Amazon’s march beyond the digital space continues. Amazon Studios, the company’s production and distribution arm, has acquired The Neon Demon, the latest film from acclaimed Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn. The film, starring Keanu Reeves and Jena Malone among others, makes its U.S. theatrical debut next summer, followed by a release on Amazon’s Prime streaming […]
If you suddenly had fifty-plus years of James Bond films dropped on your head, you might be a little shaken. (Not stirred.) Now you know how China feels: In a deal with MGM, Chinese Internet company Tencent Holdings has acquired transactional video on demand and streaming rights to the entire Bond catalog, including Spectre. Meanwhile, […]
t’s not the first time that Bill Burr’s brand of frank humor has landed him an exclusive spot on Netflix. But last time it was a stand-up special, it took place in the 21st century, and he wasn’t a cartoon. On December 18, Netflix will debut F Is for Family, a six-episode original animated series […]
Snooki and Jwoww are back. (Their real names are Nicole Polizzi and Jenni Farley, but let’s be honest, you’re never going to remember that.) The Jersey Shore alums are partying less hard these days, trading in their vodka for baby formula. (Okay, also some wine.) Snooki & Jwoww: Moms With Attitude, a new series produced […]
YouTube is embracing virtual reality, releasing two new features for its Android mobile app Thursday that make it easier for consumers to watch while using Google’s Cardboard VR viewer. YouTube viewers can now tap on a Cardboard icon in the app and put their phone into the viewer before watching. Right now, the site only […]
Sony’s PlayStation is adding every network Disney owns, including ESPN and ABC, to its offerings. According to recode, it is right “about the same price that (consumers) would normally get via conventional pay TV providers like Comcast and Time Warner Cable, which makes it the first Web TV service to do so.”
It’s official: Bryan Cranston’s new show is sneaking onto Amazon Prime. Amazon has confirmed what Deadline reported in early September: Sneaky Pete, Executive Produced by Cranston and starring Giovanni Ribisi, has been picked up for a full season order. In 2016, the series will debut exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., U.K., Austria, […]
Facebook’s Q3 earnings release contained some significant news: Namely, that Facebook is an unstoppable juggernaut bent on world domination…Okay, maybe that’s extreme. But consider this: The company now sees more than one billion users, and eight billion video views, every year. Wait, scratch that. It’s actually every DAY. The company also announced that it has […]
Verizon and the NBA are thinking big with a multiyear content and marketing partnership that makes Verizon the Official Wireless Service Provider of the league, as well as the WNBA, NBA Development League (NBA D-League) and USA Basketball (USAB). The deal will see mobile video service and social entertainment platform go90 serve up extensive NBA […]
Activision Blizzard is a video game giant, but its presence in the mobile gaming space has been relatively minimal – until now. The company has acquired mobile gaming giant King Digital Entertainment, best known for the Candy Crush franchise. Activision Blizzard spent $5.9 billion dollars on the acquisition. And that can buy a whole lot […]
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