HBO CEO Richard Plepler announced that the HBO Go streaming service will be made available to those without a pay-TV subscription starting in 2015. During his speech at Time Warner’s annual shareholder meeting yesterday, Plepler said, “It is time to remove all barriers to those who want HBO…there are 80 million homes that don’t have […]
HBO and Facebook will stream a live Foo Fighters concert for free on the social network this Friday. Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways will hit HBO at 11p ET, and the live stream will play at midnight ET directly following on HBO’s FB page. The eight-part docu-series will visit American musical landmarks with the Foo Fighters […]
Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos hinted at the future of the service’s movie business at the MIPCOM keynote yesterday. He said Netflix plans to serve on-demand audiences and to continue to “restore choice and options” for viewers with day-and-date released movies. Additionally, Sarandos said Netflix is expanding into niche genres, like documentaries and independent […]
Crackle’s new original series Sports Jeopardy! With Dan Patrick has hit more than one million full-episode streams since it kicked off on Sept. 24, according to The Wrap. The show has released just three episodes, but has already featured Jeopardy’s Alex Trebek as a special guest. New episodes are available to stream every Wednesday all […]
Fusion and Maker Studios announced a new cross-platform partnership to bring Maker branded programming to TV and extend Fusion’s web presence. Fusion will premiere the “Maker Block,” featuring themed content across the MCN beginning with a “Best of 2014” special. Maker will help manage Fusion’s YouTube channel in return. As reported yesterday, Maker’s content will […]
Cynopsis sat down with AT+T AdWorks President Mike Welch to discuss TV advertising and targeting audiences, as well as Otter Media, AT+T’s joint venture with The Chernin Group. AdWorks takes data from TV, online and mobile channels to help brands appear on multiple screens. Which platform is AT+T emphasizing right now? Our biggest channel is […]
Disney will bring digital talent from recently acquired MCN Maker Studios to Disney Channel and Disney XD. Both have ordered an original Maker-branded half-hour special, the companies announced at Mipcom last week. The first will be Halloween-themed as part of Disney Channel’s “Monstober,” and will feature two 11-minute episodes that highlight the best spooky programming […]
Amazon renewed comedy Transparent for a second season, to return in 2015. The first season of the Jill Soloway (Six Feet Under) series has been at the top of Prime Instant Video for two weeks and 80 percent of viewers have seen two or more eps, according to the ‘Zon. The show stars Jeffrey Tambor […]
Hulu will exclusively premiere a series of Halloween themed B-movies in a series called 13 Nights of Elvira to start on Oct. 19. Spooky icon Elvira will host the series which will include: Cannibal Women In The Avocado Jungle of Death (Oct. 19), Puppet Master (Oct. 20), Demonic Toys (Oct. 21), Hobgoblins (Oct. 22), The […]
Netflix acquired the thriller The Honorable Woman through a pact with BBC Worldwide yesterday. The eight-part miniseries focuses on a woman, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal, who witnesses the assassination of her Israeli arms vendor father.
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