Entertainment-focused brand management company Foundation Media Partners, who is behind Build-A-Bear’s entertainment expansion, has announced a first look deal with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing to develop and produce film and television projects mined from Simon & Schuster’s library spanning 100 years of publishing. Foundation will focus on developing and adapting a multi-title slate from […]
Comcast has reported second-quarter revenue that disappointed analysts as it was weighed down by poor movie box office and its theme parks. Revenue dipped 2.7 per cent to $29.7 billion (€27.3bn), missing the $30 billion average of analyst projections. Revenue from studios fell 27 per cent while sales at theme parks fell 11 per cent. […]
TikTok will restore millions of Universal Music tracks to its social media platform after the two companes settling a dispute over royalties. In an email to staff published the BBC, Universal’s boss Sir Lucian Grainge said TikTok had agreed to “key changes”, adding “under the new agreement, artist and songwriter compensation will be greater than […]
Universal Music Group’s (UMG) Mercury Studios and Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free ad-supported streaming TV service, have announced the launch of GIGS, a new FAST channel exclusive to Samsung users in the UK. The channel will feature live performances and documentaries from across UMG’s audio-visual catalogue from artists including The Cure, Def Leppard, The Police […]
The cultural phenomenon continues with the at-home release of the year’s epic concert film Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour, debuting in a headlining Extended Version on December 13th, exclusively on digital platforms where fans can rent movies in the UK from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Continuing its record-breaking theatrical run, Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour showcases incredible performances of Swift’s […]
NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Roku have announced that new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) linear content offerings featuring fan-favourite programming from across the NBCU Global Distribution library are now available on The Roku Channel, with more channels to come later this year. The Global Distribution Studio Entertainment Channels newly available on The Roku Channel include: […]
UK TV brand Mitchell & Brown has launched a remote control solution, ideal for those with arthritis in the hands, poor eyesight or just fed up with their TV remote having lots of buttons they never use, The Mitchell & Brown Big Button Universal Remote Control. With basic functions, big buttons, easy-to-read legends, and an […]
NBCUniversal has announced a new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) linear content offerings from across the NBCU Television & Streaming portfolio and NBCUniversal Global Distribution library. For the first time, viewers can access programming across all NBCUniversal genres centred on popular titles and categories available anytime at no additional cost. Curated with content from past […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has green lit the sneaker lifestyle meets hip-hop series Just for Kicks. The series comes from producer/director Rhyan LaMarr and entrepreneur Antoine Wade and features well-known entertainment and NBA stars, including Allen Iverson, Jordan Clarkson, Rich the Kid, Bun B, Barton Fitzpatrick, and many others. Just for Kicks is […]
The Super Mario Bros Movie continues to set Box Office records and has now become the second biggest animated movie in cinema history, overtaking Frozen. The adaptation of the popular Nintendo video game series from Universal and Illumination, starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black, has now hit $1.3 billion (€1.22bn) at the global […]