Author: Tmera Hepburn
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FilmRise Acquires Rights to 83 Films From Gravitas Ventures
Today, FilmRise announced the film and television network streaming service has entered a deal with worldwide film distributor Gravitas Ventures that will bring 83 motion pictures to its catalog. The deal gives FilmRise both domestic and international AVOD and SVOD rights to the films in the library. Some of the films that are part of…
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NewsON Relaunches With Redesigned User Experience and Platform Expansion
NewsOn, the largest local OTT news service, has relaunched with a completely redesigned look. The streaming service update now features an improved user experience and now offers a web-based version on NewsON.us. Updates in the new app design include featured images for each market represented, creating a deeper connection with the local communities and viewers they…
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‘Boss Baby 2’ on Peacock Had a Bigger At-Home Release Than Disney’s ‘Cruella’
Apparently, viewers are more into animated infants in suits than a steampunk villain fashionista. New data from Samba TV shows that The Boss Baby: Family Business pulled viewership from 783K U.S. households during its four-day opening holiday weekend of July 4th, beating out Disney’s Cruella. The Disney origin story had 686K U.S. households tune in to its…
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Survey: 60% of Americans Have Switched to Ad-Supported Streaming Services This Year
When streaming services were still a brand new option in home entertainment, one of the biggest draws was ad-free viewing. Netflix’s library was (and still is) uninterrupted by commercials, which was new and exciting coming fresh off a cable experience. But as the landscape continues to evolve, viewers are placing less priority on eliminating advertisements…
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Service Members and Veterans Can Stream The Olympics and Paralympics for Free
The Exchange and Comcast NBCUniversal have announced that current U.S. service members and honorably discharged Veterans will be able to stream coverage of the Tokyo Olympics 2021 for free. With this benefit, military viewers can stream more than 5,500 hours of coverage of the Tokyo Olympics and over 1,000 hours of Paralympics, including 339 medal ceremonies…
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Peacock is Getting a ‘Bridgerton’ Inspired Dating Competition Show
Peacock has ordered a new series that will help a Duchess find her Duke in a dating competition placed in a Regency-era setting. The series, titled Pride & Prejudice: An Experiment In Romance, will house one heroine and her entourage of suitors in a countryside castle in England where their courtship will consist of period-appropriate…
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‘Cruella’ and ‘Wrath of Man’ are Top Streaming Titles on Vudu and FandangoNOW
Transactional streaming video services FandangoNOW and Vudu have revealed their top earners for the week ending July 4 include Disney’s Cruella and Wrath of Man at the top. The Jason Statham action film leads Vudu’s Top 10, followed by Cruella, and Godzilla Vs. Kong. FandangoNow’s list looks fairly similar, with the animated film Spirit Untamed…
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The Funimation App is Now Available on VIZIO SmartCast
Today, VIZIO announced the Funimation App is now available on VIZIO’s SmartCast platform, bringing more than 13,000 hours of anime episodes, movies, and extras to VIZIO viewers. Funimation is the premiere destination streaming service for anime with top trending shows from Japan like My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fruits Basket, Black Clover,…
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What’s New on the Criterion Channel July 2021
This month’s lineup on the Criterion Channel includes 31 Boundary pushing animation films, Neonoir, Wong Kar Wai, Chris Marker, Yonfan’s No. 7 Cherry Lane, and Jack Hazan’s A Bigger Splash. FEATURED SERIES Premiering July 1 Art-House Animation Journey to the Beginning of Time, Karel Zeman, 1955 Invention for Destruction, Karel Zeman, 1958 The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, Karel Zeman, 1962 Belladonna…
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The Most Popular Hulu Original Series by State
Since Hulu began releasing its own originals in 2011, the streamer has been putting out some prominent series gaining both viewer and critic praise alike, especially recently. Viewers across the country can’t get enough of compelling originals like The Handmaid’s Tale, which proves that although classic programming might be a draw, original content is what…