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MoviePass was down for hours, ruining everyone’s Friday night

sudshr47 July 7, 2018

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Frustrated moviegoers let out a collective scream Friday night when MoviePass stopped working. 

As customers from across the country tried to purchase tickets, they were left confused as the popular app that lets you pay a monthly subscription fee was down for several hours. The company announced on Twitter that it was aware of the issue around 7:45 p.m. ET — after social media users had complained prior —  and asked moviegoers to buy tickets at full price from the theater in exchange for a refund at a later date. The company resolved the issue around 9:30 p.m. ET and asked customers to wait to submit their refund requests until Saturday. Read more…

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MoviePass launches surge pricing and ugh, it’s higher than expected

sudshr47 July 5, 2018

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MoviePass will now charge extra for peak showtimes of popular movies. As of Thursday, that means up to $3.43 on top of the flat monthly rate the service charges for unlimited movies in theaters.

When we learned in June that MoviePass would be getting surge pricing, it didn’t sound all bad. The surge was estimated to be $2, and the company also planned to add IMAX/3-D tickets.

The example provided Thursday by MoviePass listed Avengers: Infinity War at 7 p.m. with the $3.43 surcharge, per the Hollywood Reporter. Other peak prices could vary, though probably not much higher than this one; Infinity War is an in-demand movie if there ever was one.  Read more…

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MoviePass subscribers will now pay surcharges for popular showtimes

sudshr47 July 5, 2018

MoviePass subscribers were just greeted with a special Fourth of July surprise from the company, but it’s not good news. Surprise! The company’s plan to introduce summer surge pricing goes into effect today. In an email to subscribers introducing “peak pricing,” MoviePass tried to spin this like a new feature introduction rather than a notification […]

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MoviePass competitor Sinemia intros family plans starting at $9

sudshr47 June 22, 2018

A day after MoviePass announced upcoming surge pricing, Sinemia is introducing a new deal group deal for families. The plans start at $9 a month for one movie for two people and goes up considerably from there, topping out at ten times that amount for three movie days a month for six people. Families can […]

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MoviePass is launching surge pricing — but it’s not as bad as you think

sudshr47 June 21, 2018

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MoviePass isn’t going down without a fight. The subscription-based movie ticket service is about to face major competition from AMC and will introduce several new measures in July to fight financial ruin. 

Among those changes are a bring-a-friend option, IMAX and 3D movies, and surge pricing – like Uber.

MoviePass C.E.O. Mitch Lowe told Business Insider that “high demand” movies will incur an additional $2 fee when purchased through MoviePass (depending on time as well). That’s $2 on top of the $9.95 most users are paying per month for unlimited movies in theaters, and less than a box of Sno-Caps.  Read more…

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MoviePass introduces surge pricing for the summer

sudshr47 June 21, 2018

Starting in July, you might have to pay a little extra to see the newest blockbusters when using MoviePass . The movie subscription service has plans to instate surge pricing for non-annual subscribers starting at $2 for movies and times the app deems “very popular,” Business Insider reports. This comes one day after AMC announced its […]

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MoviePass parent company to acquire Emmett Furla Oasis and launch new film division

sudshr47 May 30, 2018

Oh, MoviePass, what are you doing now? Buying up a movie production company, apparently. MoviePass’s parent company and majority shareholder, Helios and Matheson Analytics, today announced its plans to acquire the entire film library and current production slate of Emmett Furla Oasis Films (EFO Films) in order to create MoviePass Films LLC. Helios will own 51 […]

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Sinemia, a MoviePass competitor, launches cardless ticketing

sudshr47 May 24, 2018

Sinemia is further differentiating itself from its main competitor, MoviePass. The moviegoing startup is launching a new feature today that gets rid of the need for people to have a physical card in order to purchase movie tickets. This comes after a number of new Sinemia customers reported long wait times for their debit cards […]

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MoviePass competitor Sinemia can’t keep up with demand

sudshr47 May 18, 2018

A number of people are complaining about Sinemia not delivering them their movie membership cards within the seven-day timeframe the company said it would. Although Sinemia has charged people for their memberships, the company has not been able to deliver the membership cards in a timely manner. “We have seen strong demand for our new […]

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MoviePass parent drops another 46%

sudshr47 May 9, 2018

There’s been another bomb at the box office, and it isn’t a movie. MoviePass parent Helios & Matheson lost nearly half of its remaining value today as investors continued to flee the cash-burning movie service. That drop followed a 31% dive yesterday, after the company filed a statement with the SEC warning that it would […]

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MoviePass parent drops 31% on looming cash crunch

sudshr47 May 8, 2018

The big question in the media world today is whether MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson can stanch the bleeding of its cash flows before it becomes insolvent. In a new filing today with the SEC, Helios informed investors that it had $15.5 million in available cash, with another $27.9 million in accounts receivable from […]

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