Category: Entertainment

Facebook canceled two original Watch series

[ad_1] Facebook Watch still has some level of commitment to scripted series, as it plans to go forward with several in development. It would also be willing to pick up new programming if the right project came along, according to Deadline. Overall, however, it plans to emphasize unscripted programming, where it has had better success […]

NBC’s Peacock streaming service costs $10 for ad-free Premium access

[ad_1] Depending on your tier, you’ll have access to various originals, TV shows, films, sports and news content. It will also have exclusive Olympics content this summer, including the Opening and Closing ceremonies live from Tokyo before they air on NBC in primetime. Execs also showed off the Peacock app, which will immediately begin streaming […]

Apple Music partnered with the NBA for its latest curated playlist

[ad_1] As part of a new agreement with the NBA and a startup called UnitedMasters, Apple is curating a weekly playlist called BASE:LINE. It will feature songs from up-and-coming independent hip-hop artists picked by Apple Music director Ebro Darden. The NBA will soundtrack highlights its shares online with songs directly from BASE:LINE. This week, you’ll […]

NBC’s Peacock lineup includes Mindy Kaling, Norman Lear and ‘MacGruber’

[ad_1] Other shows? Amy Poehler is executive co-producing the soccer coming-of-age comedy Division One. Norman Lear will help executive produce Clean Slate, the story of an estranged child coming home as a trans woman (played by Laverne Cox). If you’re more interested in non-fiction, veteran writer and journalist Nick Bilton is producing a series of […]

Wikipedia comes back online in Turkey after multi-year ban

[ad_1] However, the decision was reversed in December last year by Turkey’s Constitutional Court — the highest court in the country. The court deemed the ban unconstitutional, and ruled that the restriction violated free speech. Local reports say that access to Wikipedia is now being restored across the country, although some users will be able […]

Director sues Apple for allegedly copying her movie with ‘Servant’

[ad_1] Gregorini further claimed that Shyamalan simply took her premise and put it through the “male lens,” with men looking down on a woman’s mental health issues and discussing the sex appeal of the nanny. Shyamalan, series creator Tony Basgallop and Apple ‘negated’ the experiences of Gregorini and other women involved in Emanuel (which had […]

Apple TV+ snags Spike Jonze’s documentary on the Beastie Boys

[ad_1] The documentary is a modest coup for Apple. Rivals have plenty of music docs, such as Beyoncé’s Homecoming on Netflix — Apple has a long way to go if TV+ is going to compete in terms of sheer numbers. An official Beastie Boys documentary is a big deal, though, and shows that Apple is […]

The Morning After: Here’s why Sony will skip E3 (again)

[ad_1] Update ASAP.Microsoft is patching a major Windows 10 flaw discovered by the NSA Yesterday, Microsoft issued patches for Windows 10 as well as Windows Server 2016 and 2019. However, it wasn’t a normal Patch Tuesday, because this time it addressed a flaw that had been uncovered by the NSA and could be used to […]

Spotify’s latest curated playlist is tailored to your pet

[ad_1] With Pet Playlists, Spotify’s algorithm compiles a selection of 30 songs based on your answers to a few questions about your pet. Of course, your own listening habits are factored in too. If your cat is high-energy, you should get more energetic and upbeat tunes. If your dog sleeps all the time like my […]