Sports
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‘King of Staten Island’ Available to Own Digitally Aug. 11, on Disc Aug. 25
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release The King of Staten Island through digital retailers Aug. 11, and on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Aug. 25. Directed by Judd Apatow, the film is inspired by the life of comedian Pete Davidson, who also stars. Scott (Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter … Continue reading “‘King of Staten Island’ Available to Own Digitally Aug. 11, on Disc Aug. 25”
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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Shakes Up Management; Kevin Reilly, Bob Greenblatt Out
Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar was hired 90 days ago to shake up WarnerMedia and make the branded upstart SVOD service HBO Max competitive with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Peacock — and Disney-owned Hulu. Kilar took a major step Aug. 7, letting WarnerMedia chairman Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly, chief content officer for HBO … Continue reading “WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Shakes Up Management; Kevin Reilly, Bob Greenblatt Out”
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WWE Networks Adds First Streaming Video Subs Since 2018
Following months of decline, WWE Network, the pro-wrestling subscription streaming video platform, saw paid subscriptions increase 6% in the second quarter (ended June 30) to finish the period with 1.69 million. It was the first quarterly video sub increase since the fourth quarter of 2018. Spearheading a return to subscriber growth was the June 1 … Continue reading “WWE Networks Adds First Streaming Video Subs Since 2018”
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Roku: MLB Return Not Driving Pay-TV Viewership
The return of Major League Baseball during the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t resulted in a return to pay-tv, according to new data from Roku. The streaming media device manufacturer/distributor, citing internal research, found that 70% of households that watched baseball in 2019 did not tune in to watch the 2020’s delayed season opening weekend. A loss … Continue reading “Roku: MLB Return Not Driving Pay-TV Viewership”
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Amazon Prime Video Strikes Out in Pandemic Shortened MLB Season
Lost in the euphoria of Major League Baseball’s July 23 return during the coronavirus pandemic: Amazon Prime Video’s scuttled attempt to stream select New York Yankees games — a first for the e-commerce behemoth. When Amazon became part owner of the Yankees’ YES regional cable network, it earned rights to stream 21 games, including three … Continue reading “Amazon Prime Video Strikes Out in Pandemic Shortened MLB Season”
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Peacock Bows Olympics Channel
In anticipation of the Tokyo Olympics beginning on July 23, 2021, the Peacock streaming service has created the 24-hour channel Road to Tokyo, dedicated to Olympic and Paralympic classic moments, documentaries and studio programming. NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service, launched July 15, offers an ad-supported free tier and an ad-supported premium tier for $4.99/month, serving no … Continue reading “Peacock Bows Olympics Channel”
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Crackle Announces New Original Basketball Doc ‘Anything is Possible — The Serge Ibaka Story’
Ad-supported COD service Crackle Plus, in partnership with Screen Media July 22 announced the U.S. premiere of original NBA basketball documentary feature, Anything is Possible – The Serge Ibaka Story, launching on Saturday, Aug. 1. Making its world debut at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, this feature-length documentary was produced by Vinay Virmani at … Continue reading “Crackle Announces New Original Basketball Doc ‘Anything is Possible — The Serge Ibaka Story’”
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ESPN Inks Production Deal With Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick may not get another chance to play in the NFL, but the former Super Bowl quarterback turned activist has no shortage of media opportunities. Disney-owned ESPN Films July 6 announced it has entered into a production deal with the 32-year-old former University of Nevada standout, who hasn’t played football since 2017, for a … Continue reading “ESPN Inks Production Deal With Colin Kaepernick”
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ESPN+ Raising Subscription Price in August
Despite a dearth of live sports programming, Disney reportedly is set to raise the price of subscription streaming service ESPN+ by $1 to $5.99 monthly beginning in August. The new price would equal the monthly fee for Hulu basic with advertising. The annual $49.99 fee stays the same. Existing ESPN+ subs would be grandfathered into … Continue reading “ESPN+ Raising Subscription Price in August”
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Crackle Plus Streaming Original NASCAR Documentary Series
Crackle Plus, the ad-supported VOD platform owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, June 30 announced the premiere of its original documentary series “Road to Race Day” bowing on July 1. Executive produced by Peter Berg’s (“Friday Night Lights”) Emmy Award-winning company, Film 45 (“QB1: Beyond the Lights,” “All or Nothing: Manchester City”) and … Continue reading “Crackle Plus Streaming Original NASCAR Documentary Series”
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FuboTV Getting ESPN, Disney Television Content
Disney Media Networks has inked a distribution agreement with FaceBank Group to deliver news, sports and entertainment content from ESPN and Walt Disney Television to streaming platform fuboTV. Beginning this summer, customers who subscribe to fuboTV’s fubo standard base package will have access to ABC, ABC News Live, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Freeform, … Continue reading “FuboTV Getting ESPN, Disney Television Content”