first-run

Definitions

1. 1

   made available for public screening for the first time

2. 2

   screening first-run films

   • How long a movie stayed in the First Run theaters depended entirely on how big a hit it was. [...] If a movie was not a hit, it most often left the first run theater after two weeks and disappeared seemingly forever.
3. 3

   broadcast or streamed for the first time on any broadcast or streaming service (including…

   broadcast or streamed for the first time on any broadcast or streaming service (including films that are previously released theatrically)

   • [...] Netflix swooped in to take first-run rights to season two mere weeks before the streaming giant had any idea how the series would perform on its platform.

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