On its Investor Day event Thursday (Dec. 10), Disney+ touted 86.8 million subscribers, CNBC reported. The streaming service for the entertainment giant has been increasing numbers from even the 73 million it had at the end of the fiscal fourth quarter, the report stated. The...
Redbox has debuted on-demand movies and TV shows to its ad-supported streaming service Redbox Free Live TV, a report from Engadget says. Users can download the Redbox app and access VOD freebies through the “Free on Demand” tab and then access free shows and movies...
Warner Bros. has announced that it will be releasing its entire 2021 film lineup through a combination of both theater and HBO Max streaming releases, a press release stated, including big names like “Dune,” “Tom & Jerry” and more. The studio plans to release the...
Comcast and Walmart are in talks to develop new smart TVs, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Nov. 3), citing sources. The decision comes as Comcast vies to enter more into the streaming world, rather than the TV channels for which it...
Quibi, the streaming service launched by media mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, announced it was shutting down Wednesday (Oct. 21) after nearly $2 billion in investment but just six months in operation. The decision to pull the plug on the service — which offered viewers 5 and...
Film producer and former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg is pulling the plug on Quibi, the short-form video streaming startup, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Oct. 21). The entertainment startup produces original, short-form entertainment for smartphones and raised a total of $1.75 billion in pre-launch...
The binge watch comes with a price. As reported this week, Netflix has taken down the “free trial” option from its site for would-be subscribers in the United States. The U.S. thus joins a range of other countries spanning the globe that have phased the option...
Disney is restructuring part of its business to focus on video streaming, which is becoming increasingly popular, CNBC reported. The company said Monday (Oct. 12) that it will be working to prioritize its streaming by centralizing its media and entertainment operations into one organization responsible...
