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Paramount Global said Monday that it will increase prices for its Paramount+ tiers with and without Showtime to take effect August 20, although the essential plan hike will only impact new subscribers. The company said the Paramount+ with Showtime plan will increase by $1 to $12.99 per month for both…

Five men who ran an illegal streaming service called Jetflicks with origins dating back to 2007 have been convicted by a federal jury in Las Vegas. Kristopher Dallmann, Douglas Courson, Felipe Garcia, Jared Jaurequi, and Peter Huber were found guilty, the Department of Justice announced. Authorities…

Bridgerton once again eclipsed 2B minutes viewed in the week after the first four episodes of Season 3 hit Netflix. The Shonda Rhimes series was easily the most-streamed title from May 20 to 26, Nielsen reports. Viewing did drop off compared to Season 3’s premiere weekend, though that’s to be…

The Boys is soaring to new heights with the debut of Season 4. According to Amazon, the latest season, which premiered with three episodes on June 13, is already up 21% in total viewers compared to Season 3 in the first four days since launch. Season 3 also debuted with three episodes at…

S. Charles Lee, the architect of hundreds of ornate Art Deco movie theaters, had a famous saying about his goal of engaging audiences before they settled into their seats: “The show starts on the sidewalk.” A century later, streaming services are taking a similar tack, leveraging their new place in…

Venu Sports, a streaming joint venture of Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney, has announced a number of executive hires across departments. The new hires join a team of more than 150 engineers and executives focused on Venu but working at Fox, some of whom are expected to join the venture down…

Lady Whistledown faced an unlikely adversary on Netflix last week. Bridgerton Season 3, Part 2 went neck-and-neck with the French film Under Paris, about a scientist whose tasked with ridding the Seine of a bloodthirsty shark, for the most-watched title of the week. Ultimately, the shark eked…

EXCLUSIVE: Higher Ground, the media company started by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, has extended its creative partnership with Netflix. As part of the deal, Higher Ground will have a multiyear first-look deal with Netflix for all of its film and TV projects. The relationship has been a…

No surprise here — Bridgerton was the talk of the ton during its Season 3 debut week last month. The series easily made it to the top of Nielsen’s streaming charts for the week of May 13 to 19, despite the first four episodes of Season 3 launching about halfway through this interval. Nevertheless, Bri…

TV appears to have taken a bit of a hit on the diversity front in the first half of the year. According to a new report from Samba TV, while diversity in the United States continue to grow, that is not being represented on the small screen. The company says that representation of non-white leads on…

On the heels of its upcoming live bout between over-the-hill boxing great Mike Tyson and YouTuber Jake Paul, Netflix has taken another turn toward becoming The Ocho of live sporting contests. Netflix will stream a winner-take-all hot-dog-eating contest on Labor Day between reigning Nathan's Hot Dog…

EXCLUSIVE: New consumer survey data from Magid supports the entertainment industry’s faith in bundles, particularly newer cross-company efforts like a forthcoming Disney+-Hulu-Max package. The research firm found that predictive rates of churn – the trade term for canceled subscriptions – was 16%…