To say 2020 has been a rough year for Quibi only paints half of the picture. Sure, company’s go through rough patches, as many are finding themselves in right now during the global pandemic.
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Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorVix, one of the world’s largest free streaming services dedicated to Latino-focused films and TV shows, has struck a deal with SoniFi’s guest entertainment platform that will put its content in 500,000 U.S. hotel rooms.It is the first Hispanic-focused content partner to launch on SoniFi’s platform, and the pact will also allow VIX mobile app users to stream content to SoniFi’s hotel room TVs via SoniFi’s Staycast technology.
To say 2020 has been a rough year for Quibi only paints half of the picture. Sure, company’s go through rough patches, as many are finding themselves in right now during the global pandemic.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaCoronavirus has brought the theater and concert business to its knees. Until there’s a vaccine in place, it’s unclear when people will feel safe returning to Broadway and other live events.
Taylor Swift‘s live performance of ‘Folklore’ cut ‘Betty’ at the Academy of Country Music Awards has hit streaming services as part of her latest ‘chapter’ playlist for the album.The performance took place last week on September 17, and it now serves as the opening track on Swift’s ‘folklore: the yeah I showed up at your party chapter’ which was published today (September 21).Listen to the full playlist below:She performed the song on the stage of Nashville’s legendary Grand Ole Opry with an
will include new “Fixer Upper” episodes — will be included in this global direct-to-consumer offering.Magnolia Network is being planned as both a traditional cable channel and a pay-streaming offering. After some setbacks due to the coronavirus shutdown, Magnolia Network is now set for a 2021 launch.A spokesperson for Discovery, Inc.
Also Read: How ViacomCBS Plans to Reinvent CBS All Access for the Streaming EraOn Tuesday morning, ViacomCBS revealed that CBS All Access will be called Paramount+ beginning early next year.The rebranding is the second, and much bigger, phase of the two-phase expansion of CBS All Access, which first launched in 2014 and was among the earliest entrants in the streaming space.
CBS All Access is being rebranded and bringing out the big guns.
James Blake‘s haunting cover of Frank Ocean‘s 2016 track ‘Godspeed’ has finally hit streaming services today (September 11).Fans of Blake are no strangers to the cover, since he debuted it live over three years ago at Arizona’s FORM Arcosanti festival.Following that, at the beginning of the year, Blake performed the cover on Instagram Live.Listen to the official release of the cover below:Blake actually helped arrange the stunning Frank Ocean track, appearing on the latter’s seminal 2016 album
Beastie Boys have uploaded their 1995 hardcore punk EP ‘Aglio E Olio’ to streaming services for the first time today.
Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorBroadcast tech entrepreneur Jack Perry, CEO of Syncbak, along with Gray Television and partner stations, is launching VUit, a new ad-supported streaming service banking on the appeal of local live content to grow audiences and capture ad revenue that’s migrating to digital.VUit will have 200 stations at launch.
Dade Hayes Finance EditorAs streaming becomes ever more ubiquitous, new findings from Leichtman Research Group suggest consumers are more willing to stack up subscriptions to multiple services.In its 14th annual study of streaming, using a sample of 1,990 households, the company found that 78% of them have a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu, up from 69% in 2018 and 52% in 2015.The increase is even steeper in terms of homes subscribing to more than one of the three, with 55% now in
EnlargeFor most respondents, it usually boiled down to convenience and quality.
Aaliyah's music is coming to streaming services soon, the late singer's estate has confirmed.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor years, several high-profile artists — including Prince, Metallica, Bob Seger and others — held back their music from streaming services, due usually to the comparatively low royalty rates compared with physical product.However, in some cases, the holdout was due to disarray within the artist’s rights-holders — which has long been the case with Aaliyah, the R&B star who died in a plane crash in 2001 at the age of just 22.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJames Corden may be back to shooting “The Late Late Show” in his Los Angeles studio, but he insists that he’s not thinking about resuming production of “Carpool Karaoke” any time soon.“I love that segment.
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAtari, for those who are unaware, is launching a new gaming entertainment system in November, the Atari VCS.The new PC/console hybrid, will be inspired by the classic 2600 that launched in 1977, and will feature several new games, classic and remastered favorites, streaming media and personal apps. One of the apps being offered will be Plex, which has free-on-demand movies and shows from Warner Bros.
Carly Rae Jepsen celebrated the fifth anniversary of her third album ‘EMOTION’ this week, releasing a deluxe edition of the record with the surprise inclusion of two previously unreleased bonus tracks.‘Never Get To Hold You’ and ‘Love Again’ were originally included on the physical Japanese edition of the album, but hadn’t hit streaming services until now.The two tracks didn’t make the 2016 offcuts collection, ‘EMOTION Side B’, but fans uploaded the songs to YouTube around the release of the
Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: American Black Film Festival creators/producers Jeff and Nicole Friday have launched ABFF Play, streaming service and digital movie theater platform to showcase Black and Brown content, culture and creativity.