With theatrical releases way down, the streaming giants have been pumping out multigenerational fare, including a number of live-action films.
Following suit of its rivals, streamer Peacock said Thursday that most feature films from sister company Universal Filmed Entertainment Group could debut exclusively on Peacock as early as 45 days after their theatrical release. The big caveat: event pics including next year’s Jurassic World and Minions installments, or Christopher Nolan’s 2023 film, aren’t expected to be part of the 45-day crew.
NEW YORK (AP) — Nickelodeon says it is making a new movie featuring stars of “Blues Clues & You!” to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original show that was […]
HBO Max And The Movie Window Shutdown
Analyst Alan Wolk ponders what happens now to WarnerMedia’s big streaming service. To its long-awaited Roku deal? And those poor cinema chains?
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WKRP-LD Adds Movies, Heroes & Icons Diginets
Optimistic Outlook On Multicast’s Prospects
While diginets still have some hurdles to face — such as rising program license fees — they have captured the attention of general-market advertisers and they are looking forward to the rollout of the upcoming ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard with its expanded capacity. What’s more, the multicast networks are relieved that the FCC’s incentive auction and ongoing repack of the TV band isn’t affecting their station carriage deals to any significant extent.
Movies! Network Adds Six New Affiliates
The classic movie multicast network is now cleared in 55% of the U.S.
Tech Makes Multicasting Cheap, Painless
When some stations started multicasting digital subchannels there were a number of engineering issues that made the process cumbersome. Today, although there are different methods to launch a diginet — from using network-configured equipment to running second channels through a station’s main master control — most broadcasters say the task is neither tough nor expensive.
The 24-hour movie network will debut on the subchannels of 17 Fox O&Os this spring.
