Enlarge / Filmmaker Steven Spielberg appears at 2017’s Comic-Con. (credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Amblin Partners, the production company founded and chaired by director and producer Steven Spielberg, has signed a multiyear deal with streaming platform Netflix. In a press release on Netflix’s website, the two companies announced that the partnership will result in “multiple […]
Enlarge / Get the toughest soot stains out of your jerkin with Tide! (credit: Aurich Lawson | HBO | Tide) In a first for anything HBO-branded, the cable provider will begin offering its content for a lower price, subsidized by advertising, starting the first week of June. Game of Thrones, brought to you by Tide? […]
Apple Music on an iPhone with these new audio features enabled. [credit: Apple ] Today, Apple announced that its Apple Music streaming app will get two major new audio features next month: lossless audio support and spatial audio with Dolby Atmos for a wide range of supported headphones and speakers. Apple Music will play songs […]
Enlarge / Meta-sitcom/adventure series WandaVision was one of Disney+’s most successful recent shows. (credit: YouTube/Disney+) Analysts expected Disney+ to reach 109 million subscribers in Disney’s most recent financial quarter, but the streaming service fell short, landing at 103.6 million. The shortfall resulted in lower revenues than expected for the company and a small stock price […]
Enlarge / Actor Mark Wahlberg confers with director Antoine Fuqua on the set of Infinite. (credit: Mark Wahlberg) On the heels announcing that it has reached just shy of 36 million subscribers, streaming service Paramount+ has announced that it will stream at least one original movie each week, including the long-delayed Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel […]
Enlarge / A screenshot from Steam Link for macOS. (credit: Valve) Valve has launched a standalone app for Steam Link on Apple’s macOS App Store, adding a new option for Mac users who want to play games on machines that are often labeled as poor choices for gaming. Steam Link allows users to stream games […]
Enlarge / A shot from the upcoming Dune adaptation, which will hit theaters and HBO Max this summer. (credit: Chiabella James/Warner Bros.) This June, HBO Max will get a cheaper, ad-supported subscription plan, parent company AT&T told investors today. However, a specific price and launch date have not been announced. Right now, an ad-free subscription to […]
Look out, freeloaders: Netflix is cracking down on password sharing! In a new series of tests, the streaming giant is rolling out a verification process to ensure users are actually logged into their own account and not using Mom and Dad’s for free shows (or the other way around. LOLz!). Womp, womp! Related: Taylor Swift’s […]
Enlarge / A shot from For All Mankind‘s second season. (credit: Apple) More science fiction is headed to Apple TV+, according to a new video and report. Apple has published a “first look featurette” video and related augmented reality app for its alternate-history space-program drama For All Mankind‘s second season, and the report claims a drama about […]
Enlarge / The book cover for the first book in the series, Redwall. (credit: Penguin Random House) Netflix has acquired the rights to all 22 books in Brian Jacques’ fantasy series Redwall, marking the first time rights to the entire series have been purchased by one film or television company. Netflix made a deal for the rights […]