What We Lose When Streaming Companies Choose What We Watch

[ad_1] Photograph by Erich Karnberger / Getty To have or not to have, that is the question. The problem with having is obvious when looking around at the many shelves for books and CDs and the filing cabinet for DVDs that line the walls and fill floor space at home. It’s especially an issue for… Continue reading What We Lose When Streaming Companies Choose What We Watch

What CNN Max Means for WB Discovery’s Streaming Future

[ad_1] This story first ran in Buffering, Vulture’s newsletter about the streaming industry. Head to vulture.com/buffering and subscribe today! Photo: John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery has been hinting for months that it planned to add live news to Max, and we now know exactly how and when that will happen. On September 27, the streamer… Continue reading What CNN Max Means for WB Discovery’s Streaming Future

What We Love and Hate About FAST TV and Free Streaming

[ad_1] This story first ran in Buffering, Vulture’s newsletter about the streaming industry. Head to vulture.com/buffering and subscribe today! It’s time for an emergency discussion about our “no-commitment relationship” with FAST. Photo: Amazon Freevee There was more bad news for legacy TV networks this week: For the first time since Nielsen started measuring streaming ratings, broadcast and cable… Continue reading What We Love and Hate About FAST TV and Free Streaming

Could a True Streaming Bundle Be Upon Us?

[ad_1] This story first ran in Buffering, Vulture’s newsletter about the streaming industry. Head to vulture.com/buffering and subscribe today! Imagine if you could watch Yellowstone, Hijack, And Just Like That…, and The Summer I Turned Pretty all in once place. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: MAX, Apple TV, Amazon, Paramount A veteran media executive I’ve known for decades has long… Continue reading Could a True Streaming Bundle Be Upon Us?

NFL’s RedZone channel will be available for streaming. But it’s going to cost you

[ad_1] NFL RedZone, the popular cable channel that shows every scoring play of the league’s Sunday afternoon games, is coming to a streaming device near you. The NFL announced Thursday it will make the RedZone channel available in the higher priced version of NFL+, the subscription-based streaming service it introduced last year. The league’s NFL… Continue reading NFL’s RedZone channel will be available for streaming. But it’s going to cost you

Disney tops earnings estimates as streaming losses narrow.

[ad_1] The Walt Disney Co.‘s latest quarterly earnings report, released Wednesday, illustrates the catch-22 facing big media companies: old-school TV still turns a profit but is on the decline, while streaming is growing but remains a money-loser. It’s a transitional moment for the entertainment industry that — on top of a Hollywood strike wave that… Continue reading Disney tops earnings estimates as streaming losses narrow.

This Streaming Service Would Like to Know: Who’s Watching?

[ad_1] Before you begin using this streaming service to rewatch episodes of a mediocre sitcom that you’ve already seen five times, I was just casually wondering: Who’s watching? Is it you, the one who’s always watching? Is it, vaguely, “kids”? Or is it someone else entirely, whose acquaintance I have yet to make? Oh, O.K.… Continue reading This Streaming Service Would Like to Know: Who’s Watching?

2023 Lollapalooza Hulu Streaming Schedule

[ad_1] Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic There was a time when you had to brave crowds, port-a-potties, and Wrigleyville bros to enjoy sets at Lollapalooza. But it’s the 21st century, and now you can enjoy Sudan Archives from the comfort of your own home. Hulu is streaming Lollapalooza 2023 live starting at 2:05 p.m. EST on Thursday, August… Continue reading 2023 Lollapalooza Hulu Streaming Schedule

Lizzo’s ‘Pink (Bad Day)’ Song from Barbie on Streaming

[ad_1] For Barbie, as we learn very early into the film Barbie, every day is a perfect day: She wakes up after a perfect night’s sleep, says hi to all her friends with a perfect wave, takes a perfectly temperate (and waterless) shower, picks a perfect outfit, and has a perfectly toasted waffle. And it’s… Continue reading Lizzo’s ‘Pink (Bad Day)’ Song from Barbie on Streaming