Category: Industry News
Netflix Syndicates HBO Shows, Bringing Them to a Wider Audience
by Alex Kerai | Jul 18, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
Five HBO shows, including Insecure, are coming to Netflix and will be available to stream as part of a new co-exclusive agreement with Max. The shows allow HBO’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to license content and make extra money for the bottom line.
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Hollywood Screen Actors Strike, Joining Writers and Further Delaying Fall TV Production
by Alex Kerai | Jul 13, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing screen actors, is on strike. The strike will immediately shut down numerous productions worldwide and stop any promotional work actors are doing for projects.
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Spectrum Customers to Decide Whether to Pay for Sports or Not
by Alex Kerai | Jul 11, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Sports
Spectrum will launch Spectrum Select Plus with sports programming and Spectrum Select Signature for the non-sports fan this fall. The new packages allow customers to decide whether to pay for sports content. Providers previously built in sports content to all major TV provider packages.
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Amazon Prime Video Adds to Viewer Confusion with Freevee Content Swap and Potential Ad Tier
by Alex Kerai | Jun 23, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
Amid reports of Prime exploring an ad tier for Prime Video, the company is bulking up on Freevee offerings. Freevee, Amazon’s free ad-supported network—already offers exclusive Amazon Prime Video content plus 280 streaming channels.
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Messi Just Made Watching Soccer More Expensive
by Alex Kerai | Jun 20, 2023 | Industry News, Outreach, Sports, Streaming
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has agreed to leave Paris Saint-Germain for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Messi is one of the most famous soccer players in the world and just won the World Cup with Argentina in the fall.
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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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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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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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Unions Unite: Hollywood Studios Face Reckoning During Labor Negotiations
by Alex Kerai | May 30, 2023 | Industry News
Since the writers’ guild strike began five weeks ago, the major Hollywood unions—representing writers, directors, actors, below-the-line workers, truck drivers, and more—have come together on picket lines. Union support has halted many productions and led to massive rallies nationwide.
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