Talk:Simultaneous release

This page needs review by an editor with more experience than myself.

Prior to my edits, the second paragraph was a verbatim lift from a Fortune Magazine article. I rewrote that paragraph.

However, other parts of this page appear to be non-original.

For example, paragraph 7 ("Opponents of simultaneous release on other grounds include director M. Night Shyamalan..."), while now slightly tidied up by me, was previously taken directly from the Fortune article cited above. Unfortunately (excuse pun) the Fortune article uses only snippets of quotes from Shyamalan, and without access to the full source quotes, paraphrasing is difficult.

At the very least, better citation of references is needed on this page. I'd do it myself if I knew what the sources were. :)

Jack Garfield 00:23, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

GA pre-comments
Hi, I might pick this up for GAN review, but first I'd like to ask if the recent reliance on simultaneous release (theatrical and VOD, VOD and home release, various streaming services, TV and VOD, etc.) is sufficiently mentioned? The impact of COVID-19 has been quite big on this format, I feel, and it should get decent coverage. Kingsif (talk) 20:32, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Typically a simultaneous release includes some sort of theatrical release at the same time as its home release. Most of these other ones have been more of a "direct-to-video"/"direct-to-streaming"/"break the theatrical window, still having a gap before the home/rental release". Trolls World Tour did meet the criteria, since there were some theatrical screenings (primarily at drive-ins), which will be noted. ViperSnake151   Talk  20:56, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Origin of the term?
Can anyone add information on why it's called day-and-date release along with simultaneous? One of those terms is self-explanatory if you know the definition of simultaneous and the other makes no sense on its face. 67.82.7.9 (talk) 12:49, 14 May 2024 (UTC)