Category: Industry News
Netflix Password-Sharing Crackdown Comes to U.S. Subscribers
by Alex Kerai | Jun 8, 2023 | Industry News, Outreach
Netflix is cracking down on password sharing in the U.S., emailing customers new guidelines. In addition to regularly priced subscription plans, the company is offering the option to add an extra member to your account for $7.99 a month.
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Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson Out at CNN and Fox News
by Alex Kerai | Jun 7, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
Fox and CNN announced Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon’s departures on Monday morning. Carlson hosted Tucker Carlson Tonight, and Lemon was a co-host of CNN This Morning. The networks have yet to announce who will replace the hosts.
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Screen Actors Authorize Strike While Directors Move Closer to a Deal
by Alex Kerai | Jun 6, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
The Screen Actors Guild voted overwhelmingly to authorize its first strike since 2000. Two days earlier, the Directors Guild of America reached a tentative agreement for its next contract.
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Fall Network Schedule Impacted by Writers’ Guild Strike
by Alex Kerai | May 26, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
The writers’ strike has already impacted numerous film and TV productions globally. The fall TV schedule may be next. ABC is the only one of the Big Four networks with a strike-proof schedule. The network is airing unscripted programming and reruns of Abbott Elementary.
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Max Faces User Experience Issues with Launch of New App
by Alex Kerai | May 23, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
Max launched today, and viewers ran into issues with the user experience of the redesigned app and interface. Warner Bros. Discovery’s CTO said teams were on standby to help solve any problems customers face.
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Disney Moves to Fully Add Hulu Content to Disney Plus
by Alex Kerai | May 19, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
Disney announced a one-app experience in the U.S. for Disney+ and Hulu customers that will roll out by the end of 2023. Currently, Hulu is owned by Disney and Comcast, although Comcast has the option to sell to Disney.
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We Found the Most Streaming-Obsessed States
by Alex Kerai | May 11, 2023 | Industry News
Using data from Google Trends, we examined the search volume for the top streaming services in all 50 states to find the state that can’t resist streaming all the time.
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Freevee Adds Prime Exclusives
by Alex Kerai | May 5, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
This year, over 100 Amazon Originals will be available to stream for free on Amazon’s Freevee platform. Freevee will offer new Amazon Originals each month through the Amazon Originals channel on the service.
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Hollywood Writers Guild Goes On Strike
by Alex Kerai | May 2, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
The Writers Guild of America is officially on strike as of Tuesday morning. Pencils are down, and picket lines are starting. The guild’s contract with the major studios—including Disney, Netflix, and Discovery-Warner—has expired.
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9-1-1 Canceled at FOX, Moving to ABC
by Alex Kerai | May 1, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
The long-running procedural 9-1-1 is moving from FOX to ABC after the season 6 finale in May. Fox’s decision to cancel and move the show was due to financial reasons and licensing fee costs for the network.
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