On the eve of Oscar nominations, Netflix was reveling in its popcorn fare. Netflix cheered its Hollywood-blockbuster flick “Bright,” a fantasy/action film starring Will Smith, as the company on Tuesday reported its best quarter ever for booking new members. “Bright” might have been panned by critics but it got high marks from Netflix execs for …
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In the media circles swirling at CES 2018, the figure $8 billion gets thrown around a lot, but Hulu isn’t buying into the hype. Rival Netflix is spending at a breakneck pace — a new high of $8 billion this year — to both create and license the shows and movies that will fuel your watercooler talk and suck …
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Disney’s future streaming service will challenge Netflix, the reigning streaming champ, with lower prices, CEO Bob Iger said in an earnings call earlier this week. In August, Disney announced its plans to pull movies like “Moana” from Netflix and instead stream them along with future films like the sequel to “Frozen” on its own service, which will launch in 2019. …
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“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” comes out on December 15 in most locations in the US, but tickets are available for purchase starting today, October 9. If you’re movie theater is anything like mine, Star Wars tickets sell out quickly, so here’s how to get yours ASAP. When will tickets go on sale today? The official trailer debuts during Monday …
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Now playing: Watch this: Star Wars and Marvel heading to Disney’s new video service 1:14 Get your fill of Marvel movies on Netflix now. Starting in 2019, the only place you’ll be able to stream new Marvel or Star Wars movies will be Disney‘s own streaming service. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed the two hit film series will be exclusive …
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Now playing: Watch this: Star Wars secrets to be revealed in AR game on Force… 1:30 A new augmented-reality element is coming to Disney’s Star Wars app in time for Force Friday. More on ‘The Last Jedi’ ‘Last Jedi’ reveals two new vehicles from upcoming film Star Wars tweet leaves fans dreaming of ‘Last Jedi’ trailer ‘Last Jedi’ director discusses whether …
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Netflix is bringing some excellent films to its catalog in September. Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” and Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York” all hit Netflix on the first day of September. On the originals front, “Narcos” returns for its third season. “Fuller House” also returns thanks to the nostalgia train that will never stop. There are a …
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The fall season sees the return to Hulu of lots of popular shows like “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “The Mindy Project” and “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.” Fox’s reality-cooking show “Hell’s Kitchen” also returns for its 17th edition. Spoiler: Some chefs will be hopelessly outclassed and Gordon Ramsay will yell at whatever he perceives as incompetence. Some older shows are coming …
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Shonda Rhimes is bringing her trademark jaw-dropping dramatic twists and turns to Netflix. Rhimes and her production company Shondaland are behind such hits as the long-running “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder.” But after 15 years with ABC, Netflix said Sunday it had signed a multi-year deal with Shondaland. The new deal with cover a “new …
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Now playing: Watch this: Disney cuts the cord with Netflix 1:43 If your heart plummeted like mine did on Tuesday when Disney announced it would be creating its own streaming service and pulling its content from Netflix, you might be able to pick it up off the floor. According to a Reuters report, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says …
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