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Disney+ Launches Always-on ‘Perks’ Program, Hulu ‘Perks’ 0

Disney+ Launches Always-on ‘Perks’ Program, Hulu ‘Perks’

Disney+ has announced the launch of its always-on Perks program, offering subscribers rewards ranging from access to experiences and limited-time sweepstakes to everyday savings and special discounts. The program launched May 29 in the United States, expanding the streamer’s current offerings into an always-on program, with additional international rollouts to follow later this year. At … Continue reading “Disney+ Launches Always-on ‘Perks’ Program, Hulu ‘Perks’”

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Apple TV+ Drops New Trailer for U2 Front Man Bono’s ‘Stories of Surrender’ 0

Apple TV+ Drops New Trailer for U2 Front Man Bono’s ‘Stories of Surrender’

Apple TV+ has released a new trailer for “Bono: Stories of Surrender,” which starts streaming on the platform May 30. “Bono: Stories of Surrender” is a reimagining of the U2 front man’s one-man stage show, “Stories of Surrender: An Evening of Words, Music and Some Mischief…” As he pulls back the curtain on his life … Continue reading “Apple TV+ Drops New Trailer for U2 Front Man Bono’s ‘Stories of Surrender’”

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‘Shadow Force’ Headed to Premium Digital May 30, Disc July 8 From Lionsgate 0

‘Shadow Force’ Headed to Premium Digital May 30, Disc July 8 From Lionsgate

The actioner Shadow Force will be available for premium digital rental and sale May 30 and on Blu-ray (plus DVD and digital combo pack) July 8 from Lionsgate. In the film, Kyrah (Kerry Washington) and Issac (Omar Sy) were once leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by … Continue reading “‘Shadow Force’ Headed to Premium Digital May 30, Disc July 8 From Lionsgate”

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FAST30 2025: The Heavy Hitters in Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV 0

FAST30 2025: The Heavy Hitters in Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV

Welcome to the second annual FAST30, our salute to 30 key players in the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) segment of the home entertainment business. The FAST30 is the newest member of Media Play News’ library of special features, many of them focused on the people who are driving this business, from content and distribution … Continue reading “FAST30 2025: The Heavy Hitters in Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV”

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‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Set Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Record 0

‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Set Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Record

Disney’s live-action remake of 2002’s Lilo & Stitch, and Paramount Pictures’ latest Tom Cruise actioner, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, shattered the hype, collectively tallying a projected $550 million combined global box office through the Memorial Day (May 26) holiday. Lilo & Stitch, which was originally earmarked for the Disney+ streaming platform, generated $304.2 … Continue reading “‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Set Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Record”

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Samba TV: ‘Last of Us’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 18 0

Samba TV: ‘Last of Us’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 18

Season two of HBO’s “The Last of Us” on Max remained No. 1 on Samba TV’s list of top streaming programs for the week of May 12 to 18. Based on the popular video game series of the same name, the series depicts a post-apocalyptic world 20 years into a pandemic caused by a fungal … Continue reading “Samba TV: ‘Last of Us’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 18”

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Horror Flick ‘Until Dawn’ Available Now on Premium Digital, on Disc July 8 0

Horror Flick ‘Until Dawn’ Available Now on Premium Digital, on Disc July 8

The horror film Until Dawn is available now for premium-priced digital rental and sale and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray July 8 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film has earned $49.8 million at the box office. In the film, one year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, … Continue reading “Horror Flick ‘Until Dawn’ Available Now on Premium Digital, on Disc July 8”

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Zone-ify Doubles Down on Wrestling Invite to Trump, Carney with Ad Campaign 0

Zone-ify Doubles Down on Wrestling Invite to Trump, Carney with Ad Campaign

FAST platform Zone-ify is doubling down on its invite to President Donald J. Trump and new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend “The Border Brawl,” a no-holds-barred wrestling match co-produced by Zone-ify and TNA Wrestling, streaming live, free, and exclusively on Zoneify.tv across Canada and the U.S. on May 25. The company has placed … Continue reading “Zone-ify Doubles Down on Wrestling Invite to Trump, Carney with Ad Campaign”

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Max Announces Titles Joining Service in June 2025 0

Max Announces Titles Joining Service in June 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service has announced the lineup of titles being added to the service in June 2025. The streaming lineup includes the debuts of season three of HBO original series “The Gilded Age”; HBO original documentaries Enigma and My Mom Jayne; the documentary series “The Mortician”; feature films A Minecraft Movie, A24’s … Continue reading “Max Announces Titles Joining Service in June 2025”

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Cineverse Forms New Technology Group Headed by Tony Huidor 0

Cineverse Forms New Technology Group Headed by Tony Huidor

Cineverse has announced the formation of the Cineverse Technology Group, a dedicated division focused on scaling its technology monetization efforts and accelerating AI-driven innovation across the global entertainment ecosystem. As part of this initiative, the company has promoted Tony Huidor — with a decade of leadership at Cineverse — to the newly created role of … Continue reading “Cineverse Forms New Technology Group Headed by Tony Huidor”

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