Paramount+ Absorbing BET+, Shuttering Platform in June
Following Tyler Perry’s equity sale in the BET+ streaming platform to Paramount, the latter has announced that it will absorb the service into the Paramount+ platform, while shuttering BET+ in June. Perry was a key driver for the 2019 launch of BET+, as a joint venture between BET and Tyler Perry Studios. Perry, whose studio … Continue reading “Paramount+ Absorbing BET+, Shuttering Platform in June”
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Disney/Pixar Animation’s Hoppers remained atop the box office with $28.5 million in second-weekend ticket sales through March 15, upping its global tally to almost $165 million — No. 3 for 2026 theatrical releases and tops among all animated releases this year. Universal Pictures’ romance Reminders of Him didn’t disappoint with an estimated $18.2 million in … 
Hulu has decided not to continue production on a planned revival of the classic fantasy series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” The announcement was made March 14 by franchise star Sarah Michelle Gellar in a video posted on her Instagram account. The original “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” series ran from 1997 to 2003 and starred Gellar … 
Prime Video is hiking the price for and rebranding its ad-free tier in the United States. The cost to remove ads will rise $2 to $4.99 per month starting April 10, and the tier — rebranded Prime Video Ultra — will include new features such as 4K video. Other enhanced features include up to five … 
Netflix March 12 confirmed that a sequel to its most-popular original movie KPop Demon Hunters has been greenlighted, with original directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans on board. Sony Pictures Animation will again produce the film. Since its launch last June, Demon Hunters has become a global sensation for Netflix, generating 500 million global views, … 
Disney+ March 11 announced the addition of the NCAA March Madness College Basketball Tournament — the division I men’s and women’s tournaments — to its live sports slate across Europe and South Africa, marking an expansion of ESPN’s global NCAA rights agreement onto the streaming platform. From March 17 to April 7, Disney+ subscribers will … 
The truth is out there … and now Pluto TV wants to find X-Philes obsessed enough to find it. With all 11 seasons of “The X-Files” now streaming on Pluto TV, the platform is giving series’ fans a chance to disappear into the desert for nine days to binge the entire series inside an undisclosed, … 
Disney-owned 20th Century Studios’ Predator: Badlands was No. 1 on the top 10 list of physical-media sales for February 2026, according to Circana’s VideoScan tracking service that compiles DVD and Blu-ray transactions. The sci-fi actioner follows Dek, a young Predator outcast from his clan, who finds an unlikely ally in the android Thia (Elle Fanning) … 
Disney/Pixar Animation’s Hoppers met industry expectations with an estimated $46 million in opening weekend ticket sales through March 8. The title added another $42 million across foreign markets for a global opening of $88 million. It was the biggest domestic opening weekend for a Pixar movie since 2022’s Lightyear with $50.6 million, and highest for … 
Kino Lorber on March 17 will release the 1991 mountain-climbing survival drama K2, about two friends who attempt to climb one of the most perilous peaks in the world, in a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Disc combo pack. K2 stars Michael Biehn and Matt Craven, is directed by Franc Roddam, and was written by Patrick Meyers and Scott Robertsas …