• Disney may release ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Cruella’ straight to Disney+

    Disney may release ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Cruella’ straight to Disney+

    Disney is considering bypassing movie theaters and sending its upcoming films “Pinocchio,” “Peter Pan” and “Cruella” directly to its Disney+ home streaming service,
  • HBO Max is finally coming to Amazon Fire TV under new deal

    HBO Max is finally coming to Amazon Fire TV under new deal

    WarnerMedia's new streaming service HBO Max will begin rolling out this week on Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets, roughly six months after its launch.
  • NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service faces crowded field

    NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service faces crowded field

    NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service is set to launch Wednesday, and it’s facing more than a few hurdles. The new video platform is banking on a cheap price that’s supported by ads as well as a catalog of shows like “30 Rock” and “The Office.” But it joins an already crowded landscape with well-established rivals like …
  • HBO Max ‘isn’t a game changer’ for WarnerMedia: analyst

    HBO Max ‘isn’t a game changer’ for WarnerMedia: analyst

    HBO Max, the all-important streaming service launched last week by WarnerMedia, isn’t likely to propel the company to the top of the streaming industry, according to one industry expert. “HBO Max isn’t a game changer for AT&T,” Evercore ISI analyst Vijay Jayant said of the service, which launched on May 27. HBO Max, which includes …
  • HBO Max debuting to audiences eager for more home entertainment

    HBO Max debuting to audiences eager for more home entertainment

    AT&T’s WarnerMedia division launches its HBO Max streaming service on Wednesday, taking on Netflix, Disney and Amazon at a time when coronavirus lockdowns have boosted demand for streaming even as rising unemployment has cut disposable incomes. HBO Max launches to a captive audience stuck at home without access to theater, live music, shopping excursions or …
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg blames coronavirus for Quibi’s poor start

    Jeffrey Katzenberg blames coronavirus for Quibi’s poor start

    Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg is blaming the coronavirus for Quibi’s bumpy start. The short-form mobile video app, whose name is short for “quick bites,” gained 1.7 million views in its first week after an April 6 launch. But it quickly fell off the Apple Store’s 50 most downloaded free iPhone apps after and is currently …
  • Stream these 6 shows on HBO Max launch day

    Stream these 6 shows on HBO Max launch day

    The world might be on pause for now but the streaming wars continue. With people stuck inside in the wake of the global pandemic, more people than ever are watching TV. Netflix reported a record 16 million new subscribers, while Disney+ added 50 million subscribers in its first five months. HBO Max hopes to grab …
  • Netflix adds record 16M subscribers in first quarter amid coronavirus

    Netflix adds record 16M subscribers in first quarter amid coronavirus

    Netflix’s subscriber base is exploding as people holed up at home to avoid the coronavirus become video-bingeing couch potatoes. The Los Gatos, Calif.-based video-streaming giant added a record 15.8 million paying streaming customers in the first quarter of 2020 — more than twice the 7 million it had forecast in January before the coronavirus pandemic …
  • WarnerMedia to launch HBO Max streaming service in late May

    WarnerMedia to launch HBO Max streaming service in late May

    WarnerMedia’s pricey new streaming service HBO Max is set to debut on May 27, the company said Tuesday. The AT&T-owned media giant’s video-streaming platform — which is set to go head-to-head against Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, among others — will debut with 10,000 hours of library programming across the company’s various properties, including …