first-run
adjective
: available for public viewing for the first time
first-run movies
also
: exhibiting first-run movies
first-run theaters
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Since early 2025, 40 percent of those series orders have been literary adaptations, and over the past three years, first-run romance-novel adaptations have jumped 73 percent.
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
New research from Ampere Analysis shows that 83% of first-run romance commissions in the first half of 2026 were scripted.
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
29 June 2026
The company has also emphasized the scale of the tournament as a live-programming event, with 340 hours of first-run programming planned across Fox Sports platforms.
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Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
Theaters may show first-run films or repertory screenings.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
New research from Ampere Analysis shows that 83% of first-run romance commissions in the first half of 2026 were scripted.
—
K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
29 June 2026
The company has also emphasized the scale of the tournament as a live-programming event, with 340 hours of first-run programming planned across Fox Sports platforms.
—
Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
Theaters may show first-run films or repertory screenings.
—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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“First-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-run. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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