Just like nearly everything else on the internet, streaming services are ruled by recommendation algorithms that are designed to predetermine what people want before they ask for it. WarnerMedia is trying to accomplish the opposite with HBO Max. From a report: The company’s new streaming service, which will allow for three concurrent streams, is positing itself as a human-first platform –…
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AT&T TV Will Be a Tough Sell in a World of Endless Streaming TV Options
AT&T has launched its newest video service brand, called AT&T TV, and it could be the beginning of the end for AT&T’s DirecTV offering. From a report: That’s because AT&T TV is like DirectTV in many ways: It allows you to watch more than 100 live TV channels, but whereas DirecTV requires you to have a satellite dish, AT&T TV only…
Apple Deal Returns Former HBO Boss Richard Plepler To Spotlight
Apple has signed HBO’s former chief executive Richard Plepler for a five-year exclusive deal (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source) to produce feature films, documentaries and original series for Apple TV+. The New York Times reports: The gregarious executive, a quintessential New York power player who spent 27 years at HBO and left eight months after AT&T became its owner,…
‘Justice League’ Stars Demand Release of Director Zack Snyder’s Original Cut
“On the 2-year anniversary of DC and Warner Bros.’ Justice League, Wonder Woman and Batman themselves have joined fans’ calls for the release of director Zack Snyder’s cut of the much-maligned 2017 film,” reports Entertainment Weekly: Both Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot tweeted “#ReleaseTheSnyderCut” on Sunday, with Gadot also posting a photo of her character, Diana Prince/Wonder Woman… Affleck and Gadot…
As Netflix Loses TV favorites Like ‘The Office’ To New Rivals, DVD and Blu-ray Sellers See a Big Opportunity
An anonymous reader shares a report: First, we learned “Friends” would leave Netflix for the upcoming streaming service, HBO Max. Now, “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” are on their way out, as NBCUniversal prepares to launch its new streamer, Peacock. With legacy media brands like Disney, WarnerMedia, and NBCUniversal launching streaming services of their own, Netflix and Hulu subscribers face…
Netflix Lands ‘Seinfeld’ Rights in $500M-Plus Deal After Losing ‘Friends’ and ‘The Office’
Seinfeld will be master of a new domain starting in 2021. From a report: Netflix has landed worldwide rights to the iconic sitcom in a five-year deal with distributor Sony. The show will move from current rightsholder Hulu when its deal is up in 2021. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the new Seinfeld streaming deal is worth more than $500…
Streaming Video Will Soon Look Like the Bad Old Days of TV
An anonymous Slashdot reader shares an opinion piece from The New York Times, written by Matthew Ball, former head of strategic planning for Amazon Studios. Here’s an excerpt: The next 12 months will see several video services come to market, including Disney+, AT&T/WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, Comcast/NBCUniversal’s unnamed service, Apple TV+ and Quibi from the Hollywood executive Jeffrey Katzenberg. This increased competition…
Would You Pay $17 To $27 Monthly For All Video Streaming Services Combined?
With more streaming services coming from WarnerMedia, Apple and Disney, it has people wishing for a single plan to get access to all of them. A new survey from Morning Consult in conjunction with The Hollywood Reporter polled consumers to see how much they’d be willing to pay for access to all their favorite video streaming services. The research reveals that…
New ‘HBO Max’ Streaming Service Will Include a ‘Dune’ TV Series
An anonymous reader quotes Android Authority:
Studios like Disney and NBCUniversal are making preparations to launch their own streaming services, and they are planning to take back their back catalog of films and TV series with them. That’s also what’s happening with WarnerMedia, the AT&T-owned entertainment group that operates, among many other things, HBO, Warner Bros, and CNN. Recently, the conglomerate announced…