Showing posts with label Entertainment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Entertainment. Show all posts

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Netflix’s ‘Bright’ reached 11M viewers in its first three days, according to Nielsen

Netflix  spent $90 million  on the production of  Bright , an unlikely hybrid of buddy cop movie and high fantasy. Will that investment p...

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Amazon Prime Video launches globally on Xbox consoles

Today, Amazon Prime Video is  launching  globally for Xbox One, and will also be available on the new Xbox One X when it lands in stores ...

‘House of Cards’ production halted ‘until further notice’ in response to Kevin Spacey allegations

The fallout from allegations around  House of Cards  star Kevin Spacey continues. Netflix and production company Media Rights Capital s...

‘House of Cards’ will end after season six, Netflix ‘deeply troubled’ by Kevin Spacey allegations

Netflix announced today that  House of Cards  will end after its next season. The news comes after  actor Anthony Rapp told BuzzFeed  t...

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Twitch is acquiring popular video game community and software maker Curse

Live streaming video platform  Twitch  (a  subsidiary of Amazon ) is doubling down on video games with the acquisition of a significant pl...

Monday, July 4, 2016

What this year’s M&A activity tells us about media and entertainment

Content is still king. With Dalian Wanda Group’s $3.5 billion acquisition of Legendary Entertainment in January, this year’s media and ent...

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Amazon Prime Video gets exclusive deal for most PBS Kids shows

Amazon Prime Video  will be the exclusive subscription streaming service for the majority of PBS series for children, Amazon  announced  t...

Monday, February 29, 2016

Netflix: The Force Awakens

I’ve  argued in the past  that Netflix will have the last laugh — that its success with content  production will soon rival and surpass tr...

How To Stream The 2016 Oscars Tonight

The Oscars are finally here. Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally get his Oscar? Will we see  another epic  celeb-filled selfie   from Ellen? ...

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Cruiseable Wants To Disrupt The Cruise Ship Sector, So Far Ignored By Others

The cruise experience is so damn opaque that few can figure out what exactly is the right experience, especially amid all the schmaltzy m...