Crunchyroll is announcing its first major price increase since the anime streaming service launched in 2006. Prices for its premium subscription will go up in the United States, Great Britain, Australia and the Nordics — in the U.S. and Australia, the monthly price will increase from $6.95 to $7.99 (or $79.99 per year), while British […]
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WarnerMedia hires Bob Greenblatt in leadership shuffle
Changes are afoot at WarnerMedia. Last week, Richard Pleper announced that he was leaving the CEO role at HBO, following reports that WarnerMedia and its new corporate parent AT&T were pushing for network to get bigger and broader. Turner President David Levy is also departing. Today, WarnerMedia announced that former NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt […]
View More WarnerMedia hires Bob Greenblatt in leadership shuffleCEO Richard Plepler is leaving HBO
Richard Pleper, who’s been at HBO since 1992 and served as CEO since 2013, is leaving the network. In a staff memo, Plepler didn’t offer specific reasons for his departure but said, “Hard as it is to think about leaving the company I love, and the people I love in it, it is the right […]
View More CEO Richard Plepler is leaving HBOReport: 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 stakeThe forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service will be partially supported by ads
In November, AT&T opened up about its plans for its forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service, which aims to leverage the entertainment properties AT&T gained by way of its Time Warner acquisition last year. The company said the service will have three tiers — an entry-level, movie-focused service; a premium tier with original programming and blockbusters; and a […]
View More The forthcoming WarnerMedia streaming service will be partially supported by adsAT&T details its streaming service plans as it weighs a sale of its Hulu stake
AT&T may be ready to sell its stake in Hulu, the company revealed in an analyst presentation on Thursday. The company currently owns a 10 percent stake in the service by way of WarnerMedia, as a result of its Time Warner acquisition. But AT&T today is running its own streaming services, including live TV service […]
View More AT&T details its streaming service plans as it weighs a sale of its Hulu stakeThe Criterion Collection is launching its own streaming service
When WarnerMedia announced last month that it would be shutting down its streaming service FilmStruck, the team at the Criterion Collection said it would be looking for a new digital home. Today, Criterion announced that it will be building that home itself — namely, launching a streaming service called The Criterion Channel. The company remains […]
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