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Alliance Home Entertainment Scores Exclusive North American Physical & U.S. EST Rights to Heated Rivalry

  • Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AENT) announced that its Alliance Home Entertainment division secured exclusive physical & electronic sell-through (EST) home entertainment rights to the Crave Original series Heated Rivalry from Sphere Abacus.
  • The agreement covers the DVD, Blu-ray, & transactional digital release of Heated Rivalry Season 1.
  • Digital transactional platforms will debut the series in June 2026, followed by physical releases in Q4 2026 across North America.
  • Alliance Home Entertainment plans to collaborate with creators to produce premium physical editions featuring elevated packaging, curated bonus content, & exclusive materials for collectors.
  • Heated Rivalry is based on Rachel Reid's bestselling Game Changers book series & has driven a resurgence in novel sales & readership.
  • Jeff Hayne, SVP of Licensing & Productions at Alliance, stated the partnership reflects the show's high-engagement & event-level nature.
  • Robert Oram, EVP of Alliance Home Entertainment, highlighted the company's integrated model for product development & demand planning for fan-driven franchises.
  • Anne Corsak, Sales Director at Sphere Abacus, identified Alliance as the ideal partner to bring the series to market via physical & EST formats.
  • Alliance Entertainment holds over 340,000 unique in-stock SKUs & serves over 35,000 retail locations with physical media & collectibles.
  • The press release includes standard forward-looking statements regarding future market opportunities & business performance.