Industry News

08 Oct

Posted at 08:56h in Industry News, Latest News

By Todd Spangler October 7, 2018 | Walmart, America’s biggest bricks-and-mortar retailer, is taking its first crack at original entertainment. Vudu, the company’s streaming-video arm, has struck a partnership with MGM under which the studio will create original series based on franchises from its extensive film and TV catalog. Those shows will be exclusively licensed to Vudu for North America, and available on Vudu’s free, ad-supported Movies...

05 Oct

Posted at 16:50h in Industry News, Latest News

By Lucas Shaw October 4, 2018 | Peter Roth knew it was time to take out his checkbook. Roth, the head of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.’s TV studio, had just watched Netflix Inc. lure top producers from several rivals by offering them more money than they’d ever made before. Ryan Murphy, the creator of American Horror Story, left 21st Century Fox Inc. for a deal worth...

03 Oct

Posted at 16:52h in Industry News, Latest News

By Jason Guerrasio October 2, 2018 | Panos Cosmatos' acid-laced revenge movie starring Nicolas Cage, "Mandy," isn't just having a solid theatrical run, it's defying the release strategy of most day-and-date movies before it. In the three weeks since opening, the movie has only played in 210 theaters, but to date it's grossed close to $840,000. And that doesn't even count the money coming in...

02 Oct

Posted at 10:43h in Industry News, Latest News

BY SAHIL PATEL OCTOBER 1, 2018 | Subscription services might dominate the over-the-top video market today, but free, ad-supported platforms are beginning to find their way to viewers on internet-connected TVs. This growth is proving to be an opportunity for video programmers searching for distribution on the biggest screen in the house. The Roku Channel, a free video streaming service from the connected-TV...

27 Sep

Posted at 10:36h in Industry News, Latest News

By Jennifer Saba September 27, 2018 | The Mouse House is about to buy Fox’s entertainment and international assets, including the Sky stake, for $71 billion. Disney’s chief executive, Bob Iger, has allowed discretion to conquer any ideas of valor: He plans to use the $15 billion windfall from the sale to pay down debt and invest in direct-to-consumer products, including Hulu. Read...

26 Sep

Posted at 10:34h in Industry News

By Brian Steinberg September 25, 2018 | Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s much-scrutinized streaming-video project is months away from launch, but the executives already know how much the new content would cost subscribers. NewTV, incubated by Katzenberg and held by his WndrCo, will seek to charge subscribers $5 per month for content with ads and $8 per month for an ad-free experience on the new service,...

24 Sep

Posted at 12:42h in Industry News, Latest News

By Tripp Mickle and Joe Flint September 22, 2018 | Tim Cook sat down more than a year ago to watch Apple Inc.’s first scripted drama, “Vital Signs,” and was troubled by what he saw. The show, a dark, semi-biographical tale of hip hop artist Dr. Dre, featured characters doing lines of cocaine, an extended orgy in a mansion and drawn guns....

20 Sep

Posted at 21:08h in Industry News

By Matthew Belloni September 20, 2018 | Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger remains the most powerful person in entertainment, only adding to his empire with $71 billion of 21st Century Fox assets. But his dominance is one of the few things that hasn't changed since THR published 2017's list of Hollywood's most influential figures. The Disney CEO and most powerful person in entertainment opens up about...

19 Sep

Posted at 21:26h in Industry News, Latest News

By Troy Dreier September 18, 2018 | Subscription service Hulu added live streaming channels in beta in May 2017, and one thing the company has learned is that live video is a far bigger challenge than on-demand.  Hulu will begin a series of blog posts that highlight its live video workflow and explore the challenges of providing live channels. The company gave StreamingMedia.com an exclusive first...

18 Sep

Posted at 21:09h in Industry News, Latest News

By Wendy Lee September 17, 2018 | Amazon, YouTube and other tech giants are helping to fuel substantial job growth in Los Angeles’ signature entertainment sector, even as Hollywood grapples with massive upheaval caused by digital disruption. That’s the takeaway from a new report funded by Los Angeles County. Read more on LA Times. ...