I recently had a conversation with a close friend from the TV streaming world concerning the cost of streaming services. While we were talking he mentioned the often repeated line that when cord cutting started “It was supposed to make things cheaper”. I understand why people thought that, but I hate to tell you. There…
Magnolia Pictures, one of the leading independent theatrical and home entertainment distributors in the U.S., announced a new partnership with industry leader Samsung and its dedicated service Samsung TV Plus, the 100% free, ad-supported TV and video on-demand service, for access to Magnolia Pictures’ illustrious film catalog through select streaming offerings. Samsung users will be…
Premiering globally this Wednesday, May 8 on Apple TV+, the documentary series “The Hollywood Con Queen” explores the shocking story of a mysterious figure who impersonated powerful female executives in Hollywood to lure victims with the promise of life-changing career opportunities. The ‘Con Queen’s victims exhaust their personal finances in pursuit of a big break,…
How do you know a movie is a hit? If people are willing to pay for it before it drops onto a streaming service. Well at least that can be one way to tell. And by that measure, which I just came up with off the top of my head, Dune 2 is a big…
Amazon made a bet that customers would not revolt in mass when it shifted its video strategy to make its entire customer base default to an ad-free video service. The move was Netflix-like in that it established the service as the largest ad-supported service overnight much the same way Netflix became the largest streaming service…
