Category: Entertainment

Apple’s new documentary chief is a producer from ‘Jesus Camp’

[ad_1] There are already a number of documentaries lined up for Apple TV+, including Home, The Elephant Queen and future Ron Howard productions. This, however, could help Apple score other big docs and ensure that they thrive. That could give it a better chance of competing with Amazon, Netflix and others that are already old […]

Starz apologizes for pushing Twitter to remove tweets on online piracy

[ad_1] Techdirt reported that an article from the piracy news site was shared by several accounts over the weekend, including the Columbia Journalism Review‘s Mathew Ingram, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and copyright professor Annemarie Bridy. Twitter, acting on behalf of Starz, then served the accounts with a DMCA takedown despite no links to actual pirated […]

Hulu buys AT&T’s stake, leaving Comcast and Disney as owners

[ad_1] AT&T said it would use the money to “reduce its debt.” Between this and Disney’s acquisition of key Fox assets, Hulu’s joint venture is down to just two companies, Disney and Comcast. It’s not yet certain just how this affects the ownership ratios, but Disney already had majority control with 60 percent while Comcast […]

‘Too Old to Die Young’ is the first streaming series to make it to Cannes

[ad_1] The series is a moody crime drama that explores Los Angeles’s seedy lawless side, and it’s being hyped as the latest project by director Nicolas Winding Refn, who won best director at Cannes in 2011 for Drive. Refn is also behind the thriller Only God Forgives and The Neon Demon, both of which previously […]

The White Album in high-res

[ad_1] Daniel CooperSenior Editor For all of my airs and graces, there are a number of topics where I’m a philistine, and proud. Take high-end audio. To my uncultured ears, there’s little difference between your pricey cans and my phone’s Bluetooth buds. It happens a lot at trade shows, where people slam a pair of […]

AI developed a whole new sport

[ad_1] AKQA created the game by feeding data on 400 existing sports to a neural network, which then created basic sports concepts and rules. A large chunk of those were completely unrealistic (exploding Frisbees, anyone?), so the team gradually whittled down the eligible characteristics until there were three remaining sports. Playtesting led to Speedgate winning […]

BTS smashes YouTube record one week after it was set

[ad_1] The BTS video also racked up 2 million comments over that initial period. It’s also on track to surpass Blackpink’s three-day viewing record (100 million) with 95 million views as we write this. You could see this achievement coming. It’s a hot new single from a band that’s wildly popular around the world, complete […]

Amazon may be working on a free, ad-supported music service

[ad_1] While it’s not clear how much music would be available, it’s reportedly willing to pay “some” labels per stream no matter how many ads run alongside those songs. Amazon isn’t commenting on the rumor. With that said, it’s easy to see the company offering a free service. Although its existing pay-only services (Prime Music […]

Recommended Reading: The end of 'Game of Thrones'

[ad_1] 'Game of Thrones' season 8 showrunners interview: 'This is where the story ends' James Hibberd, Entertainment Weekly Winter is here. HBO's powerhouse Game of Thrones returns for its final season this weekend, signaling the beginning of the end (at… [ad_2] Source link