A+E Networks launched its first SVOD service, called Lifetime Movie Cub, for $3.99/month. Subscribers will have access to a library of 30 Lifetime films, updated weekly and without commercial interruption, available exclusively on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Why go the sub route? “The decision to launch was based on the overwhelming success we have […]
With the Verizon-AOL deal made official this week, The Huffington Post is the first AOL property to ramp up its video efforts with a 24-hour online video network called HuffPost24. The new net will feature live programming, short-form video, original series and documentaries, founder and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington told her staff yesterday; it will be […]
Amazon is signing on Transparent showrunner Jil Soloway (Six Feet Under) for the long haul. After two Golden Globe wins for ‘Parent, Soloway will continue to develop TV projects exclusively for Prime Instant Video streaming service. In addition, Amazon announced a third season order of the show just as it begins production on its second […]
Amazon is about to land its first major original feature film, starring Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey. The $4 million deal for the historical drama, titled Elvis + Nixon, will follow the meeting between the infamous artist and president. Amazon Studios will debut the film in theaters and then bring it to Amazon Prime Instant […]
For the first time, HBO has chosen Facebook as the place for viewers to see pilot episodes of comedies Ballers and The Brink. Ballers star and executive producer Dwayne Johnson will introduce and host his show directly on his Facebook page; The Brink will live on the series page. In addition to FB, […]
Verizon officially sealed the deal to buy AOL at $50/share for a total of $4.44 billion. The next step will be the summer arrival of a mobile-first video service, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong and Verizon EVP Marni Walden detailed in a call yesterday. The new offering will include free and premium versions of live content […]
On the heels of Showtime’s new a la carte service offering, the network will add its content to Hulu, the first deal of its kind for a premium cable channel. Nine million paying Hulu subscribers will have the option to add the service starting July 11 before the season premieres of Ray Donovan and Masters […]
Amazon is in talks with Sony Pictures TV to bring Bryan Cranston’s Sneaky Pete to Amazon Prime subscribers. The new deal comes after a failed pilot launch from its original home on CBS. Sneaky Pete follows a con man who takes his former cell mate’s identity when he gets out of prison. Giovanni Ribisi (Ted) […]
Get ready to scream: MTV and media tech company Interlude launched an interactive video experience for fans to get their thrill on before the Scream series premieres on June 30. Choose Your Own Murder gives viewers the opportunity to make a sequence of decisions in order to get away from the killer chasing them at […]
Netflix ordered a new comedy series from Arrested Development’s Mitch Hurwitz: Lady Dynamite, which Hurwitz will executive produce and in which Maria Bamford will star. South Park’s Pam Brady, Hurwitz and Bamford wrote and produced the pilot; the streaming service ordered 13 episodes of the half-hour comedy. Hurwitz signed a multi-year deal with Netflix in […]
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