Category: Entertainment
What to Watch This Week | March 27–April 2
by Bill Frost | Mar 27, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include new sci-fi drama The Power, Rob Lowe comedy Unstable, the dramatized tale of Tetris, the final run of Riverdale, and WWE WrestleMania 39 squared-circle action. Better find that remote.
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South by Southwest in Austin Hosts Major Premieres and Music Sets
by Alex Kerai | Mar 24, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
The South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, returned with full programming this year. More than 80 artists performed music sets around Austin, with many smaller bands getting to shine.
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fuboTV is Now Called Fubo, and (Maybe Someday) Cable
by Randy Harward | Mar 23, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Sports, Streaming
So fuboTV has a new name. No, the sportsball-focused live TV streaming service partly owned by Deadpool actor and biz whiz Ryan Reynolds didn’t add “+” to its name (as streaming services are wont to do). Instead, fuboTV laid off “TV” and promoted the “f” to “F” for a simple moniker: “Fubo.”
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Apple Considering Bid for U.K. Premier League Rights
by Alex Kerai | Mar 23, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Sports, Streaming
A report out this morning says that Apple TV+ may bid for the U.K. streaming rights to English Premier League football. The deal would bring the English Football League to the same platform that already hosts Major League Soccer in the U.S.
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Writers Guild Begin Negotiations Before Possible Strike
by Alex Kerai | Mar 20, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
On Monday, March 20, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) began contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMTPT). The negotiations will lead to a new three-year deal between writers and the studios or a strike that could shut down Hollywood productions worldwide.
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How to Watch Better Call Saul
by Bill Frost | Mar 20, 2023 | Entertainment, How to Watch, Streaming, TV
You can watch the first five seasons of AMC’s Better Call Saul on Netflix (Breaking Bad is there too if you’re down for a Saul/Bad mega-watch party.) However, you won’t find Season 6 on Netflix or AMC+—you’ll have to purchase a digital or hard copy if you want to watch the final season before it’s finally added to Netflix on April 18, 2023.
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What to Watch This Week | March 20–26
by Bill Frost | Mar 20, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the much-anticipated returns of Yellowjackets and Succession, the debuts of The Night Agent and Rabbit Hole, Polish crime-noir thriller The Thaw, new Andy Samberg comedy Digman!, and the National Women’s Soccer League season kickoff. So much to watch!
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Potential Sale of BET Attracts Major Suitors
by Alex Kerai | Mar 17, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
Paramount is weighing a sale of BET Media Group, which includes the cable network BET and VH1. Actor-producer Tyler Perry, producer-executive Byron Allen, and musician Sean “Diddy” Combs have all expressed interest in purchasing a majority stake in BET.
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What to Watch This Week | March 13–19
by Bill Frost | Mar 13, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the return of Ted Lasso, new Bob Odenkirk series Lucky Hank, Donald Glover horror-drama Swarm, true-crime movie Boston Strangler, and NCAA college basketball action. Get to the TV box!
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Why Did Joel Save Ellie? The Last of Us Finale Decision Explained
by Eric Chiu | Mar 12, 2023 | Entertainment, Streaming, What to Watch
Based on the hit PlayStation game, The Last of Us stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Read our recap of The Last of Us episode nine.
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