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What Amazon’s Pivot to Prime Video Ads Will Look Like
Starting early next year, the ad-option will be the default for those that subscribe to the e-commerce giant's membership option.
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I ditched music streaming services and the only thing I miss is discovery
Music streaming is the height of convenience, especially for discovery, but there's still something to be said for a physical collection.
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SAG Strike: How 'Black Mirror' Predicted the Future (Again)
Black Mirror is going to have to stick around for many more decades before it even gets within spitting distance of The Simpsons for eerily predicting future events. But the speed with which Holywood life imitated Black Mirror art was lightning quick this time.
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Marvel ‘Diluted’ Audience’s ‘Focus and Attention’ by Making So Many Disney+ TV Shows, Says Bob Iger
Disney CEO Bob Iger is citing the studio’s output increase for Disney+ as one reason for “some disappointments” as of late. Speaking to CNBC’s David Faber at the Sun Valley Confer…
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Disney Plus Takes Down $53 Million Original Movie 'Crater' Just 48 Days After Its Premiere
Looking to further trim EBITDA losses on video streaming in its current fiscal third quarter, Disney said in an SEC filing a month ago that it expects to write down as much as $400 million as it removes more original movies and TV shows from Disney Plus and Hulu. And making one of its more conspicuous trims to date, the conglomerate just took down a teen-targeted original movie from Disney Plus that cost a reported $53.4 million to produce and was only on the platform for 48 days.
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Netflix Likely To Benefit As Rivals Sell Content To Raise Cash: Analyst
The media companies that helped Netflix grow by selling the streamer their best content on the cheap may be making the same strategic blunder again. While Netflix’s original programming gets a lot of attention, acquired content represents a large and stable share of viewing by Netflix subscribers. The supply of acquired content dried up as media companies raced to build their own streaming services and add subscribers. That’s changing.
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Big Streamers Hungry for Ad Dollars, but Some Commercials Prove Tough to Digest
Welcome to one of the strangest battles in all of Hollywood’s earth-scorched streaming wars. Tune into TNT or Discovery Channel and chances are you might come upon an ad for a new streaming selection on Peacock or Netflix. Stream something on Max — also owned by the TV networks’ parent, Warner Bros.
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HBO’s Potential Netflix Deal Isn’t So Shocking — but It Is Significant
VIP+ Analysis: While Warner Bros. Discovery talking with Netflix to license HBO titles isn’t surprising, it sure signals a power shift.
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Netflix on verge of landing Jerry Jones docu-series for nearly $50 million
The partnership between the NFL and Netflix is expanding. Next week, the first NFL property debuts on Netflix, with the Quarterback series focusing on Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, and Marcus Mariota. Eventually, Netflix will air the NFL Films docu-series focusing on Cowboys owner Jerry Jones .
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David Fincher's New Netflix Movie Revealed And It's A Sci-Fi Mindbender
David Fincher is ready to start working on his next Netflix film, and he’s hoping Margot Robbie will come along for the ride. Our trusted and proven sources
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First Trailer Released For Futurama Reboot
Prepare to embark on a journey back to the future, as Hulu unveils the exhilarating first trailer for the long-awaited eighth season of Futurama. Reviving its comedic brilliance a decade after its second farewell, this beloved series returns with a fresh array of thrilling escapades, dilemmas, and an eclectic cast of characters hailing from the most extraordinary realms of time and space.
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The Witcher's "meta" transition from Cavill to Hemsworth's Geralt will be "flawless"
The transition from Henry Cavill to Liam Hemsworth's Geralt in Netflix's The Witcher show will be "flawless", and draw on a "meta" explanation inspired by the series' original books. That's according to the series' executive producer Tomek Baginski, who has discussed the upcoming third season of the show - the last to star Henry Cavill as the protagonist - in an interview with Yahoo News, where the shift to Hemsworth for future seasons was mentioned.
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Ryan Murphy Leaving Netflix, In Talks To Return To Disney
Ryan Murphy looks to be heading back to Disney. Murphy is set to leave Netflix at the end of his five-year overall deal, which was understood to be worth around $300M. Deadline has confirmed that he’s in talks with Disney, although no deal is yet signed.
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Sylvester Stallone Now Acknowledges That Arnold Schwarzenegger Was a ‘Superior’ Action Star
The fierce rivalry between the two ’80s stars gave way to a 21st century bromance. The 1980s rivalry between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone is the stuff of Hollywood legends, but the two action stars have mended some fences now that they’re not competing at the box office every year. Stallone even makes an appearance in the new Netflix documentary “Arnold” to praise his former enemy for reinventing the action genre.
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Shroud and DrLupo are first Diablo 4 players to get a Megan Fox eulogy
No matter how fantastic your Diablo 4 classes are, one thing is certain in the world of the Blizzard RPG – you will meet a grizzly demise. To make matters sweeter when you meet a hero end in Diablo 4, Transformers star Megan Fox will honor you. In fact, streaming giants Michael ‘Shroud‘ Grzesiek, ‘Wudijo’, and Benjamin ‘DrLupo‘ Lupo are now among the first players to receive their own personalized Diablo 4 Megan Fox eulogy.
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Cleopatra: Egypt jurists seek $2bn from Netflix
Netflix's docudrama Queen Cleopatra depicted the Ptolemaic queen as a black African woman, causing much controversy in Egypt. Now a team of jurists want to sue Netflix for $2 billion in compensation.
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HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, and the Day Streaming Died
The streaming industry has been facing a reckoning for a while. This week, it hit.
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Netflix Hires Arnold Schwarzenegger as Chief Action Officer
Netflix has hired Terminator, Predator, and Jingle All the Way star Arnold Schwarzenegger as its chief action officer. Announced in a promotional video on Netflix's YouTube, Schwarzenegger can be seen arriving at the streaming giant's headquarters in a tank. "No one loves action as much as I do," he said in the video. "That's why I've accepted the big new job as Netflix's chief action officer."
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Netflix Launches Paid Sharing in U.S., Will Start Blocking Users With Unauthorized Passwords
If you’re sharing your Netflix password with someone who doesn’t live with you, get ready to pay up — it will cost $7.99 per month extra to add another user to your account. On Tuesday, Netflix said it is launching its crackdown on illicit password sharing to its biggest market, the U.S., angling to squeeze a bigger chunk of change from customers who share their logins with friends and family outside their household.
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Hulu's National Streaming Day Deal Knocks 74% Off Subscription Cost for 3 Months
With National Streaming Day taking place tomorrow, May 20, one of the most popular streaming services is celebrating with a steep discount. Hulu is offering three months of streaming access for just $2 per month, a savings of 74% versus the usual monthly price. The discount applies to its ad-supported tier and is available to new and eligible returning subscribers.
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