It’s 2019. More people are watching movies and TV shows on their smartphones and laptops instead of on an actual TV. In fact, there’s a whole generation of people who “cut the cord” and never looked back.
However, there are a lot of amazing TV …
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15 Hulu tips for streaming TV fans
If you’re a cord cutter or want to be, but can’t abandon network TV, you need Hulu. The service is best known for streaming shows the day after they air, specifically shows from a few of the five major networks—ABC, NBC, and Fox. (CBS has its own streaming service and Hulu’s next-day CW shows deal evaporated in 2016.) It’s also got lots of content from other cable outlets and many movies—Hulu has almost as many “certified fresh” films on the Rotten Tomatoes list as Amazon Prime.
When it first emerged, we dinged Hulu for a lack of news, sports, and original programming, as well as ads that interrupted the paid version, all points that were probably big factors in Hulu’s relatively slow growth. Those fortunes have changed. It got its first Emmy nod in 2017 for the excellent show Casual, and then became a major player with the multiple wins for the dystopian thriller The Handmaid’s Tale. That show was probably the biggest factor in how Hulu doubled its subscriber based in the last year to 25 million. Read more…
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View More 15 Hulu tips for streaming TV fansAmazon pulls anti-vaccination documentaries from Prime Video
Amazon appears to be pulling anti-vaccination documentaries from the company’s Prime Video service after a US lawmaker urged the tech giant to crack down on the content.
The documentaries Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Catastrophe, Man Made Epidemic, and Shoot’ Em Up: The Truth About Vaccines were previously available on Amazon’s streaming service. But on Friday, journalists from CNN and BuzzFeed began noticing you could no longer find them.
Less than two hours ago, a search for “vaccines” on Amazon Prime had VAXXED (an anti-vax doc) as the top result. Now, that video doesn’t appear anywhere in the search results, and you can no longer stream VAXXED on Amazonpic.twitter.com/NYWJ1DUJ7h
— Caroline O’Donovan (@ceodonovan) March 1, 2019 Read more…
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View More Amazon pulls anti-vaccination documentaries from Prime VideoNetflix tweets response to Oscars backlash following criticism from Steven Spielberg and others
It was not without controversy that Netflix movie Roma was nominated for no less than 10 Oscars at the 2019 Academy Awards, taking home three.
And after Steven Spielberg himself joined the choir of Netflix critics, saying that Netflix should only be …
Report: Disney in talks with AT&T to buy WarnerMedia’s 10% Hulu stake
Disney is in discussions to buy AT&T’s 10 percent stake in Hulu, which it comes into by way of its WarnerMedia acquisition, according to a report from Variety this morning. The news is not surprising – AT&T had already said it was exploring a sale. And Disney has been looking to increase its stake in […]
View More Report: Disney in talks with AT&T to buy WarnerMedia’s 10% Hulu stakeA big ruling against Fox raises concerns of ‘self-dealing’ with Hulu
An arbitrator has awarded $179 million in damages to the stars and creative team behind the Fox show “Bones.” As laid out in an in-depth Hollywood Reporter story, the ruling could have bigger implications for the streaming world, particularly as the major media companies are looking to launch their own streaming services, which will presumably […]
View More A big ruling against Fox raises concerns of ‘self-dealing’ with HuluNetflix may be losing $192M per month from piracy, cord cutting study claims
As many as 1 in 5 people today are y off of someone’s else’s account when streaming video from Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Video, according to a new study from CordCutting.com. Of these, Netflix tends to be pirated for the longest period – 26 months, compared with 16 months for Amazon Prime Video, or 11 […]
View More Netflix may be losing $192M per month from piracy, cord cutting study claimsHow to watch the 2019 Oscars online without cable or even a TV
Got plans Sunday night? We’ll give you some: The 2019 Oscars are on. (That heads up was just for casual watchers, guys — we know film buffs have had this date etched in their brain since April.)
The 2019 Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 24 from 8 p.m. EST to 11 p.m. EST and will go host-less for the second time in ceremony history after Kevin Hart officially stepped down.
SEE ALSO: Where to watch all of the 2019 Oscar-nominated films
No host? No problem. The Oscars are always an entertaining shit show, especially when you watch with friends and people start to lose it when their favorite movie gets robbed. But this year is a must-see for other reasonsDiversity barriers are being broken all around, with the biggest involving representation milestones for people of color, non-black POC, and the LGBTQ+ community. Thanks to Black Panther, it’s also the first time a superhero movie has been nominated for Best Picture. Read more…
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CBS All Access releases a spooky, star-studded trailer for Jordan Peele’s ‘Twilight Zone’
A new version of “The Twilight Zone,” hosted and executive produced by “Get Out” director Jordan Peele, is set to premiere on CBS All Access on April 1. CBS aired a teaser during the Super Bowl, but it didn’t include any actual footage. So this is the first time we’re getting a real taste of […]
View More CBS All Access releases a spooky, star-studded trailer for Jordan Peele’s ‘Twilight Zone’You probably spend more on subscriptions than you realize
Take a moment to think about all the subscription services you pay for. How much do you think it adds up to each month? Probably a lot more than you realize.
A June 2018 study of 2,500 Americans, conducted by consulting firm Waterstone Management Gro…
The surprising list of top Netflix shows in the US by state
If you’re curious whether your taste in high-priced television shows streaming on Netflix is the same as that of your neighbors, HighSpeedInternet.com has a macro-view for you: its annual look at the “Most Popular Netflix Show in each State” for 2018…
View More The surprising list of top Netflix shows in the US by stateRevry is the queer streaming site you always needed in your life
Revry CEO Damian Pelliccione couldn’t have known that the Apple TV he bought in 2015 would change not just his life, but countless others’.
But, he tells me over the phone, it was the discovery that the App Store had “like, zero LGBTQ apps” that insp…