Monday January 13, 2025 IN THE NEWS RIP, Venu Sports. On Friday, ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery announced they have decided not to move forward with their proposed bundled sports streamer. “After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint venture and not launch the streaming service,” they said […]
Friday January 10, 2025 IN THE NEWS With wildfires still raging in LA, the Producers Guild extended voting for this year’s awards until tomorrow, January 11. The nominations announcement is now slated for Sunday, January 12. Also postponed were the release of nominations for the 2025 American Society of Cinematographers Awards and for the […]
Thursday January 9, 2025 IN THE NEWS Nominees for the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Wednesday. “Shogun” topped list with five nods, followed by four for “The Bear” and three for “The Diplomat.” The ceremony is set for Sunday, February 23 at 8p on Netflix. The nominee news was shared via […]
Wednesday January 8, 2025 IN THE NEWS Paramount Global and Comcast announced the renewal of their distribution agreements, which deliver Paramount’s portfolio of broadcast brands – including CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network and more – across Xfinity platforms. Comcast subscribers will also retain access to streamers Paramount+, Pluto TV and BET+. […]
Tuesday January 7, 2025 IN THE NEWS FuboTV and Disney have struck a deal for Disney to combine its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, thus ending Fubo’s antitrust litigation against the formation of Venu Sports by Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery. Fubo has agreed to a $220 million cash payment […]
Monday January 6, 2025 IN THE NEWS Paramount and Skydance Media fired back at critics of their pending merger, including LiveVideo.AI Corp., the Center for American Rights, and Fuse Media, maintaining in a regulatory filing that far from being harmed by the deal, their critics are making demands that threaten free speech. “These filings […]
Friday January 3, 2025 IN THE NEWS NBCUniversal is charging $14.99/month, or $99 annually, for CNBC+. The new streaming service, offering access to episodes of CNBC business day shows, aims to attract business-oriented viewers for longer periods of time, and a global feed will enable them to follow programming from Asia and Europe. In […]
Thursday January 2, 2025 IN THE NEWS The average American spent 23% less on streaming in 2024 (or $42.38/month) than in 2023 ($55.03/month), according to research organization Reviews. One reason for the dip: 27.8% of viewers reported being overwhelmed by the increasing number of streaming apps. Americans also may be spending less on streaming […]
Friday December 20, 2024 IN THE NEWS “Dune: Prophecy” will return to HBO for a second season; the season one finale airs on Sunday. The series, which stars Emily Waston, Travis Fimmel, Josh Heuston and Olivia Williams, is a prequel to the Denis Villneuve-directed “Dune” movies starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya. Fox News anchor […]
Thursday December 19, 2024 IN THE NEWS Paramount+ has renewed “Mayor of Kingstown,” starring Jeremy Renner, for a fourth season. The series, co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon and produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Bosque Ranch Productions, reached 8.8M global households during its season three run, making it the #1 […]
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