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HBO Max is One Year Old – Here’s its Year in Review
It looks like HBO found a real winner with its streaming service HBO Max. The platform launched one year ago on May 27, 2020, at the height of a global pandemic, but has managed to become a household name in just a short time. The streamer exceeded initial forecasts adding 11.1 million HBO/HBO Max subscribers…
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Limited Time Offer: Get 3 Months of Starz for Just $5/Month
Right now, Starz has a few limited-time deals going on that will save you up to 45% off the regular price. The streaming service is offering a discount that gives you 3 months of Starz for just $5 a month, or you can opt-in for 6 months for $25. After your first six months, your…
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Roku Expands Exclusive Content Collection in Deal to be the Free Streaming Home of Saban Films
Roku and Saban Films announced today that they’ve made a deal for Roku to get streaming rights to movies from Saban Films. This is the first ever pay-one licensing agreement for Roku. The deal will bring a selection of titles from Saban’s 2021 film slate to The Roku Channel for viewers in the US and…
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Survey: 93% of Moviegoers Plan to See Multiple Movies in Theaters This Summer, Including ‘Black Widow’
The summer movie landscape is looking pretty great as moviegoers return to theaters. People are ready to head back to normal life, and that includes getting their entertainment outside of the house again. There’s just something about seeing a blockbuster on the big screen that can’t be replicated. So what are the theaters like these…
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Redbox Adds Crackle to Its Free Streaming Lineup
Redbox has added content from Crackle, a free streaming service from Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, to its own Free Live TV streaming service. The new channel will offer shows and movies from the service including Cold Blood, Crown Vic, Grand Isle, Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story, and Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story among many…
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Anker Shows Off Android TV Dongle Coming to its Nebula Brand
Anker, the company that offers a wide, wide variety of electronics, has started showing off a new Android TV-powered streaming device that could be coming later this year. The company’s Japanese Twitter account shared an image and initial details for what it’s calling the Nebula 4K Streaming Dongle, which looks like it’ll fall under the…
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‘In The Heights,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ and More Coming to HBO Max in June 2021
There’s a lot going on over at HBO Max in June. Once you’ve calmed down after the Friends Reunion from May, it’s time to get back to your regularly scheduled programming, aka catching up on new originals and screening the latest WarnerBros releases right from your living room. This month we’re getting two same day…
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How to Watch ‘Cruella’ With Premier Access on Disney+
Disney’s latest live action film of 2021 is a new twist on the fashion and fur-loving villain Cruella de Vill from 101 Dalmations. Only this time, the storyline is set in punk-era 1970s London and shows Cruella’s origin story, pre-dognapping days. The film stars Oscar winner Emma Stone as the black and white haired villainess,…
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Peacock Will Stream Cycling, Starting with Tour de France
Peacock has announced that it will be the new streaming home of cycling programming previously found on NBC Sports Gold’s “Cycling Pass.” Coverage on the streaming service will start with the first stage of the 108th Tour de France from Brest, France, beginning on June 26th, 2021, and will include live coverage along with on-demand…
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James Bond Films Will Still Hit Theaters First, Producers Say
With Amazon making its acquisition of MGM official with an announcement earlier today, fans of the James Bond franchise wondered if future films would go straight to Amazon Prime Video. The producers of the films say going straight to streaming isn’t the plan for 007. “We are committed to continuing to make James Bond films…
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HBO Max Will be Available in Latin America in June
One year after HBO Max launched in the U.S., the streaming service now announced its expansion coming next month. HBO Max will be available in 39 territories in Latin America and the Caribbean beginning June 29, 2021. The launch will bring HBO Max’s collection of WarnerMedia titles, slate of original series and movies, Max Originals, plus…
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Hulu Announces Lineup of Originals for Summer
Hulu is celebrating summer with a slate of new titles including films, documentaries, series, and kids’ programming. The new titles include a discussion with Paul McCartney; the season finale of one of Hulu’s biggest hits, “The Handmaid’s Tale;” and Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez getting caught up in a murder mystery. The premieres…
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Hallmark Movies Now is Kicking off Summer with 12 Additional Movies in June 2021
Spring is in the air and summer is just around the corner, so Hallmark Movies Now is kicking off the new season with a dozen new movies heading to the service as part of its Summer Dreams event. The event begins with Marrying Mr. Darcy which picks up six months after the original Unleashing Mr.…
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DreamWorks’ ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’ Will Premiere on Peacock The Same Day as Theaters
Peacock is taking a page from the HBO Max mode of operations book and setting its first same-day theatrical premiere. DreamWorks’ new animated sequel The Boss Baby: Family Business will be available to stream at no extra charge with Peacock Premium on July 2, the same day it hits theaters. The film’s release date was…
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Amazon to Acquire MGM for $8.45 Billion
Amazon and MGM announced this morning that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Amazon will pay $8.45 billion for MGM in the deal. Amazon had reportedly been showing interest in MGM since at least the beginning of this year, according to sources from both companies, as reported by Wall Street Journal. Last week,…
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