MoviePass officially resurrects in beta
MoviePass is back… but with a more responsible, sustainable, and money-conscious business model.
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Disney is discussing boxing up all of its projects in a Prime-like program
Disney is considering bundling every aspect of its entertainment ecosystem into one big membership program.
Amazon pushes in all the chips on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Amazon is hoping (and working hard to ensure) that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which debuts this week, is by far the biggest success in Prime Video history.
NBC considers canceling an hour of primetime
NBC is considering canceling the 10 pm-11 pm slot of its primetime programming and handing it back to affiliates.
YouTube presses play on a podcast homepage
Already the most popular platform for podcasting, YouTube is readying a formal push into the space with a new dedicated tab on the site’s homepage.
Catan board game to get a holographic AR update
After striking a deal earlier this year with game publisher Asmodee, AR company Tilt Five is making a 3D holographic version of Catan.
Peacock’s The Resort flies to NBC to book a brand new audience
NBCUniversal is broadcasting the new Peacock show The Resort on NBC directly after America’s Got Talent.
Movies and TV still mint the music hits
Streaming-content overload is increasing the volume of music-synchronization rights for film, TV, video games, and other forms of media.
Astronauts get an AI passenger with Callisto
Amazon, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin have jointly developed an AI-powered voice-command and videoconferencing system, dubbed “Callisto,”
Snipd CliffNotes podcasts
AI-powered podcasting app Snipd turns podcast episodes into novel-like chapters and provides a TikTok-like discoverability feed for finding new podcasts.