Netflix is turning Will Smith streaming original ‘Bright’ into a film franchise

Netflix will launch its first streaming-only franchise, with the news (via  Bloomberg ) that it’s greenlit a sequel to Will Smith film  B...

It’s official: Disney is acquiring Fox’s film and TV divisions for $52.4 billion

We’re about to see two entertainment behemoths come together, as The Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox have officially announced a...

Redbox unveils its service for digital movie purchases and rentals

Redbox , the company behind the ubiquitous supermarket kiosks for renting DVDs, is moving into the world of digital streaming. Technica...

Local news sites DNAinfo and Gothamist shut down

DNAinfo and Gothamist have both shut down, a week after reporters and editors at the local news sites  unionized . Their archives seem ...

New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ trailer prepares you for some twists

There’s a new 45 second spot for  Star Wars: The Last Jedi , which premiered tonight during some kind of sport ball game, but which is l...

Following exec shakeup, Amazon Studios announces expansion plans

Amazon today  announced  plans to expand its TV and movie division, Amazon Studios, which includes relocating to a new location in Culver...

Netflix to launch its first after-show with debut of ‘Beyond Stranger Things’

Netflix’s is preparing to capitalize on the success of its hit original series  Stranger Things with the launch of a new ‘after-show,’ st...

Episode 3 of ‘Bubbleproof’ sets out to disrupt venture

Silicon Valley doings are easy to make fun of, which is what the mockumentary web series  Bubbleproof  is trying to do. The series follo...

NFL Network, RedZone come to Sling TV’s streaming service for cord cutters

Sling TV has long been a viable option for sports fans who want to cut the cord with traditional pay television, thanks to its streams of...

Hoodline launches Neighborhood Kits that package local news and data for real estate agents

After building out an editorial team  focused on using data to cover San Francisco’s  neighborhood news ,  Hoodline  CEO Andrew Dudley sai...

Pew’s 2016 news media report is a tough read for journalism

The Pew Research Center’s latest annual  State of the News Media report  underlines how successful technology giants continue to be at cre...

Wattpad teams up with Turner and Tales from the Crypt

Social publishing platform  Wattpad  is announcing one of the first partnerships as part of  its  new Wattpad Studios program  — the compa...

Nameless.tv tries to bring that live TV thrill to online video

Nameless.tv  is bringing some of the communal feeling of watching regular TV — you know, the sense that people are watching along with you...

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...