In January, WWE reached a $5 billion dollar deal with Netflix to bring Monday Night Raw to the biggest streaming platform in the world in January 2025. That contract calls for WWE to receive $500 million a year, with opt out and extension clauses worked into the deal. The one …
Read More »Max Price Hike Coming, Along With Potential Layoffs At WBD – Report
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is reportedly looking for even more ways to cut costs and make more money, and this could include a price hike for Max and additional layoffs. Bloomberg reported these details and more ahead of WBD’s earnings briefing on May 9. WBD has already cut …
Read More »Prime Video's Ads Will Soon Be Harder To Avoid And More Intrusive
Amazon has announced that Prime Video’s ads are getting more intrusive. In a blog post (via The Verge), Amazon announced an “expanded suite” of ad formats with the aim of pushing you to buy stuff and to help Amazon make more money. Amazon said Prime Video will soon have “shoppable …
Read More »The Office Follow-Up Series Is Going Straight To Peacock
Earlier this year, Greg Daniels, the man who developed the American version of The Office, revealed that he was planning a new follow-up series for the hit comedy. Now, Peacock has officially ordered The Office follow-up series, and set production to begin this summer. Daniels co-created the new show with …
Read More »Game Of Thrones And Torchwood Star Ian Gelder Passes Away At 74
Ian Gelder, best known for his role as Kevan Lannister in Game of Thrones, has died at age 74, his husband, fellow actor Ben Daniels confirmed. Gelder had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer in December and Daniels had stopped work to care for him. “It is with huge huge …
Read More »Ryan Murphy's Grotesquerie Adds Taylor Swift's Boyfriend Travis Kelce To Cast
Travis Kelce is using the NFL offseason to appear on the small screen in the upcoming FX series Grotesquerie from Ryan Murphy. It will be the first major role for the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and boyfriend to pop sensation Taylor Swift. Deadline reports Kelce will star alongside Niecy …
Read More »Game Of Thrones Prequel Spin-Off Gets A New Title And Other Key Details
Game of Thrones fans eager for news about the next spin-off are in luck today, as The Hollywood Reporter revealed new information about the prequel series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Starting off, the show has a new name. Previously known as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The …
Read More »Michelle Yeoh Will Star In Prime Video's Blade Runner Sequel TV Show
Since starring in the Oscar-winning film, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Michelle Yeoh has had a pretty busy schedule on TV with stints on American Born Chinese, The Brothers Sun, The Witcher: Blood Origin, and the upcoming Star Trek: Section 31 movie for Paramount+. But now, Yeoh is adding another …
Read More »Disney CEO On Password-Sharing Crackdown: "We Feel Quite Bullish About It"
There will be no one to stop Disney from going after Disney+ subscribers who share passwords soon, and CEO Bob Iger seems quite pleased with the plan. On an earnings call this morning, Iger expressed feeling “quite bullish about it.” Interestingly enough, part of Iger’s optimism stems from a streaming …
Read More »Wednesday Season 2 Begins Production And Adds 12 New Cast Members, Including Addams Alumnus
Netflix‘s breakout hit Wednesday has started production on its Season 2 and has added a dozen actors to its cast. Filming has begun in Ireland on the series, produced by Tim Burton, with Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams as she attends and investigates the inner-workings of Nevermore Academy. The new …
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