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« on: July 29, 2020, 04:05:23 pm »

New Universal movies to hit iTunes just 17 days after theatrical release

You can watch a new movie on iTunes in less than 3 weeks after release.

What you need to know


Universal films will release on iTunes just 17 days after theatrical release.
AMC Theaters and Universal Pictures have reached a deal on the schedule.
This has moved the theatrical release window down from 75 days.


Your most anticipated movies may start to come to iTunes a lot faster.

Reported by The Wall Street Journal (via MacRumors), AMC Theaters and Universal Pictures have reached a deal that will allow films released in theaters to come to digital services like iTunes just 17 days after release. Previously, films had to stay in theaters for at least 75 days before becoming available on streaming services.

After Universal Pictures saw a major success with the digital-only release of "Trolls World Tour", AMC Theaters threatened to never show Universal films in its locations if the company continued to release films that way. This led to discussions which resulted in an agreement to...

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