on the Roku Channel. The pact will deliver films from Saban’s 2021 slate to Roku Channel viewers in the U.S. and Canada within as few as three months after…

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Netflix And Sony Break Ground With Film Licensing Deal Replacing Starz Pact, Including First Look At New Direct-To-Streaming Titles

Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment have set a significant new licensing deal giving the streaming giant an exclusive window for the studio’s theatrical titles starting in 2022. The agreement, which replaces an output arrangement with Lionsgate-owned Starz dating back to 2005, provides Netflix with an 18-month…

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Cinema Stocks Mixed Friday As Biz Absorbs Warner Bros Bombshell; Cinemark, Imax Rally, AMC Falls More

Movie theater stocks were mixed Friday as the industry absorbed shock waves from Warner Bros.' window-smashing announcement the day before when the cinema group collectively plunged by double digits. The smaller, publicly-traded U.S. chains have lower debt and are in better financial shape. Third- and fourth-ranked…

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AT&T Boss John Stankey Says Movie Theaters Will Always “Have A Role In Society”, But Streaming “Horse Left The Barn”

AT&T CEO John Stankey made his first comments on the WarnerMedia/HBO Max streaming bombshell as the shockwaves continued Friday. The move to put the studio’s entire 2021 slate on HBO Max at the same time as theaters is “an appropriate decision for the moment we’re in,” Stankey said in an interview streamed on the Washi…

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