Another State Is Seeking To Tax Cable TV Companies And Other Streaming Services

A bill in Maine is about to impose taxes on streaming services that use the phone poles and wires in a municipality to provide material to users. A franchise agreement or contract with the municipality is required for "a video service provider to offer or provide its...

In A New ‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off, Bad Bunny Will Play Marvel Hero El Muerto.

Bad Bunny (aka Benito Ocasio) will play the Marvel character El Muerto – a wrestler with superhuman strength – in a new Spider-Man Universe (SSU) installment, Sony announced overnight. The film was announced during Sony's panel at this year's CinemaCon, with a...

National TV Ad Spending Fell 5% To $43.7 Billion In 2023

Although household TV ad views and airings increased in 2023, national TV advertising spend declined 4.7% to $43.71 billion from 2022. For much of the first half of the year, there was broad slowness in the TV advertising market, particularly in short-term "scatter"...

Hair Of George Washington Is Being Auctioned Off

The hair of George Washington is currently being auctioned off at gottahaverockandroll.com. Although the hair is listed at $3,000, the auction house believes it will sell for at least $10,000! This hair was directly passed down from generation to son among the...

According To Ice Cube, Warner Bros. Rejected The New “Friday” Script

For a fourth Friday movie, Ice Cube claimed that he submitted two scripts, both of which Warner Brothers rejected. During a recent visit on Drink Champs, which was captured as LL Cool J was performing Rock The Bells, Cube detailed what went wrong. Cube said to hosts...

Blake Shelton Explains Why He Decided To Quit ‘The Voice’

For Blake Shelton, it works the 23rd time. The upcoming 23rd season of "The Voice" will feature the country singer's final stint as a mentor before he departs the program. He has made his impact by winning a record nine times, including last season, and is the only...

In The Midst Of A Strike, North Bay Movie Industry Workers And Businesses Look For Alternative Sources Of Funding

Although it is believed that the Hollywood writers' and actors' strike is costing the film and television industries $150 million per week, other industry stakeholders have more at risk. This sobering estimate is just one aspect of the overall economic impact and what...

Adam Lambert embodies Cher While Singing ‘The Muffin Man’ On ‘That’s My Jam’: See Video

Certainly, Adam Lambert is familiar with the muffin man. On the "That's My Jam" segment of Jimmy Fallon's show on Monday, the 41-year-old singer had to decide whether to turn a children's song into a mainstream hit. When Lambert was asked to perform "The Muffin Man"...

Americans Spend Nearly $1,000 Annually On Streaming Subscriptions

Streaming can be a cost-effective alternative to expensive cable TV packages. However, according to a Bango research issued earlier this month, the average U.S. household spends about $1,000 on streaming services annually. Bango, which gives software to firms to help...

AMC Is Launching Cheaper Ad-Supported Versions Of Shudder, Sundance Now, And More

Last September, AMC Networks launched the ad-supported version of its streaming service AMC+. The new tier will cost $4.99 a month and feature a "light ad load" of less than five minutes of commercials every hour. Now, AMC has announced that Shudder, Sundance Now, and...
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Prime Video Introduces AI-Generated Recaps For TV Series

Prime Video Introduces AI-Generated Recaps For TV Series

Amazon Prime Video has a new AI-generated tool that can recap TV shows for you—and it's claimed to be "spoiler-free". The streaming service's "X-Ray Recaps," which were announced on Monday, employ Amazon's generative AI platform Bedrock to get you caught up on...

Building The Band, Liam Payne’s Netflix Series, Is On Hold,

Building The Band, Liam Payne’s Netflix Series, Is On Hold,

Liam Payne's upcoming Netflix series Building the Band is apparently on hold following the singer's terrible death. The as-yet unaired UK-based music competition show aimed to create the next great music group based on musical compatibility and merit, with none of the...

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