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Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment
The cast and crew of Amazon's The Boys announced a bunch of new spinoffs for the supe action series.
Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment
The cast and crew of Amazon's The Boys announced a bunch of new spinoffs for the supe action series.
The Bioshock movie is still happening but with a reduced budget
The Bioshock movie is still happening, but with steep budget cuts. It’s being reconfigured to become a ‘more personal’ film.
Warner Bros. Discovery sues the NBA in a last-ditch effort to block Amazon’s new streaming package
Warner Bros. Discovery followed through on its threat to “take appropriate action” against the NBA for rejecting its broadcasting rights offer. On Friday, the media company sued the league after the NBA turned down its bid to match Amazon’s streaming package.
Shaun of the Dead will stumble back into theaters for its 20th anniversary
The zombie rom-com Shaun of the Dead returns to American theaters in August and UK theaters in September.
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Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment
The cast and crew of Amazon's The Boys announced a bunch of new spinoffs for the supe action series.
The Bioshock movie is still happening but with a reduced budget
The Bioshock movie is still happening, but with steep budget cuts. It’s being reconfigured to become a ‘more personal’ film.
Warner Bros. Discovery sues the NBA in a last-ditch effort to block Amazon’s new streaming package
Warner Bros. Discovery followed through on its threat to “take appropriate action” against the NBA for rejecting its broadcasting rights offer. On Friday, the media company sued the league after the NBA turned down its bid to match Amazon’s streaming package.
Shaun of the Dead will stumble back into theaters for its 20th anniversary
The zombie rom-com Shaun of the Dead returns to American theaters in August and UK theaters in September.
That Disney+, Hulu and Max streaming bundle is now available
That Disney+, Hulu and Max ad-free streaming bundle is now live. It costs $30 per month, which is a pretty good deal.
Studio Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron arrives on Max in September
You can watch Hayao Miyazaki's
Max's SharePlay feature for iOS is now available to all ad-free subscribers
SharePlay is now available to all Max users paying for Ad-Free and Ultimate Ad-Free plans.
NBA TV rights go to ESPN, NBC and Amazon as TNT is rejected
The NBA and WNBA have inked deals for media rights over the next eleven years. You'll find games on ESPN, NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video.
Prime Video gets a much-needed UI overhaul with a new content bar and AI recommendations
For all its stacked content, Prime Video has historically had a cluttered, confusing and less-than-intuitive layout. That changes today as Amazon begins rolling out a new Prime Video UI that brings “clarity and simplicity back to streaming.”
What to read this weekend: The Light Eaters, Paranoid Gardens and I Was a Teenage Slasher
Recent releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention.
The live-action Halo show has been canceled at Paramount+
The Halo live-action TV series will not get a third season at Paramount+.
Fandango co-founder J. Michael Cline dead at 64
Fandango founder J. Michael Cline died Tuesday after falling from a New York City hotel balcony.
The final trailer for Alien: Romulus looks tense, bloody and awesome
The final trailer for Alien: Romulus looks scary and bloody as hell.
Xfinity is showing the Olympics with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos on its Stream app
Xfinity is giving its customers access to better picture quality, just in time for the Paris Olympics.
The best educational toys for kids
Here's the latest list of best educational toys for children, as chosen by experts from Engadget.
Spotify’s AI music DJ can now speak Spanish
Spotify's DJ will now offer a Spanish speaking disc jockey named Livia.
Fallout’s 16 Emmy nominations show that successful gaming adaptations are no longer a fluke
Fallout has followed The Last of Us in video-game adaptations that made smashing debuts at the Emmys. This year’s nominations were unveiled on Wednesday, and Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of Bethesda’s franchise picked up an impressive 16 nods.
AMC is bringing fifteen shows to Netflix for one year
Several AMC shows will arrive on Netflix this August, but they'll only be around for one year.
Hear Kevin Conroy’s final performance as Batman in Crisis on Infinite Earths
Batman faces off with the Joker one last time in Crisis of Infinite Earths from Warner Bros. Animation.
Streaming accounted for more than 40 percent of TV viewing in June
In June 2024, streaming was responsible for 40.3 percent of Americans' television viewing. YouTube and Netflix led the pack.
