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Stand-Up Comedy Concert Film ‘Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale’ Due June 12 On Demand 0

Stand-Up Comedy Concert Film ‘Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale’ Due June 12 On Demand

The stand-up comedy concert film Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale will be available on demand June 12 via Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, and Google Play. The film features Satori Shakoor, George Clinton’s P-Funk alum and host of PBS’s “Detroit Performs LIVE.” Shakoor, a pioneer in redefining how menopause is discussed through fearless humor and … Continue reading “Stand-Up Comedy Concert Film ‘Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale’ Due June 12 On Demand”

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Netflix Says Ad-Supported Tier Reaches 94 Million Subs Worldwide 0

Netflix Says Ad-Supported Tier Reaches 94 Million Subs Worldwide

Netflix May 14 disclosed that its $7.99 monthly ad-supported subscription tier has reached 94 million subscribers globally, up 34% from 70 million subs reported last November. The streamer reported 40 million ad-supported subs a year ago. The less-expensive option now represents 50% of all new Netflix subscribers. Netflix, which ended 2024 with 301 million subscribers … Continue reading “Netflix Says Ad-Supported Tier Reaches 94 Million Subs Worldwide”

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Marvel Studios’ ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Streaming on Disney+ Beginning May 28 0

Marvel Studios’ ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Streaming on Disney+ Beginning May 28

Disney May 13 announced that Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ beginning May 28. Starring Anthony Mackie in the title role, Brave New World generated $415 million at the global box office, including $200.5 million across North American screens. The movie was the No. 1 box office release … Continue reading “Marvel Studios’ ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Streaming on Disney+ Beginning May 28”

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A24’s ‘Warfare’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through May 11 0

A24’s ‘Warfare’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through May 11

A24’s military film Warfare topped the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended May 11. The actioner, available for premium digital rental and sale, is the true story of a U.S. Navy Seal platoon surveillance mission gone dangerously wrong. Landing at No. 2 on … Continue reading “A24’s ‘Warfare’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through May 11”

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Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts*’ Adds .1 Million in Second Weekend Ticket Sales 0

Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts*’ Adds $33.1 Million in Second Weekend Ticket Sales

Marvel Studios’ anti-superhero release Thunderbolts* maintained its grip on the weekend box office, selling an estimated $33.1 million worth of tickets to remain No. 1 across the North American box office. The Florence Pugh headliner added another $34 million internationally to up its 10-day domestic tally to $128.5 million and more than $272.2 million worldwide. … Continue reading “Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts*’ Adds $33.1 Million in Second Weekend Ticket Sales”

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Sling TV Lost 198,000 Subs in the First Three Months of 2025 0

Sling TV Lost 198,000 Subs in the First Three Months of 2025

Satellite TV operator Echostar Corp.’s pioneering vMVPD distributor Sling TV lost 198,000 subscribers in the first fiscal quarter, ended March 31. That was up 47% from a loss of 138,000 subs in the previous-year period. Sling, which pioneered the online TV platform market in 2015 when it was the first service to offer standalone streaming … Continue reading “Sling TV Lost 198,000 Subs in the First Three Months of 2025”

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Samba TV: ‘Last of Us’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 4 0

Samba TV: ‘Last of Us’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 4

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 April 28 to May 4. 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 … Continue reading “Samba TV: ‘Last of Us’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 4”

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Apple TV+ Announces Drama Series ‘The Wanted Man’ Starring Hugh Laurie 0

Apple TV+ Announces Drama Series ‘The Wanted Man’ Starring Hugh Laurie

Apple TV+ has announced a new eight-episode drama “The Wanted Man,” starring SAG and Golden Globe Award winner Hugh Laurie (“House,” “The Night Manager”). “The Wanted Man” charts the rise and fall of Felix Carmichael (Laurie), the elusive and powerful head of notorious British crime syndicate The Capital. Untouchable for 20 years, Carmichael is finally … Continue reading “Apple TV+ Announces Drama Series ‘The Wanted Man’ Starring Hugh Laurie”

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Peacock Picks Up Comedy Series ‘DIG’ Starring Amy Poehler 0

Peacock Picks Up Comedy Series ‘DIG’ Starring Amy Poehler

Peacock has announced the series pickup of the new comedy “DIG,” from Emmy Award-winning executive producer Mike Schur (“A Man on the Inside,” “The Good Place,” “Parks and Recreation”) and Emmy Award-winning actor and executive producer Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation,” Inside Out 2). Schur and Poehler will co-write the pilot episode and executive produce … Continue reading “Peacock Picks Up Comedy Series ‘DIG’ Starring Amy Poehler”

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Comcast Names ‘SpinCo’ Cable Assets ‘Versant’ 0

Comcast Names ‘SpinCo’ Cable Assets ‘Versant’

Comcast has officially named its SpinCo media assets “Versant” as the new corporate name when the media giant’s former cable assets become a separate publicly-traded company later this year. Versant assets include USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel, in addition to digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and SportsEngine, among others, … Continue reading “Comcast Names ‘SpinCo’ Cable Assets ‘Versant’”

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