Category: News
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FilmRise Enters Deal to Produce Two Feature Films, Plus Distribution for 20+ Holiday Titles
FilmRise has signed a deal with Los Angeles-based Nicely Entertainment to produce two new holiday movies for distribution in the U.S. – “Sappy Holiday” starring Vanessa Sears (“The Last Man”) and John McLaren (“Heartland”) and “Snowball Effect.” The multifaceted deal also includes distribution rights for two new, never released productions from Nicely, “Adeline” starring John…
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WNBA League Pass to Increase Price for the First Time Since Launch
Heading into its 26th season, the Women’s National Basketball Association is raising the price of its WNBA League Pass streaming service for the first time since its 2016 launch. Andrew Joe Potter at The Score broke the news on Twitter: Last year, during the league’s 25th anniversary season, WNBA League Pass streamed more than 110…
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Ukraine President Zelensky’s ‘Servant of the People’ is Back on Netflix
The political comedy Servant of the People, starring the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is back on Netflix. US audiences can now watch the first season. “You asked and it’s back!” Netflix wrote in a tweet Wednesday morning. “Servant of the People is once again available on Netflix in The US. The 2015 satirical comedy…
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Netflix is Testing Charging Subscribers for Password Sharing
Netflix is planning a new test that would address password sharing. The company will be launching and testing two new features for members in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru who share their accounts with additional users outside of their homes. “We’ve always made it easy for people who live together to share their Netflix account,…
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YouTube TV is Testing a New Guide as it Gears Up for More Interface Improvements
Some YouTube TV users are noticing an update in the design of their grid guide on the live TV streaming service. A subscriber posted a photo of their screen, shown below, in a Facebook group for YouTube TV users, showing a checkmark on the titles in their library, a description of the selected show with…
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March Madness: How to Watch the Men’s First Four on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
March Madness has arrived as 8 teams compete in the First Four to secure a spot in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The play-in round of the tournament will feature 3 conference champions: Texas Southern (SWAC), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland), and Bryant (NEC). The play-in game began in…
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How to Watch the 2022 Men’s NIT First Round on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on March 16
With the First Four of March Madness tipping off, college basketball fans across the world are sure to have their brackets busted but that isn’t March’s only tournament. The First Round of the Men’s National Invitation Tournament (NIT) tips off with 32 teams competing in 16 single-elimination games. Established in 1938, originally the NIT was…
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RedBox to Premiere ‘Johnny & Clyde’ the Same Day as Theaters
RedBox has obtained North American rights to the upcoming gritty drama Johnny & Clyde coming to theaters later this year. With this new deal, the film will be available day-and-date in Redbox kiosks and on demand. The film stars Avan Jogia, Ajani Russell, and Megan Fox among others. “Fans of dark, gritty action movies are going to…
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March Madness: How to Watch the Women’s First Four on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on March 17
March Madness has finally arrived for NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball. For the first time, the tournament will carry the March Madness banner and the field will be expanded to 68-teams with a First Four play-in round. Conference champions Incarnate Word (Southland) and Longwood (Big South) are making their tournament debuts and will be playing…
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Netflix is Bringing More Dr. Seuss Stories to Streaming
Netflix has announced that it has expanded its partnership with Dr. Suess Enterprises to bring some of the most iconic Dr. Seuss stories to life with five new animated series and specials. The new content will be based on titles like Horton Hears a Who!; The Sneetches; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; and Wacky Wednesday, and…