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Streaming Giants Weigh Costs of Big Licensed TV and Movie Libraries
As the streaming industry has come down from its blank-check era, it has rediscovered a time-honored way to keep revenue flowing: licensing TV series and movies to other outlets. Acquired shows are among the most watched programming on streaming — it’s the year of Suits, after all — and shows with high episode counts help […]
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Alan Ritchson on Doing His Own Stunts and Theme of ‘Reacher’ Season 2 (Don’t Mess With My Family)
[This story contains mild spoilers to the three-episode premiere of season two of Reacher.] During the three-episode opener of Reacher’s season two premiere, audiences found the nomadic muscle-bound former leader of an elite military unit in Lee Child’s best-selling novels trying to live the same discreet unnoticeable life as best as a 6-foot-5 Herculean-framed man […]
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Amazon Prime Video’s New Releases Coming in December 2023
Amazon originals like Reacher season two, Candy Cane Lane and Merry Little Batman are just some of the titles hitting Prime Video in December. Features like Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Asteroid City, The Flash, 50 First Dates, Baywatch, Hot Tub Time Machine, Made of Honor, five Star Trek installments, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me […]
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How to Watch ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Online for Free
Tis the season for holiday movies and one of the most-anticipated holiday movies of the year is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Candy Cane Lane is a new Amazon Original movie that stars Eddie Murphy as a man who strikes a deal with a magical elf in the hopes of winning his neighborhood’s annual Christmas […]
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The Best Last-Chance Cyber Week Streaming Deals on Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+, Prime Video and More Streaming Services
From 87 percent off 12 months of Hulu to under $6 for three months of Paramount+, upgrade your watch list this holiday season and beyond with these epic discounts that are ending soon.
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‘Harlan Coben’s Shelter,’ ‘Horror of Dolores Roach’ and ‘With Love’ Canceled at Amazon
Amazon’s Prime Video is cutting three original series from its roster. The streamer has canceled two first-year dramas, Harlan Coben’s Shelter and The Horror of Dolores Roach, and comedy series With Love, which ran for two seasons. All three were produced at least in part by the tech giant’s in-house Amazon Studios (now Amazon MGM […]
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Amazon Goes to Hell With ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Animated Series
Prime Video’s next adult animated series is going to the devil. The Amazon-owned streamer has ordered two seasons of Hazbin Hotel, a series based on a 2019 animated pilot of the same name by Vivienne Medrano. A24 is producing the series, with Fox’s Bento Box Entertainment handling the animation. The first season is set to […]
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Amazon to Bring Commercials Into Prime Video
Another formerly ad-free streaming service is adding commercials to its programming. Amazon announced Friday morning that its Prime Video service will feature limited ads beginning in early 2024 (an exact date for the rollout is to be determined). What’s more, the ad tier will be the default option for Prime Video, which is included in […]
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Amazon’s Prime Video Pitches HBO, Paramount+ and AMC+ Shows In New Marketing Campaign
What do the NFL, James Bond, HBO’s Game of Thrones and Succession, Warner Bros.’ Barbie, AMC’s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon and Paramount’s Yellowstone have in common? They are all featured in a new marketing campaign from Amazon’s Prime Video platform. Prime Video is using its kickoff Thursday Night Football game tonight to launch the […]
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‘The Peripheral’ Season 2 Scrapped at Amazon
The Peripheral has had its second-season renewal at Amazon’s Prime Video undone, putting an end to the sci-fi series. The un-renewal comes during strikes by Hollywood writers and actors, and sources cite the work stoppages as the reason for The Peripheral not moving ahead with season two. Prime Video had picked up a second season […]
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Amazon’s Freevee to Launch FAST Channels From Warner Bros. Discovery, MGM
Content from two of Hollywood’s most recognizable brands is coming to Freevee. Freevee, the Amazon-owned free ad-supported streaming service, is launching 33 new FAST channels through deals with Warner Bros. Discovery and MGM. The deal includes 12 MGM-branded channels, including dedicated channels for films and shows like The Pink Panther, Stargate, Green Acres and The […]
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Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ Series Debuts Frenetic Final Season Trailer
The first trailer for the fourth and final season of Amazon Prime Video’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan has dropped and sees John Krasinski’s intrepid CIA man embark on his most dangerous mission yet. The story focuses on new CIA Acting Deputy Director Jack Ryan being tasked with unearthing internal corruption, and in doing so, uncovers […]
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