The premiere of part one of season two of Netflix’s “Addams Family” drama “Wednesday” generated 3.75 billion viewing minutes for the week ended Aug. 10 — the second-largest weekly streaming total of 2025 — to take the top spot on the Nielsen charts for the week ended Aug. 10. About half (51%) of its watch … Continue reading "Nielsen: Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ S2 Part 1 Scored Second-Largest Weekly Viewing Total of 2025 With 3.75 Billion Minutes Through Aug. 10"| Media Play News
Lionsgate has named Apple TV+ marketing executive Justin Manfredi EVP of worldwide television marketing, replacing industry veteran Suzy Feldman, who is retiring after 10 years with the studio. In addition to overseeing all original series marketing for the studio, Manfredi will build upon the Lionsgate Television Group’s focus on content licensing that encompasses its traditional … Continue reading "Lionsgate Names Apple TV+ Executive Justin Manfredi EVP of Worldwide Television Marketing"| Media Play News
Antipiracy coalition, Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), in collaboration with Egyptian authorities, Sept. 3 announced the shutdown of the piracy network Streameast. Through its 80 associated domains, the Cairo-based network logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, including 135 million per month, making it the largest illicit live sports streaming operation … Continue reading "World’s Largest Pirate Sports Live Streaming Platform Streameast Shut Down"| Media Play News
Television tech company TiVo Jan. 9 revealed that the average global consumer spends almost five hours daily consuming and searching video entertainment – about 20% of daily life. The results are from a survey of 8,500 pay-TV and over-the-top video subscribers across the U.S., Europe and Latin America. “Consumers today are acting as their own … Continue reading "TiVo Says 20% of Daily Life Spent Consuming Video"| Media Play News
Seeking to simplify online payment transactions, Fandango Jan. 8 announced it is using Google Pay as a digital payment option for movie ticket purchases across its online, mobile and social ticketing platforms. Google Pay includes Android Pay and Google Wallet. According to a recent Fandango survey, 81% of respondents said they currently used some sort … Continue reading "Fandango Incorporates Google Pay"| Media Play News
Cineverse Sept. 3 announced that The Toxic Avenger Unrated is on pace to be one of the company’s most successful multi-platform releases. The Macon Blair-written-directed horror/comedy movie, based on the Troma Entertainment superhero (played by Peter Dinklage in the latest movie), generated more than $2 million at the North American Labor Day box office through … Continue reading "Cineverse Lauds ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Box Office, Physical, Digital Pre-Orders"| Media Play News
TiVo Jan. 18 announced an updated patent license agreement with Google that includes the search behemoth’s online television service, YouTube TV. The deal covers Google’s use of TiVo’s technologies worldwide and offers a license for Google’s products and services across Internet-based platforms and devices. Launched last spring, You Tube TV offers access to more than 40 … Continue reading "TiVo Ups Google Deal to Include YouTube TV"| Media Play News