Netflix’s Orange is the New Black Got Pirated More Than 60 Million Times 24 December 2014
Orange is the New Black isn’t just popular with Netflix’s 50 million subscribers: Episodes of the show were downloaded from P2P networks 60.8 million times in the second quarter of this year. This makes Orange is the New Black the third-most … Continue reading
Netflix Reportedly Buying Pee-Wee Herman Movie 24 December 2014
Netflix is in the process of buying a potential cult movie and is closing in on a Pee-Wee Herman movie. The deal could be Netflix next step into the world of feature films. The company had already announced a deal for a sequel to Crouching … Continue reading
Netflix Sets a ‘House of Cards’ Season 3 Debut Date 23 December 2014
Netflix‘s political thriller, starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright as the nation’s newly appointed president and First Lady, will premier Feb. 27, 2015. As with past seasons, all 13 episodes will immediately become available for binge-viewing. House of Cards in 2013 … Continue reading
Hulu Adds Fargo and Other Cable Shows, Looks More Like Netflix 23 December 2014
Hulu doesn’t want to leave all the good shows to Netflix and Amazon: The streaming video services has signed deals with 20th Century Fox and MGM to make Hulu the exclusive subscription home for a number of shows, including Fargo, … Continue reading
DirecTV launches its Latino streaming service Yaveo 23 December 2014
DirecTV soft-launched its Latino streaming service Yaveo on Monday, offering three live TV feeds channels as well some 2700 hours of on-demand content for $7.99 per month. Yaveo operates completely separate from DirecTV, meaning that subscribers won’t have to have an existing … Continue reading
‘Anchorman 2’ and Other Favorites are Coming to Netflix in December 22 December 2014
Netflix has released its list of streaming titles that will be available after Dec. 1, including Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and Oscar-nominated Wolf of Wall Street. Dec. 24–30: Behaving Badly (2014) Child of God (2014) Comedy Bang! Bang!: Season 3 (2013) … Continue reading
AT&T and Chernin Group Commit $500 Million to Take on Netflix 22 December 2014
AT&T and media investment firm The Chernin Group are putting up $500 million for creation and development of video streaming services. The companies would look “to acquire, invest in and launch” so-called over-the-top (OTT) services that provider consumers with online content. The … Continue reading
‘The Sopranos’ and Other Older HBO Shows Are Coming to Amazon Prime 22 December 2014
Amazon has announced an exclusive deal to bring older HBO series to its Prime streaming service. The agreement will provide Amazon with a flood of new content in the near term as well as a steady stream of shows as they … Continue reading
$24 Billion NBA TV Deal Highlights Demand for Live Sports 22 December 2014
The National Basketball Association has announced renewal of television rights deals with ESPN and TNT worth around $24 billion. The agreement also includes a new online service from ESPN for live, regular-season games available to people without cable subscriptions. The deal starts … Continue reading
ESPN Cements Dominance With NBA TV and Streaming Deal 19 December 2014
ESPN has acquired OTT rights that would allow the company to create an online subscription service for out-of-market NBA games. ESPN is a dominant force in cable television, but it faces increased competition from other major players. An ESPN platform for NBA games … Continue reading
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