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Written By: Frank Russo
Realtime Gaming (RTG) marched into the online gaming market in 1999 with a plan to be a leader in the industry, as everyone else seemed to lack a clear vision of where they were going. Software developers were all creating closed, proprietary systems that would lock online casinos into the company's platform, but down in Atlanta, Georgia the folks at RTG had other ideas.
With their open source strategy RTG allowed a licensee to buy its gaming software and mold it into any conceivable system that they wanted, (similar to the old VHS vs. Beta war in the 1980s). Payout percentages could be adjusted on individual games and they could be changed day-to-day or hour-to-hour as the operator saw fit. This turned into a "license to steal" for some rogue online casinos and RTG piled up stacks and stacks of player complaints – far more than its competitors.
Meanwhile the United States Congress was trying to shut down online gambling as they were receiving boat-loads of cash from Las Vegas lobbyists to do so. In 2006, the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) passed that sent almost every software developer fleeing from the American market, demanding that operators purged all of the United States accounts in their systems. However, Realtime Gaming had been dealing with these sorts of crises all along and were well-positioned for the transition.
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Rather than issue self-protection dictates to its licensees, RTG saw the conflagration of United States online gambling as a marketing opportunity. The company not only continued to service the American market but they actually encouraged new clients to come on board. There were necessary tweaks made to the operation, of course, and the RTG team was dispatched to Costa Rica with the company became part of Hastings International, based in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles.
Customer problems were also turned over to the mediators at Central Disputes System (CDS) Corporation. When all of the smoke cleared, Realtime Gaming is still offering its technology on an open source platform and there are more RTG-powered casinos open to American players than the next two software providers combined. Now that's a lot to choose from.
Realtime Gaming clients may be able to tinker with the mathematics and rules of the games but there is no compromising the look of their products. Their video slots are shooting for a level beyond cartoony and the table games aim for deeper colors and sharper graphics, (see the woodgrain, feel the cushions). An RTG game looks sharp and plays fast in every corner of the United States.
With more than twenty years of experience, RTG has built a catalog of over 250 games with a heavy emphasis on slots and video poker. There is a smattering of classic slot games and at least one option for the entire range of products with solid offerings of SicBo, Keno, Craps, War, virtual scratch tickets and much more.
Since casino partners can alter the settings on both bonuses and payout percentages, an RTG gaming experience can be very unpredictable, which can lead to fun excitement or a devastating experience – therefore, it's obviously best to stick to reputable operators that come trusted. Their other claim to fame is that they were one of the first developers to institute multi-player poker and linked progressive jackpots across its platform.
Realtime Gaming Blackjack
As you can now easily imagine, RTG enables their partners to configure a number of things with their blackjack product. Firstly, the number of decks can be edited with most places choosing six to deal from. There's also an option to surrender and forfeit half of the original stake, but most RTG websites have chosen not to add it to their games.
Blackjack: The standard rules of an RTG hand include the dealer hitting on a Soft 17 (Ace and six). The player is able to double on any two cards, double after a split, and split twice except with Aces.
European Blackjack: Players sitting in on this RTG variation will find the dealer receiving no hole card so every bet may be lost to a subsequent surprise blackjack. The dealer disadvantage comes from standing on a Soft 17. Doubling is allowed on hard 9s, 10s, and 11s only.
Blackjack with Perfect Pairs: This is RTG's standard game of 21 with a side bet on the first two player cards matching. The House Edge for the side bet in a six-deck game is 6.11%.
Pontoon: This is the British game of 21 with the "pontoon" standing in for blackjack. The other top hand in the game is a 5 card hand that automatically pays 2 to 1 regardless of the dealer hand.
Match Play 21: RTG wraps its game of Spanish 21, played with no ten-pip cards in a 48-card deck, into a variant that pays a bonus of 40 to 1 if the player receives three suited 7s without doubling or splitting, and the dealer displaying a 7 as well. It all adds up to a nice player return of 99.19%.
Face Up 21: This is what RTG calls what most others in the industry refer to as "Double Exposure Blackjack". The dealer hits Soft 17s to compensate for the perfect knowledge afforded the player and the House will only pay blackjacks at even money. The edge for the operator is 0.85%.
Super 21: Super 21 gives players the smallest odds in the RTG suite of blackjack games but the House Edge is still less than 1.50%, depending on the number of decks in play. It pays automatically for multi-card 21s and a bonus for a blackjack with diamonds. The giveback to the House is that naturals only pay even money.
There is no live dealer blackjack currently offer on the RTG platform, but one would assume that his will change in the very near future due to the high demand for live casino games both in the U.S. and all over the world.
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Since the final version of an RTG game is never quite decided until after the casino massages it to a final form, testing cannot be done except at the individual websites that use their software. Most will require you to give them personal information before giving you access so have a burner email address ready to give them.
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Disney Ups Hulu Online TV Price, Adds Free SVOD Options
Disney has sent emails to Hulu + Live TV subscribers informing them about a $5 monthly hike to their online TV service subscription. The price hikes, which go into effect Dec. 21, raise the ad-supported option to $70 from $65, while the ad-free tier increases to $76 from $71 monthly.
Key to the price hikes: Subscribers get free access to Disney+ and ESPN+, which along with the Hulu SVOD platform, make up Disney's direct-to-consumer business across 179 million combined subscribers.
Hulu+ ended the most recent fiscal period (Oct. 2) with 4 million subscribers, which was down from 4.1 million subs during the previous-year period. The online TV platform still tops a market that includes YouTube TV, Philo, Sling TV, Fubo TV and AT&T TV, among others.
The price hikes following last month's $1 Hulu SVOD fee surcharge, which now costs $7 with ads and $13 without advertising.
Author Erik GruenwedelPosted on November 22, 2021 November 26, 2021 Categories Digital, Financial, News, Streaming, Top News StoryTags Direct-to-Consumer, Disney+, ESPN, Hulu, Hulu Plus Live TVLeave a comment on Disney Ups Hulu Online TV Price, Adds Free SVOD Options
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Cites Home Entertainment Success as Key to Getting Closer to Consumers
For Bob Chapek, what's old is new again.
Before Chapek become CEO of The Walt Disney Co., he was president of Walt Disney Home Entertainment and driver of a successful packaged-media marketing program that created demand for select Disney classic titles by keeping them temporarily unavailable via the "Disney Vault."
Flash-forward to the present and Chapek has been focused in part on expediting Disney's direct-to-consumer retail and streaming access. Speaking June 14 on the virtual Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Communications Conference, Chapek said the DTC business strategy — similarly to home video and transactional VOD in the past — is about getting closer to the consumer.
Disney's DTC unit includes streaming video services Disney+; Disney + Hotstar; ESPN+; Hulu; and Star+. The segment had more than 103 million combined subscribers, and posted revenue of $3.5 billion in the fiscal first quarter, up 73% from the previous-year period.
"It's about having a granular understanding of what the consumption patterns are, and then speaking to the consumers in a way that's going to be relevant to the content that they want specifically for themselves," Chapek said. "And by doing so, we'll drive engagement and consumption."
Disney+ has taken baby steps into premium VOD, dubbed "Premier Access," enabling Disney+ subscribers early access to select movies priced at $29.99 purchase-only price. Subsequent retail channels include transactional VOD, electronic sellthrough, DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
"In terms of the relationship that we have with our distribution partners, the key is having a strong symbiotic relationship, and that's what we've got, as they really want Disney content and we bring that value to their platform," Chapek said.
"So as long as we have a symbiotic relationship, where we bring something they need, we get something that we need. It's a healthy relationship. And with the wide variety of content that we have in our machine, I think we'll continue to have that very positive, very productive, very symbiotic relationship."
When asked whether Disney might separate select Disney brands such as Marvel and Star Wars into standalone streaming platforms, Chapek said the aggregated business model, including combining Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu into a specially-priced combo offering, is working.
"There is sort of a large overlap between people that like Marvel versus people that like Star Wars and people that like Disney," he said.
"We won't say no to anything in the future, but right now we're really happy with our more highly aggregated model that we have, both from a cost standpoint and from a market opportunity standpoint. But again, who knows it could evolve over time as we learn more and more in different regions across the world."
Author Erik GruenwedelPosted on June 14, 2021 June 15, 2021 Categories Digital, Financial, Marketing, News, Studios, Top News StoryTags Bob Chapek, Direct-to-Consumer, Disney, Home EntertainmentLeave a comment on Disney CEO Bob Chapek Cites Home Entertainment Success as Key to Getting Closer to Consumers
NBCUniversal, Telemundo Partner on Streaming Content Studio
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is creating Telemundo Streaming Studios, which it bills as the first-ever Spanish-language studio in Hispanic media exclusively dedicated to serving the growing Latino streaming audiences in the United States and around the world.
Following the creation of original titles "El Señor de los Cielos," "La Reina del Sur," "El Recluso," "No Te Puedes Esconder," "Jugar con Fuego" and, most recently, "Dime Quien Soy," "100 Dias para Enamorarnos," "Falsa Identidad" and "Mariposa de Barrio," Telemundo is expanding production capabilities to create original scripted content exclusively for direct-to-consumer platforms. In addition to developing and producing its own IP, the new studio will offer production services to third-party direct-to-consumer platforms.
"Latinos are pacesetters of cultural and technological change," Beau Ferrari, chairman, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, said in a statement. "We are … super serving the Latinos of today with the best original, premium and culturally relevant content across all platforms."
According to Nielsen, driven by streaming video consumption, Hispanics spend more time per day on video through TV-connected devices and video-focused app usage compared to "total adults." Hispanics are often 50% or more of the average audience to shows that center on Hispanic characters and stories, which is a remarkable over index considering they are roughly 20% of the population.
Based out of Miami, Telemundo Streaming Studios will be housed under Telemundo Global Studios, led by Marcos Santana, who will continue to oversee all original scripted productions for the network, including international co-productions. The new production unit launches with more than 35 projects in development and in production, including the dramedy "Armas de Mujer" for Peacock, "El Marginal" seasons four and five for Netflix, as well as the remake of "Historia de un Clan," upcoming seasons of "El Recluso," a new version of "El Diario de un Gigolo" and the action-packed series "El Immortal."
"As pioneers in the production of scripted Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics, we have a wide range of experience to invest in producing the best scripted content for the growing number of Latinos who consume their favorite shows across streaming platforms," Santana said in a statement. "With these new studios, Telemundo will be the go-to source for Latino streaming content in the US and around the world."
Author Erik GruenwedelPosted on May 6, 2021 May 7, 2021 Categories Digital, In Development, News, StreamingTags Armas de Mujer, Direct-to-Consumer, DTC, Hispanic, Latino, Latinos, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, Roselyn Sánchez, StreamingLeave a comment on NBCUniversal, Telemundo Partner on Streaming Content Studio
HBO Max App Available on Cox Platforms
The HBO Max app is now available to Cox Contour customers on their set-top boxes, WarnerMedia and Cox Communications announced March 10.
Cox customers can now access HBO Max via their Contour 2 or Contour Stream Player devices by opening the HBO Max app using their Contour remote or by saying "HBO Max" into their voice remote to launch the app. Customers are also able to subscribe to HBO Max directly via their Contour TV device using their remote.
HBO Max, WarnerMedia's direct-to-consumer platform, features content from HBO, Warner Bros., DC, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and more, as well as all-new Max Originals at $14.99 per month. The streaming platform initially launched in the United States in May 2020 and will expand into 39 territories throughout Latin America in June, and the HBO-branded streaming services in Europe (the Nordics, Spain, Central Europe, the Baltics and Portugal) will be upgraded to HBO Max later this year.
Author Stephanie PrangePosted on March 10, 2021 March 17, 2021 Categories Digital, News, Streaming, TelecommunicationsTags Cox, Cox Communications, Cox Contour, Cox Contour Stream Player, Direct-to-Consumer, DTC, HBO Max, Streaming, Subscription Sreaming, SVODLeave a comment on HBO Max App Available on Cox Platforms
Fox News International Adds 12 More Countries
Fox News Media's international streaming platform Fox News International Oct. 29 expanded its distribution to 12 additional countries, including Costa Rica, Ireland, Norway, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia and Iceland.
The brings the total number of countries receiving the service to 27 in advance of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election. Subscribers have access to live feeds of Fox News Channel and Fox Business, plus a catalog of 20 on-demand programs.
Fox News International is available through mobile and OTT devices, including iPhone, Android, Apple TV and Android TV. It is also now offered with enhanced distribution across Amazon FireTV's streaming platform.
Author John LatchemPosted on October 29, 2020 Categories Digital, International, News, Politics, Streaming, TVTags Direct-to-Consumer, Fox News Channel, Fox News InternationalLeave a comment on Fox News International Adds 12 More Countries
Fox News International Expands Streaming Platform in Europe
Fox News Media's international streaming platform Fox News International expanded its distribution in Europe Oct. 15 to include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
That brings the total number of countries where the service is available to 15. The direct-to-consumer platform launched in Mexico in August, and in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain in September. The platform is targeting a reach of more than 20 countries by early 2021.
Subscribers have access to Fox News Channel and Fox Business programming. Fox News International is available through mobile and OTT devices, including iPhone, Android, Apple TV and Android TV, with plans to bring the service to Amazon Fire TV and Roku later this year.
Author John LatchemPosted on October 15, 2020 October 16, 2020 Categories Digital, International, News, Politics, Streaming, TVTags Direct-to-Consumer, Fox News Channel, Fox News International1 Comment on Fox News International Expands Streaming Platform in Europe
Disney Reorganizes With Focus on Streaming Video
With much of its business units idled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Disney CEO Bob Chapek Oct. 12 announced internal restructuring that puts the focus on what is working: streaming video.
Disney is combining ad sales with distribution into a new Media and Entertainment Distribution group led by Kareem Daniel, who has served as president of consumer products, games and publishing. The media giant said the move is to put a "focus on developing and producing original content for the company's streaming services."
The new group will be responsible for all monetization of content — both distribution and ad sales — and will oversee operations of the Company's streaming services. It will also have sole P&L accountability for Disney's media and entertainment businesses.
This means that while Alan Horn and Alan Bergman, Peter Rice, and James Pitaro will continue to lead Disney's studios, general entertainment and amusement parks, respectively, they will do so separate from streaming video.
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Rebecca Campbell, who headed direct-to-consumer operations, which includes Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, and pending Disney+ Hotstar, was upped to chairman of international operations and direct-to-consumer. All five executives report directly to Chapek, with Campbell reporting directly to Daniel.
"Given the incredible success of Disney+ and our plans to accelerate our direct-to-consumer business, we are strategically positioning our Company to more effectively support our growth strategy and increase shareholder value," Chapek said.
The CEO said separating content creation from distribution would allow Disney to be more effective in making the content consumers want most, delivered in the ways they prefer it, i.e. over-the-top video, transactional VOD and PVOD.
Indeed, Disney+ had more than 60 million subscribers in August. The bundle of Disney+ with Hulu and ESPN+ has 105 million.
"Our creative teams will concentrate on what they do best–making world-class, franchise-based content — while our newly centralized global distribution team will focus on delivering and monetizing that content in the most optimal way across all platforms, including the coming Star international streaming service," Chapek said.
"It's a tremendous privilege to work with the talented and dedicated teams that will comprise this group, and I look forward to a close collaboration with the outstanding and incredibly successful team of creative content leaders at the company, as together we build on the success we've already achieved in our DTC and legacy distribution business," Daniel said in a statement.
A 14-year Disney veteran, Daniel has held leadership positions across a variety of businesses, including consumer products, games and interactive experiences, publishing, studio distribution, and Walt Disney Imagineering. Prior to that, Daniel was VP of Distribution Strategy at Walt Disney Studios, where he worked closely with the leadership in developing the company's film content distribution strategy across multiple platforms and played a key role in the commercialization of the studio's films.
"As we now look to rapidly grow our direct-to-consumer business, a key focus will be delivering and monetizing our great content in the most optimal way possible, and I can think of no one better suited to lead this effort than Kareem," Chapek said. "His wealth of experience will enable him to effectively bring together the company's distribution, advertising, marketing and sales functions, thereby creating a distribution powerhouse that will serve all of Disney's media and entertainment businesses."
Disney reports fourth-quarter (ended Sept. 30) fiscal earnings Nov. 5.
Author Erik GruenwedelPosted on October 12, 2020 October 13, 2020 Categories Digital, Financial, News, People, Studios, Top News StoryTags Bob Chapek, Direct-to-Consumer, Disney+, ESPN, Hulu, Kareem Daniel, Rebecca Campbell, The Walt Disney Co.Leave a comment on Disney Reorganizes With Focus on Streaming Video
Disney+ Expands to Eight Additional European Markets; Releases 'Mandalorian' Season 2 Trailer
The Walt Disney Co. Sept. 15 announced that its branded SVOD platform, Disney+, is now available streaming in Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Featuring content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, Disney+ launched Holland, United States and Canada on Nov. 12, 2019.
The platform launched in Austria, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland on March 24, replacing DisneyLife in the U.K. and Ireland. Disney+ is expected to launch in Eastern Europe starting in October.
The news coincided with release the first trailer for the second season of the popular "Star Wars" spinoff series, "The Mandalorian."
"We have surpassed 60.5 million paid subscribers globally, and today we continue our international expansion with the launch of Disney+ in eight countries," Rebecca Campbell, chairman of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International, said in a statement. "As a major force in the global direct-to-consumer space we're bringing high-quality, optimistic storytelling that you expect from our brands to even more people."
Author Erik GruenwedelPosted on September 15, 2020 September 15, 2020 Categories Digital, International, Marketing, News, StreamingTags Direct-to-Consumer, Disney+, The MandalorianLeave a comment on Disney+ Expands to Eight Additional European Markets; Releases 'Mandalorian' Season 2 Trailer
Analyst: Lackluster Weekend Box Office Could See Studios Further Delay New Releases
With Warner Bros.' Tenet generating $30 million at the domestic box office over two weekends, and Disney's Mulan almost surpassed by a local sci-fi film (The Eight Hundred) at the Chinese box office, the jury remains out on the state of the theatrical market's return to normal from the coronavirus pandemic.
The third-quarter domestic box office is trending down 96.8% quarter-to-date to $101.1 million compared with the previous-year period, as theaters nationwide only recently began re-opening — and at reduced capacity. The latest box office weekend was 89% lower than the comparable weekend last year, according to industry figures.
The sluggish re-start, coupled with a majority of screens still dark in major markets New York and California, suggests studios will reconsider bowing major new releases in any great numbers in the near future, according to Michael Pachter, media analyst with Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.
Indeed, Warner just pushed back again the theatrical bow of Wonder Woman 1984 from Oct. 2 to Dec. 25 — more than a year after the sequel's original launch date. Subsequent release dates included June4 and Aug. 14.
Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra last week told an investor event the studio would delay all major releases until 2021.
"What we won't do is make the mistake of putting a very, very expensive $200 million movie out in the market unless we're sure that theaters are open and operating at significant capacity," Vinciquerra said.
Pachter says that trend will only grow as nervous studios contend with wary moviegoers and local government restrictions.
"We think the relatively lackluster second theatrical week for Tenet juxtaposed with the difficulty Disney has faced with Mulan has made film releases seem like a risky business in the current environment," Pachter wrote in a Sept. 14 note.
The uncertainty is bound to increase pressure on studios to shorten the 90-day theatrical window and seek alternative distribution channels such premium and transactional VOD. The COVID-19 era has produced unusual circumstances (and opportunities) for studios, including dabbling in direct-to-consumer distribution.
The ongoing interest for at-home content could impact long-term decisions by studios regarding which content they send to theaters and which goes direct to streaming platforms, according to Pachter.
"This is particularly compelling for the studios that have launched or will soon launch their own subscription/ad-supported streaming video platforms," he wrote.
Author Erik GruenwedelPosted on September 14, 2020 September 15, 2020 Categories Financial, News, News Analysis, Studios, Theatrical, Top News StoryTags Box Office, Direct-to-Consumer, Michael Pachter, PVOD, Theatrical Window, Transactional VOD, Wedbush SecuritiesLeave a comment on Analyst: Lackluster Weekend Box Office Could See Studios Further Delay New Releases
Ampere Research: Pandemic Breaks Down Value of Theatrical Window
The pandemic has opened a door to breaking the theatrical window.
Research firm Ampere modeled various fictional scenarios of windowing during the pandemic, comparing the income post-COVID 19 to the income a title would have expected to have generated pre-2020.
"In a pre-COVID world, many of the scenarios would have offered only marginal gains (with significant risks) compared to a traditional release strategy," according to Ampere. "However, in post-COVID markets, these options have started to look like viable opportunities."
To assess the viability of a selection of alternative approaches, Ampere created a fictional mid-tier movie and modeled a series of windowing scenarios based on market trends, designing four scenarios of new windowing practices studios may adopt:
Scenario 1: Replace the first window theatrical distribution with premium video-on-demand (PVOD).
Scenario 2: Adopt strategies of using PVOD and theatrical windows sequentially, similar to Universal's recent deal with AMC.
Scenario 3: Replace traditional windowing with a pure direct-to-consumer offering.
Scenario 4: Release films theatrically before making titles available exclusively on their own direct-to-consumer services.
The firm found the Universal deal with AMC (Scenario 2) was the most viable model for mid-tier releases. In Scenario 2, Ampere found that an accelerated PVOD window, such as the deal between Universal and AMC, is the most stable for exhibitors and studio groups, offering comparable returns for cinemas and increased revenue for the studio on mid- and lower-tier releases. However, top-tier titles are likely to be better monetized via traditional windowing models. The presence of theatrical releases still offers consumers the opportunity to view the movie with a cinema experience, meaning that this model doesn't risk 'lost' transactions — unlike some of the other scenarios Ampere explored. The success of the model depends on negotiations with exhibitors and retailers, Ampere noted. Before agreeing to an earlier window, exhibitors will want to ensure that the mid-term future of the theatrical business is not being eroded to the extent that it will sideline them in future periods. Studios will need to work with digital retailers to ensure that films are adequately signposted as premium releases and are not unfavorably compared to catalogues of cheaper rentals, according to Ampere.
There is a significant appetite for home rental and purchase, with the domestic U.S. transactional video market at roughly 40% of theatrical's size, according to Ampere. In principle, some titles could earn comparable amounts from PVOD as from theatrical distribution. However, for high-end blockbuster titles, which are typically able to obtain greater cuts of box office revenue, and international releases (in markets where the digital rental and retail market is less well developed), a pure PVOD approach would be far more risky. To account for this, split models would be more appropriate, with strategies tailored according to local importance of a title and the appetite for home rental and retail, according to Ampere.
Ampere's research revealed that a theatrical to direct-to-consumer model is likely to be more feasible than a pure D2C model (bypassing theatrical entirely). However, both approaches are dependent on numerous influencing factors. Whether the model suits any given title is contingent on the retention of any new subscribers who signed up to watch the movie, and therefore the strategy is reliant on keeping both wider catalogue costs, and subscriber churn rates, down, according to Ampere.
"Looking forward, Ampere believes some of the major studios will adopt split strategies that can utilize PVOD while maintaining the benefits of theatrical distribution," said Ampere analyst Peter Ingram in a statement. "Most of the studios have been experimenting with strategies during lockdown that completely eschew the theatrical window. However, despite the change we are expecting to the cinema market, theatrical remains one of the best revenue streams for titles throughout their life cycle. Not only do most people see the film in its theatrical window, but tickets are charged on an individual basis. By comparison, when a film is bought via PVOD, or watched via an SVOD service, it can be shared with friends and family under a single transaction."
Author Stephanie PrangePosted on August 24, 2020 August 25, 2020 Categories Digital, News, TheatricalTags AMC, Ampere, D2C, Direct-to-Consumer, Premium VOD, PVOD, Theatrical, Universal, Universal PicturesLeave a comment on Ampere Research: Pandemic Breaks Down Value of Theatrical Window

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Cartoon Network Studios é um estúdio de animação estadunidense pertencente à
Warner Bros. Television, subsidiária da Warner Bros. Discovery. O estúdio é o principal responsável por produzir séries de televisão (principalmente séries de desenho animado) para o canal de televisão por assinatura Cartoon Network, também pertencente à Warner Bros. Discovery.

O estúdio foi uma divisão do estúdio Hanna-Barbera de 1994 à 1998, quando teve sua sede transferida para Sherman Oaks Galleria onde estava localizada a Warner Bros. Animation, após a mudança da sede, a Cartoon Network Studios ganhou mais autonomia passando a ser uma subsidiária da HB até março 2001, quando a empresa-mãe foi absorvida pela Warner Bros. Television Animation, causando o encerramento do estúdio Hanna-Barbera por completo, sua ex-subsidiária virou uma entidade separada.

Ver também
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (1965-2019)
Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, Ltd. (2021-)
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. (1957-2001)

Ligações externas
 no Big Cartoon Database

Estúdios de animação dos Estados Unidos
Cartoon Network
Empresas fundadas em 1994
Subsidiárias da Warner Bros. Discovery
Empresas de mídia dos Estados Unidos

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The attacker launches various logged actions with malicious data to determine what sort of log injection is possible..
Attacker triggers logged actions with maliciously crafted data as inputs, parameters, arguments, etc.
Attacker observes content successfully injected into web logs.
Attacker lacks capability to observe if content was successfully injected into web logs.
The attacker alters the log contents either directly through manipulation or forging or indirectly through injection of specially crafted request that the web server will receive and write into the logs. This type of attack typically follows another attack and is used to try to cover the traces of the previous attack..
Indirectly through injection, use carriage return and/or line feed characters to start a new line in the log file, and then, add a fake entry.
Directly through log file or database manipulation, use carriage return and/or line feed characters to start a new line in the log file, and then, add a fake entry.
Directly through log file or database manipulation, modify existing log entries.
Encode information from user such that any unexpected characters are encoded safely before they are entered into log files.
Post-processing of log files to remove or encode dangerous characters before displaying to a user may help in some cases. It will not help remove fake log entries entered using carriage return and line feed characters, however.
Forged entry or other malicious data inserted into application's logs.
No entry inserted into logs, or the entry is visibly distinguishable from real entries.


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Sort of a strange question but what are considered as enrolled subjects? Should standby subjects, the ones who are present at dosing to replace the original "panel" subjects in case they are dropped/withdrew prior to dosing in period 1, be included in the enrolled subject demographic table? Note that these standby subjects will not be dosed (and leave the clinic) if all original subjects get dosed in period 1.
A few CROs said the standbys should be included in the "enrolled subject demographic table"
» A few CROs said the standbys should be included in the "enrolled subject demographic table"
IMHO they should be listed on the inclusion log in the TMF, but I don't see the point in adding their data to the demographics table. They were not dosed and their data are not used in any way to assess BE.
» IMHO they should be listed on the inclusion log in the TMF, but I don't see the point in adding their data to the demographics table. They were not dosed and their data are not used in any way to assess BE.
That's my thinking as well. I asked the CRO and their reply was "That's how our clinic has been doing it"
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ECUADOR DIGESTPolice deny using rubber bullets against Yasuní protesters; Manta tries again to develop port; Internet demand soars
Ecuador's Interior Ministry denies that Quito police used rubber bullets and tear gas Monday against protesters opposed to oil exploitation in the Yasuní National Park.
The Confederation of Kichwa Peoples and Nationalities of Ecuador (ECUARUNARI), Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and Pachakutik, organizers of the protests, are making the claim that police used excessive force.
The protesters marched from the Central University and attempted to enter Plaza Grande, where the presidential palace in located. They were stopped by a police cordon and, during skirmishes, protesters claimed they were met by rubber bullets and tear gas.
Interior Minister Jose Serrano, however, denied the charges. "Our police have avoided confrontation and have been victims of senseless assaults themselves but tear gas and rubber bullets have not been used," he said.
Many in the police cordon were female officers in training, equipped only with batons and shields, Serano said. "They were not qualified to carry arms of any kind so how could they be firing weapons?"
Last week Serano was forced to retract his claim that police did not use paint guns in confontations with protesters after photos were pulbished showing a police officer with a paint gun.
Manta tries again to develop port
A 25-year, $300 million concession to expand and operate the Manta port is scheduled to be re-launched before the end of this year. Meanwhile the government has announced it will increase its investment in infrastructure upgrades at the port by $10 million, bringing the total to $80 million. In addition to the $80 million investment by the government, $30 million will be required for equipment, which will be the responsibility of a private operator through an international tender.
In 2006, the Chinese company Hutchison International won the concession for port development, announcing it would invest up to $500 million. However, the investment never materialized and the international port operator left the country at the end of the last decade.
According to Manta port officials, the goal is to build facilities capable of handling ships passing through the Panama canal.
Country's broadband growth skyrockets
The number of new broadband connections in Ecuador has reportedly skyrocketed over the past months, forcing the government to make fresh investments to bolster its telecom infrastructure. According to Supertel, Ecuador's telecom regulator, the number of Internet users has grown 37% in the past one year.
Broadband and fiber connections increased to 9.5 million in March 2013 from a mere 1.5 million users four years ago, RapidTVNews reported, quoting Supertel.
A large number of people are signing up for mobile broadband services as the challenging geography and the scattered population is forcing telecom carriers to launch 3G and 4G networks. Given the data released by the regulator, the number of mobile Internet connections has surged by 1,565% since 2009 to reach 3.4 million users today.
RapidTVNews says the regulator is aware of the sudden growth in subscriptions and is devising ways to bolster infrastructure. Also, the country is setting out new measures to stem the rising wave of complaints about patchy signals and substandard service.
The most rapid growth of Internet use has been in Cuenca and Quito.
Photo caption: Yasuní protesters in Quito