Category: Entertainment
NBA Broadcast Rights Could Lead to Streaming Battle
by Alex Kerai | Jun 15, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Outreach, Sports
NBA media rights come up for sale at the end of the 2024–2025 season, entering a new live sports landscape. Disney and Warner-Bros. Discovery channels air NBA games and will offer first bids on the rights for the next ten years.
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What To Expect When Paramount+ Becomes Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
by Bill Frost | Jun 15, 2023 | Entertainment, Streaming
On June 27, 2023, Paramount+ will become the streaming home to all things SHOWTIME. The standalone SHOWTIME streaming app will eventually be phased out, or “sunsetted,” as we say in the biz. However, classic SHOWTIME will still be available as an add-on channel package on cable, satellite, and live-streaming TV services.
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What to Watch This Week | June 12–18
by Bill Frost | Jun 12, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include new series The Walking Dead: Dead City, the returns of Black Mirror and The Righteous Gemstones, a TV take on The Full Monty, psychological thriller Jagged Mind, and AEW Collision pro-wrestling action. Where’s that remote?
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The Top 5 George Carlin Standup Specials
by Bill Frost | Jun 12, 2023 | Entertainment, Listicles
To coincide with the new HBO docuseries George Carlin’s American Dream, we’ve collected five of our favorite Carlin standup specials, all of which are available on-demand through free streaming services.
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7 Shows Like Outer Banks
by Randy Harward | Jun 9, 2023 | Entertainment, Listicles, What to Watch
So we’re getting a third season of Netflix’s riveting teen mystery drama Outer Banks—but (just like with Squid Game’s second season) it’s gonna be a long wait. Here are some similar shows to tide you over until the Pogues and Kooks resume their conflict in late 2022 or early 2023.
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The Ultimate Sex and the City Dining Guide
by Rachel Oaks | Jun 9, 2023 | Deals, Entertainment
No matter when you fell in love with Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte, you can still relive their footsteps by visiting the iconic eateries they frequented on their hit series. Even if you’re not in NYC, you can live like Sex and the City to celebrate—and we want to help you do just that.
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Netflix Password-Sharing Crackdown Comes to U.S. Subscribers
by Alex Kerai | Jun 8, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Outreach, Streaming
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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Watch Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Free on YouTube
by Bill Frost | Jun 7, 2023 | Entertainment, How to Watch, Streaming
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the latest in the venerable Trek franchise, will premiere its second season on Thursday, June 15, on Paramount+. To recruit new viewers to Starfleet TV Academy, the paid streamer launched the entire first season into the free space of YouTube.
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The Apple Vision Pro Will Launch With Disney+
by Olivia Bono | Jun 7, 2023 | Entertainment, Equipment, Streaming
Apple’s new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, is coming soon. It’ll launch with Disney+’s library of content, despite competition between the two companies.
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How To Watch The CW
by Bill Frost | Jun 7, 2023 | Channel Guide, Entertainment, Streaming, TV
The CW, a joint TV network venture between CBS and WarnerMedia (the “C” and the “W” of the name), has been broadcasting since 2006 and is carried by over 200 local TV stations in the US. The network currently airs over 25 younger-skewing series, including Riverdale, Batwoman, and Superman & Lois.
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