Tubi, FOX Entertainment’s free streaming service, will honor Black History Month with a celebration of stories, voices and triumphs, featuring thousands of hours of Black film and television. To anchor this month-long tribute, the service will debut two all-new Tubi Originals: musical drama HOWARD HIGH, directed by Christopher B. Stokes (“You Got Served”), premiering Friday,…
Cable executives warned viewers who complained about the bundle that without it smaller players may drop off of TV. But what the industry giants did not anticipate was that they would be reborn as free channels on streaming platforms. Comcast’s XUMO, a big player in the free ad-supported streaming (FAST) space will be launching an…
Disney is taking advantage of its IP outside of the Star Wars and Marvel world with the development of “How I Met Your Father”, a spinoff of the series, “How I Met Your Mother”. Produced by 20th Century, the show will stream on Hulu. Kim Cattrall will narrate the show, which is written by Isaac…
There’s a new streaming television network focused on activism to save the planet. UNCHAINEDTV has just launched to give filmmakers and mission-driven content creators a new outlet for passion projects with a purpose. UNCHAINEDTV collaborates with filmmakers and non-profits that focus on climate change, ending world hunger, improving human health, fitness, as well as wildlife conservation, habitat preservation, animal welfare and promoting a healthy, plant-based,…
Lots of guys have gone through a Weird Al faze during their childhood and now it’s Roku’s turn. Roku announced this morning that it will be streaming a new original biopic about musician/comedian Weird Al Yankovic, starring Daniel Radcliffe. The project titled Weird will be available exclusively on the Roku channel in early February. The…
