Samba: ‘Reacher’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through Aug. 23
Prime Video’s “Reacher” remained No. 1 on Samba’s list of top streaming programs for the week ended Aug. 23. The series, which returned for its fourth season Aug. 12, stars Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher, a former U.S. Army military police officer who drifts throughout the United States utilizing his extensive investigative and combat experience … Continue reading “Samba: ‘Reacher’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through Aug. 23”
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Disney+ has announced a global distribution deal with The Pokémon Company International, including a new stop-motion series “Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu,” due worldwide in 2027. Created by the animation studio Aardman, the series will debut on Disney XD and stream exclusively on Disney+ in 2027. The agreement also includes the classic … 
Settlement talks between California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount executives could resume after being canceled by Bonta on Aug. 24, who cited Paramount’s alleged leaks to the media as “playing games.” Bonta, speaking Aug. 27 with CNBC’s David Faber, said settlement negotiations with Paramount executives and lawyers regarding his antitrust lawsuit filed together with … 
Electric Entertainment has entered into an agreement to bring the YouTube series “Sideswiped” exclusively to WatchFree+, VIZIO’s free streaming service. Amassing more than 6 million subscribers after originally premiering on YouTube, the series is a comedy about one woman’s hilariously chaotic journey through modern dating after matching with 252 men on a dating app. Each … 
Shonda Rhimes and her production company, Shondaland, have signed a new five-year deal with Netflix, her working home since 2017. Rhimes’ hits include “Bridgerton,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” Inventing Anna,” “Black Barbie,” and “Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker,” among others. “I am thrilled to extend our partnership with the incomparable Shonda Rhimes. Few creative partnerships have shown … 
Netflix’s inaugural MLB “Field of Dreams” live stream featuring the Philadelphia Phillies’ 7-1 win over Minnesota Twins Aug. 13 at the “Field of Dreams” movie site in Dyersville, Iowa, generated 1.66 million viewers, according to Nielsen — down a steep 86.7% from the 2022 “Field of Dreams” game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds … 
It was another good box office weekend for Sony Pictures, with the added bonus debut of Insidious: Out of the Further, the six installment in the horror franchise at No.2 with $23.7 million, alongside Spider-Man: Brand New Day generating $36.5 million in fourth weekend ticket sales to rank No. 1. “Brand New Day” has generated … 
The horror film Ever After will be released in theaters Sept. 4 and via on demand Oct. 27 from Level 33 Entertainment. What if the fairy tales you grew up with were rewritten as a blood-soaked survival nightmare — and played by some of the most iconic faces in horror? Ever After is a twisted … 
Prime Video is going all in on Latin America. Amazon’s branded subscription streaming video platform Aug. 21 announced plans to invest more than $2 billion in the region between 2027 and 2030. The investment will span original programming, locally produced and acquired content, and live sports rights across Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile. The announcement … 
Cinemark, the Plano, Texas-based operator of 500 theaters spanning 5,600 screens worldwide, has endorsed the $110.8 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger — the third major theater chain to back the deal. In a statement, the chain, which along with theatrical trade group Cinema United, had opposed the deal, now says the merger is good for …