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Media Play News is a specialized publication focused on the home entertainment sector. It explores everything related to personal entertainment, starting from when movies and shows leave theaters or television screens and are prepared for home viewing, in cars, or on devices like tablets and smartphones. This magazine was created from the former Home Media Magazine, with key team members such as Thomas K. Arnold, Stephanie Prange, John Boezinger, John Latchem, and Erik Gruenwedel moving over to launch this new outlet.

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Quiver's Action Thriller 'Cleaner' Due on DVD April 29 From Distribution Solutions

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Stephanie Prange

News Cleaner Stephanie Prange April 16, 2025 Quiver Distribution’s action thriller Cleaner will be released on DVD April 29 from Distribution Solutions.
Philo Adds Seven New Channels to Free Ad-Supported Lineup

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Stephanie Prange

Philo has added seven new channels to its standalone, free ad-supported channel lineup — offering more than 100 channels available with no subscription required. The channels are also included in Philo’s $28/month Core plan, which features 70-plus pay-TV channels and the entire AMC+ library.
1983 Rosanna Arquette Film 'Baby It's You' on Blu-ray From MVD

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Stephanie Prange

The 1983 Rosanna Arquette comedy-drama-romance Baby It’s You is available on Blu-ray Disc from MVD Entertainment Group and Fun City Editions. Arquette (Desperately Seeking Susan), Vincent Spano (Over the Edge) and co-stars Tracy Pollan (Bright Lights, Big City), Matthew Modine (Birdy) and Robert Downey Jr. (Zodiac) team up in this comedy-drama from filmmaker John Sayles (The Brother from Another Planet, The Return of the Secaucus Seven).
Paramount+'s '1923' Season Two Finale Has 14 Million Global Viewers in First Week

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Stephanie Prange

The season two finale of Paramount+’s original series “1923” delivered 14 million global viewers in its first seven days, according to the service. The finale episode has become the most watched episode ever for the series — up 41% compared to last season’s finale of 10 million viewers, with the full season average up 46% in comparison to season one. On socials, “1923” season two delivered eight times the views as season one with 163 million views — up from 21 million views.
Gravitas Ventures to Release Comedy-Drama 'Hellbent on Boogie' on VOD April 29

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Stephanie Prange

Gravitas Ventures will release the comedy-drama Hellbent on Boogie on VOD April 29. In the film, Quinn lives with her overbearing mother Simona in a trailer park within a Christian retreat. She’s homeschooling and works at a local grocery store when her estranged brother Alan mysteriously returns to town. Simona lets him stay on the condition that he helps at the church.
Season Three of Max's 'And Just Like That …' Debuts May 29

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Stephanie Prange

Season three of the Max original series “And Just Like That …” debuts on Max May 29 at 6 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET. The 12-episode season will debut new episodes weekly on Thursdays, concluding with the season finale on Aug. 14. From executive producer Michael Patrick King, the series follows Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Seema, and LTW navigating the complicated reality of life, love, sex, and friendship in their 50s in New York City.
Level 33 'Count Me In' Doc on Legendary Drummers Available on Demand

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Stephanie Prange

Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) in Count Me In (Photo courtesy of Level 33 Entertainment) Level 33 Entertainment has released the documentary feature film Count Me In, which takes an in-depth look at the lives of legendary drummers, via on demand.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Remains Atop Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through April 13

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Stephanie Prange

"Daredevil: Born Again" Stephanie Prange April 15, 2025 Disney+’s “Daredevil: Born Again” remained in the top spot on the Whip Media chart of streaming originals among U.S. consumers for the week ended April 13. The series premiered on Disney+ March 4.
Netflix: 'The Life List' Remains Top Weekly Streamed Content Through April 13; 'Adolescence' Moves to No. 3 All-Time

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Erik Gruenwedel

Sofia Carson in The Life List The Life List, the latest Sofia Carson starrer, added more than 13 million views to remain the most-streamed Netflix content and No. 1 on the English language movie chart for a third consecutive week through April 13. Carson also appeared in Netflix’s popular airport drama, Carry On, the streamer’s No. 2 all-time most-popular English language movie with 172.2 million views.
Samsung Partners With Combate Global for Live-Streamed FAST MMA Events

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | Erik Gruenwedel

Samsung is partnering with Combate Global to launch two free ad-supported Samsung TV Plus FAST Channels showcasing live mixed martial arts events, beginning April 16. Combate is an Hispanic American mixed martial arts promotion company founded in 2011 by current-CEO Campbell McLaren and based in New York. The channels will serve as the exclusive FAST Channel homes for live events produced by Combate, including the first event on April 24.