Netflix: ‘Stranger Things’ S5 Tops Weekly Streaming With 34.5 Million Views Through Dec. 28
As expected, new episodes of “Stranger Things” launched on Christmas ahead of the final season episode on New Year’s Eve, helped the sci-fi thriller top all streamed content across Netflix with 34.5 million views through Dec. 28. Notably, the tally was just enough to push last week’s No. 1, South Korean disaster movie, The Great … Continue reading “Netflix: ‘Stranger Things’ S5 Tops Weekly Streaming With 34.5 Million Views Through Dec. 28”
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Peacock is set to begin streaming DreamWorks Animation’s Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie, which stars Laila Lockhart Kraner (who stars on Netflix’s “Gabby’s Dollhouse” TV show), Gloria Estefan, and Kristen Wiig, among others. The movie generated more than $80 million at the global box office, including $32 million across North American screens following its Sept. 26 … 
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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 …