- Redbox, Screenvision Strike Ad Deal
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 21, 2021
Screenvision Media will help Redbox sell national, regional and local advertising to all its platforms -- kiosk/digital, out-of-home, digital website/app and CTVs. The deal will produce "hundreds of millions ...
- National CineMedia Strikes 'Noovie' Deal With Place-Based Captivate
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 18, 2021
The agreement will allow local businesses to directly target movie audiences in nearby high-traffic premiere office and residential buildings. ...
- Pandemic-Affected Global Theatrical Movies Drops 72% To $12.2 Billion
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 15, 2021
The biggest movie globally in this period was WarnerMedia's "Wonder Woman 1984" with a $132.1 million haul. Some titles also moved to streaming platforms. ...
- Silver Screen Finds Silver Lining, Nielsen's: Cinema Integrates Improved Currency Into Old Partner
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The cinema ad industry is getting a jumpstart on 2021, announcing a new and much improved measurement service that will also be integrated into Nielsen's dashboards and printed reports ...
- Nielsen Launches Theatrical VOD Measurement, Cites Pandemic's Direct-To-Consumer Shift
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Nielsen today announced the launch of a new service measuring viewing to theatrical films released direct-to-consumers via streaming services. Speaking at the CES conference, the Nielsen execs said the n ...
- 'Wonder Woman 1984' Scores $16.7 Million At Box Office, Highest Pandemic Opening
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, December 28, 2020
The three-day opening of "Wonder Woman 1984" was the best opening during the pandemic period and topped Warner Bros.' "Tenet" at $9.3 million and Universal's "The Croods: A New Ag ...
- Global Box Office Plunges 72% In 2020, As Premium And Subscription Video See 30% Gain
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, December 11, 2020
Despite more experimentation with premium video on demand, it will generate a modest $630 million for studios worldwide this year, estimates Omdia. ...
- WarnerMedia Theatrical Movies To Release Same Day In Theaters, HBO Max For 2021
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 3, 2020
Dramatically expanding its theatrical-to-streaming movie efforts, all of WarnerMedia's intended theatrical movies for next year will also be released on its HBO Max on the same day they launch ...
- New 'Wonder Woman' To Hit HBO Max, Theaters On Same Day, With AMC's Blessings
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, November 23, 2020
The agreed-upon dual platform release of tentpole movie "Wonder Woman 1984" marks a milestone in the industry's shift to streaming, and could help accelerate new subscriber growth for WarnerMedia's H ...
- Cinemark Strikes Deal With Universal To Shorten Theatrical Window
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Cinemark Holdings has agreed to narrow the exclusivity of movies in its theaters to 31 days for all kinds of films, including franchise movies. ...
- Lights, Camera, Not Much Action: Movie Ad Spending, Box Office Still Down Sharply
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 26, 2020
National TV ad spending from Aug. 26-Oct. 25 was down 82% to a collective $60.3 million vs. $347 million in 2019, according to iSpot.tv. Warners Bros.' "Tenet" scored the be ...
- WarnerMedia Up And Running With TV, Movie Productions, Sports Content Stable
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 23, 2020
WarnerMedia has nearly all its TV and movie productions up and running but is uncertain how much content will make its way to theaters. ...
- 83% Of AMC Entertainment Theaters Open, But Running Out Of Cash
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Even with most of its U.S. movie theaters re-opened, AMC Entertainment -- the largest U.S. movie chain -- says it could run out of cash by the end of th ...
- Analyst: National CineMedia Upfront 'Sold Out,' Albeit Lower Ad $
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 12, 2020
Even with advertising remaining "strong" since the movie theater industry's restart, National CineMedia is projected to see lower revenue this year and next, according to a new analyst estimate ...
- Screenvision Continues Expansion Beyond Cinema, Strikes Deal With Medical Waiting Room Network Outcome Health
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Place-based video ad network operator Screenvision continues to expand into locations and venues that aren't so challenged by social gathering during a pandemic. In its latest deal, it will beco ...
- Cineworld Temporarily Shutters All U.S., U.K. Cinemas, Following Bond Flick's Delay To 2021
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, October 5, 2020
536 Regal cinemas in the U.S. and 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse cinemas in the U.K. will be affected. Cineworld Group, which cited studios' reluctance to release major movies due ...
- Box-Office Slump: Movies In Theaters See Less Revenue Dollars Upon Return
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Just a few weeks into the re-opening of theaters, U.S. movies witnessed falling box-office revenues and low-to-modest movie-studio national TV spending. ...
- Nielsen Shutters Place-Based Audience Measurement Service
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, September 10, 2020
Nielsen has shut down its 12-year-old place-based video networks measurement service, as many place-based media venues face challenges due to shutdowns or sparse attendance during the COVID-19
pandemic. ...
- Most Movie Theaters Open Labor Day, Box Office Plummets 76%
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Almost three-quarters of movie theaters were opened for Labor Day weekend, with the total movie box-office earning $28.1 million. ...
- PwC Study: Global Media, Entertainment Revenues To Sink 5.6% in 2020
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 3, 2020
PwC estimates a 7.3% decline to $660.6 billion in total media/entertainment revenues for this year in the U.S. ...
- Inventing An Audience: Lionsgate Hunts For The New Moviegoer
Show Daily, Nina Lentini - Wednesday, August 26, 2020
When COVID closed movie theaters, Lionsgate quickly pivoted to premium video on demand. Now, it had only had to create awareness of this option. ...
- Movie Studios Slowly Ramp Up TV Spending On Theatrical Films
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 21, 2020
From Aug. 7-Aug. 20, $10.5 million was spent on national TV networks for theatrical movies with some 2,219 total airings, yielding 762 million impressions, according to iSpot.tv. ...
- Survey: 74% Of Movie Theater Customers Ready To Return In A Month
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 20, 2020
Thirty four percent said having space -- empty seats between occupied movie theater seats -- is key to returning. ...
- AMC Entertainment To Open Movie Theaters In Limited Capacity By Midsummer
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 19, 2020
AMC Entertainment will open the bulk of its venues -- 450 -- on July 15, hoping to grab what remains of the big box-office revenue-producing summer blockbuster film season. ...
- Cinemas To Open Next Month
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 29, 2020
Cinemas are due to open next month if Cineworld is anything to go by. It will be opening up again next month with safety measures in place, "Sky News" confi ...
- Screenvision Returns To Movie Screens, Albeit Outdoors: State Farm Sponsors Drive-In Series
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Friday, May 22, 2020
Screenvision Media, which has been expanding to out-of-home locations beyond its base in-theater cinema network, is also expanding into new outdoor cinema locations. You know, drive-ins. And it's working wi ...
- With Cinema Screens Mostly Dark, Screenvision Expands To Electric Car Charging Stations
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Friday, May 15, 2020
Screenvision Media, which has been hard hit by the closure of most of much of America's cinema screens, this morning announced an expansion into other venues, including a deal wi ...
- Should Studios, Movie Theaters Consider New TV Deals?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 4, 2020
Maybe there is a different kind of revenue-sharing agreement model to help promote the VOD business. ...
- Adland Braces For Sorrell's 'Deep Doo Doo'
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Sorrell's prediction for the holding companies may ring true as AA/Warc says the UK ad market will decline by 16.7% in 2020. ...
- Pandemic Shifts Consumers To Electronic Media
Research Intelligencer, Rob Williams - Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Web browsing has tended to surge by 70% from the early stage of the pandemic to the later phase, according to researcher Kantar. Other electronic media follow a similar patt ...
