Home entertainment sales of long-running animated hit 'Frozen' helped Walt Disney Studios report fourth-quarter (ended Sept. 30) operating income of $254 million, compared with operating income of $108 million during the prior-year period.
Fewer retail releases contributed to Lionsgate Nov. 6 reporting a 22% decline in second-quarter (ended Sept. 30) home entertainment revenue to $164.4 million, compared with revenue of $209.2 million during the prior-year period.
As expected, CBS News Nov. 6 launched CBSN, the first digital streaming news network enabling viewers to stream ad-supported live, anchored news coverage on connected devices, including TVs.
Pay-TV subscriber attrition due to economic and technological changes continues as both Cablevision and DirecTV reported third-quarter (ended Sept. 30) video subscriber losses.
This home video edition of “Batman” has been 48 years in the making, but it has been worth the wait. Fans of the show will be thrilled by the chance to relive it with this Blu-ray edition. (Street Date 11/11/14)
