1 in 4 Consumers Have Subscribed to New Streaming Service During Pandemic

Corey Taylor has spoken about the importance of musicians’ jobs during the current coronavirus pandemic.The Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman is gearing up to release his debut solo album later this year and said in a new interview putting out new music was his way of doing his bit for people.During an appearance on radio show Full Metal Jackie, the star was asked how listening to or creating music was helping him stay positive through the current crisis.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAs streaming becomes ever more ubiquitous, new findings from Leichtman Research Group suggest consumers are more willing to stack up subscriptions to multiple services.In its 14th annual study of streaming, using a sample of 1,990 households, the company found that 78% of them have a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu, up from 69% in 2018 and 52% in 2015.The increase is even steeper in terms of homes subscribing to more than one of the three, with 55% now in

EnlargeFor most respondents, it usually boiled down to convenience and quality.

Aaliyah's music is coming to streaming services soon, the late singer's estate has confirmed. 

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor years, several high-profile artists — including Prince, Metallica, Bob Seger and others — held back their music from streaming services, due usually to the comparatively low royalty rates compared with physical product.However, in some cases, the holdout was due to disarray within the artist’s rights-holders — which has long been the case with Aaliyah, the R&B star who died in a plane crash in 2001 at the age of just 22.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJames Corden may be back to shooting “The Late Late Show” in his Los Angeles studio, but he insists that he’s not thinking about resuming production of “Carpool Karaoke” any time soon.“I love that segment.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAtari, for those who are unaware, is launching a new gaming entertainment system in November, the Atari VCS.The new PC/console hybrid, will be inspired by the classic 2600 that launched in 1977, and will feature several new games, classic and remastered favorites, streaming media and personal apps. One of the apps being offered will be Plex, which has free-on-demand movies and shows from Warner Bros.

Carly Rae Jepsen celebrated the fifth anniversary of her third album ‘EMOTION’ this week, releasing a deluxe edition of the record with the surprise inclusion of two previously unreleased bonus tracks.‘Never Get To Hold You’ and ‘Love Again’ were originally included on the physical Japanese edition of the album, but hadn’t hit streaming services until now.The two tracks didn’t make the 2016 offcuts collection, ‘EMOTION Side B’, but fans uploaded the songs to YouTube around the release of the

Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland, Citizens Advice Scotland and Shelter Scotland have collaborated to publish a resource for private tenants during the coronavirus pandemic. The Private Rented Sector Tenant Support booklet contains advice and information about tenants rights in the private sector.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: American Black Film Festival creators/producers Jeff and Nicole Friday have launched ABFF Play, streaming service and digital movie theater platform to showcase Black and Brown content, culture and creativity.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAMC Networks’ speciality SVOD service Shudder launched Monday in Australia and New Zealand with titles including breakout hits “Creepshow” and “Cursed Films.”Shudder offers a menu of on-demand horror, thriller, and suspense programming and originally rolled out in the U.S. It has since expanded to Canada, the U.K.

The Streaming Wars just got a new fighter — Ryan Reynolds.

 Ryan Reynolds  never fails to keep his name relevant in the news. Whether the 43-year-old actor is Tweeting something funny, posting a picture of him and his wife Blake Lively with a humorous caption, or starring in an action film, the guy is always keeping everyone on their toes.

Ted Johnson Fox News is launching an international streaming service, to debut in Mexico on Aug. 20 and then Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom on Sept.

Jimmy Fallon brought back into the studio in July, a couple late-night hosts are following suit.