Mega Movie Weekend returns from February 16th to S18th with a number of blockbuster titles and box sets to download and keep at a promotional price. The campaign is running across key retailers, including: Prime Video, Sky Store, the Apple TV app, Rakuten TV, Virgin Media and EE TV Store, with prices starting at £2.99. […]
Director David Fincher’s new thriller The Killer starring Michael Fassbender went straight to the top of Netflix’s English Films List in its debut week with 27.9 million views. It was the most watched title in the week commencing November 6th, placing at #1 in 88 countries and reacing the Top 10 in 93 countries. Returning […]
Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, has announced its customer loyalty members have named Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as the most anticipated movie of 2023. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One came in a close second, followed by Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom. The results come from a […]
Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, has signed an expanded partnership agreement with Dollar General Corporation to add 1,500 Redbox kiosks over the next two years. This will bring the number of Redbox kiosks at Dollar General to over 5,000 US locations by the end of 2024. “Dollar General has been an […]
Disney has announced that five Spider-Man movies will be launching on the Disney+ streaming service in the UK and Ireland on June 17th. The Sam Raimi directed classics – Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004) – starring Tobey Maquire as Peter Parker, will be joined by The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 […]
Official figures published by the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit show further growth in the economic recovery of UK film and high-end TV (HETV) production in the wake of the pandemic with record levels of spend contributed to the economy. The combined spend by film and high-end television production (HETV) during 2021 reached £5.64 billion […]
Dolby Laboratories, usually one of the more reliable technology stocks, crashed 10 per cent on February 4th following poor Q1 results and warnings that Covid-based problems were still impacting the business. On the upside the company said it had acquired ultralow-latency specialists Millicast. San Francisco-based Dolby’s numbers saw a near-41 per cent decline in Q1 […]
WarnerMedia Kids & Family is inviting all pre-schoolers, parents, caregivers and educators across the US to join in a free virtual birthday party for Cartoonito, a new preschool block launching on HBO Max and Cartoon Network. The one-hour interactive event coined as ‘Nito’s Birthday Party’, will take place at Cartoonitoparty.com on September 13th at 10:00 […]
Nick Fury is the most profitable movie character in cinema history. From the 11 theatrical releases the character has appeared in, Fury has helped Marvel earn more than $12.6 billion (€10.3bn) at the box office. Research from FandomSpot shows that 7 of the 10 most profitable characters in cinema are from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, […]
The Walt Disney Company and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) have agreed a multi-year content licensing deal for US streaming and TV rights to Sony Pictures’ new theatrical releases across Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution’s portfolio of platforms, including its streaming services Disney+ and Hulu, as well as linear entertainment networks including ABC, Disney Channels, Freeform, […]