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Paramount+ to Stream Animated ‘The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender,’ Original Series ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ in Late 2026 0

Paramount+ to Stream Animated ‘The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender,’ Original Series ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ in Late 2026

Paramount+ Dec. 23 announced its expansion of the Avatar Universe with animated film The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender and new 2D series, “Avatar: Seven Havens,” both from Avatar Studios and slated to launch on the streaming platform in late 2026. “The Legend of Aang” features a voice cast including newly announced Taika Waititi, … Continue reading “Paramount+ to Stream Animated ‘The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender,’ Original Series ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ in Late 2026”

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‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Dec. 21 0

‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Dec. 21

Lionsgate’s Now You See Me: Now You Don’t led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended Dec. 21. The third “Now You See Me” film, which became available for premium digital rental and sale Dec. 16, finds the original Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco … Continue reading “‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Dec. 21”

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Netflix, Paramount Lining Up Trump Allies to Navigate WBD Acquisition Regulatory Hurdles 0

Netflix, Paramount Lining Up Trump Allies to Navigate WBD Acquisition Regulatory Hurdles

Netflix and Paramount Skydance are reportedly lining up loyalists to President Trump in an effort to ease probable regulatory hurdles regarding their separate acquisitions of Warner Bros. Discovery. Trump, who has said he would be personally involved in the regulatory process, has already said any deal should include the separate sale or shutdown of CNN. … Continue reading “Netflix, Paramount Lining Up Trump Allies to Navigate WBD Acquisition Regulatory Hurdles”

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Anthony Joshua Beats Jake Paul With Sixth Round TKO Live-Streamed on Netflix 0

Anthony Joshua Beats Jake Paul With Sixth Round TKO Live-Streamed on Netflix

Shaking off a 15-month absence from the ring, Britain’s former unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua Dec. 19 knocked out social media influencer Jake Paul in the sixth round of a scheduled eight-round cruiserweight fight exclusively live-streamed globally on Netflix from sold out Kaseya Center in Miami. The technical knockout followed a lackadaisical start between … Continue reading “Anthony Joshua Beats Jake Paul With Sixth Round TKO Live-Streamed on Netflix”

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Radial Entertainment Expands Global Streaming Footprint With New Strategic Collaborations 0

Radial Entertainment Expands Global Streaming Footprint With New Strategic Collaborations

Radial Entertainment, the entertainment company operating the FilmRise and Shout! Studios, Dec. 19 announced a slate of new partnerships aimed at expanding its reach in the global streaming TV ecosystem. The deals allow the company to distribute its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels and ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) content through strategic collaborations with VIDAA, Titan … Continue reading “Radial Entertainment Expands Global Streaming Footprint With New Strategic Collaborations”

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Nat Geo’s ‘Tale of Silyan’ to Stream on Disney+ and Hulu Jan. 9 0

Nat Geo’s ‘Tale of Silyan’ to Stream on Disney+ and Hulu Jan. 9

The documentary The Tale of Silyan will be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu Jan. 9, the day after it airs on the National Geographic channel. From Tamara Kotevska, the Oscar-nominated director of Honeyland, The Tale of Silyan gives viewers a poignant and visually arresting look at rural Macedonia. Nikola, a farmer grappling with … Continue reading “Nat Geo’s ‘Tale of Silyan’ to Stream on Disney+ and Hulu Jan. 9”

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‘Pluribus’ Takes Top Spot on Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through Dec. 14 0

‘Pluribus’ Takes Top Spot on Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through Dec. 14

“Pluribus” took the top spot on the Whip Media chart of streaming originals among U.S. consumers for the week ended Dec. 14. The series rose from No. 2 on the chart the previous week. The drama from writer and director Vince Gilligan, the creator of “Breaking Bad” and co-creator of “Better Call Saul,” started streaming on Apple … Continue reading “‘Pluribus’ Takes Top Spot on Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through Dec. 14”

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Gracenote Enhances On Sports Solution With Ancillary Content 0

Gracenote Enhances On Sports Solution With Ancillary Content

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, is offering new enhancements to its On Sports solution spotlighting conent beyond live games. On Sports — covering 160-plus of the world’s most popular sports leagues and competitions in 50-plus countries globally — now makes sports documentaries, highlights, game analyses and other related content accessible through unified … Continue reading “Gracenote Enhances On Sports Solution With Ancillary Content”

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Kevin Smith Classic ‘Dogma’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Dec. 14 0

Kevin Smith Classic ‘Dogma’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Dec. 14

Director Kevin Smith’s classic Dogma led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended Dec. 14. The 1999 dark comedy, available for digital sale, follows an abortion clinic worker with a special heritage who is called upon by the Voice of God to stop two exiled angels … Continue reading “Kevin Smith Classic ‘Dogma’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Dec. 14”

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‘Zootopia 2’ Tops Weekend Box Office, Calendar Year — the Latter at .13 Billion Globally in 20 days 0

‘Zootopia 2’ Tops Weekend Box Office, Calendar Year — the Latter at $1.13 Billion Globally in 20 days

Disney Animation’s Zootopia 2 continues to resonate with moviegoers worldwide, adding $131.1 million in revenue internationally (led by China), and $26.3 million in ticket sales across North American screens. The sequel has grossed $1.13 billion in global revenue after 20 days to become the No. 1 grossing North American movie in 2025. China’s China’s animated … Continue reading “‘Zootopia 2’ Tops Weekend Box Office, Calendar Year — the Latter at $1.13 Billion Globally in 20 days”

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