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Theaters want you to wait longer to stream movies. Why that probably won’t happen

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An age-old debate has roared back to the forefront in Hollywood. The so-called theatrical window has long been a hot topic for studios and movie theater owners. The discussion about how long a film is in movie theaters before it’s available for home viewing ramped up during the pandemic, when some studios dramatically shortened their … Read more

Top movie theater lobbyist calls for a minimum of 45 days before films hit streaming

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Las Vegas – As movie theaters struggle to consistently bring back audiences, the nation’s top cinema lobbyist called on Hollywood studios to hold back movies longer from home video and streaming. In a speech Tuesday at the CinemaCon trade convention in Las Vegas, Michael O’Leary, head of the Cinema United trade organization, proposed a minimum … Read more