day-and-date

Meanings

adjectiveday-and-date (not comparable)

not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: specifying which time data is to be filled in: the day of the week and the calendar date, such as "Friday, 17 May".
not comparableDesignating the release of a film on multiple platforms, most commonly theatrical and home video, on the exact same day, or in very close proximity to each other.
Like Cuban, the Independent Film Channel has participated in a variation of day-and-date releasing, agreeing to release twenty-four films simultaneously in theaters and on cable through their First Take Initiative […]
2009, Chuck Tryon, Reinventing Cinema: Movies in the Age of Media Convergence, page 108

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