TV
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Netflix’s ‘Barbarians,’ ‘Emily in Paris’ Top TV Time Charts
Netflix’s “Barbarians” was the top rising show and the service’s “Emily in Paris” the top binge on the TV Time charts for the week ended Oct. 25. “Barbarians” debuted on Netflix Oct. 23. The German TV series is about the build to the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in ancient Germania during the Roman invasion. “Emily in Paris,” … Continue reading “Netflix’s ‘Barbarians,’ ‘Emily in Paris’ Top TV Time Charts”
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Apple TV+ Bowing 72-Hours of Exclusive ‘Charlie Brown’ Holiday Specials; Social Media Not Happy
Apple TV+ is set to stream 72 hours of classic Charlie Brown-themed animated holiday specials, including favorites, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” for free beginning Oct. 30. This is the first year the venerable holiday classics will not air on broadcast television — a reality that didn’t sit well … Continue reading “Apple TV+ Bowing 72-Hours of Exclusive ‘Charlie Brown’ Holiday Specials; Social Media Not Happy”
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Redbox Free Live TV Adds Xbox One Distribution, Content Channels
Redbox Free Live TV, the ad-supported VOD sister service to kiosk-based disc rentals, has signed an agreement with Microsoft to make its app available on the pending Xbox One X and Xbox One S video game consoles. Free Live TV is also available on the Roku platform, Apple TV and Android TV, in addition to … Continue reading “Redbox Free Live TV Adds Xbox One Distribution, Content Channels”
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Tubi Adds New Fox Music Reality Series, ‘I Can See Your Voice’
Tubi is going back to the Fox Corp. content well for new music reality series, “I Can See Your Voice,” which is now available to stream on the ad-supported VOD platform. Weekly episodes from the debut season, hosted and executive produced by “The Masked Singer” panelist Ken Jeong, will continue to roll out on Tubi … Continue reading “Tubi Adds New Fox Music Reality Series, ‘I Can See Your Voice’”
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Rakuten Viki Launches Private Watch Parties
Asian content-themed SVOD Rakuten Viki Oct.26 announced new software that enables subscribers to host their own private Watch Parties for friends and families in the United States. Following the initial summer rollout, the new feature enables users to schedule their own private viewing sessions from a wide selection of movies and TV shows. The virtual … Continue reading “Rakuten Viki Launches Private Watch Parties”
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Report: Netflix Sweden Posts First Subscriber Loss
Swedish households added 700,000 streaming video subscribers in the third quarter (ended Sept. 30), but Netflix wasn’t among the gainers. New data from Mediavision indicates the SVOD giant lost 110,000 subs in Sweden — the first sub loss since the service launched operations in the Nordic country in 2012. Netflix remains the largest SVOD operator … Continue reading “Report: Netflix Sweden Posts First Subscriber Loss”
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Pandemic Undermines eOne, Hasbro Q3 Fiscal Results
With much of Hollywood and movie theaters shuttered over the summer, film and TV studio Entertainment One (eOne) and parent Hasbro Oct. 26 reported depressed revenue and operating income for the third quarter (ended Sept. 27). eOne, which Hasbro acquired for $4 billion in August 2019, saw an operating loss of $25.9 million, compared to … Continue reading “Pandemic Undermines eOne, Hasbro Q3 Fiscal Results”
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Netflix’s Nina Wolarsky Exits Streamer After Eight Years
The ongoing management shuffle at Netflix claimed another long-time executive. Nina Wolarsky, VP of original series – drama, is leaving the SVOD giant after eight years. Wolarsky’s exit is the latest following last month’s promotion of Bela Bajaria to global head of television. During her tenure, Wolarsky helped guide some of Netflix’s biggest original hits, … Continue reading “Netflix’s Nina Wolarsky Exits Streamer After Eight Years”
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Report: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Most Popular Streamed Movie in the World
New data from Atlas VPN suggests the Walt Disney Co.’s live-action remake of Mulan has become the most in-demand streamed movie in the world in October. The research firm, which took 100 of the most-popular movies on IMDb and cross-referenced them with Google Trends data from October, says the movie tops the charts in 53 … Continue reading “Report: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Most Popular Streamed Movie in the World”
