11 Million People in the U.S. Used Streaming Services Illicitly Last Year, Study Shows

FandangoNow, the on-demand transactional movie and TV service from NBCUniversal-owned Fandango, is now available on Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition Smart TVs.

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Pusha-T and Jadakiss‘ new song, “Huntin Season,” finally surfaced on streaming today, only to be removed just a few hours later. On the track, Push seems to reference his 2018 beef with Drake, marking the latest lyrical nod to their well-publicized issues, but it seems that some of these same lyrics ended up being the reason for its removal.

You already watch a lot of stuff on your phone. There's no shortage of options, between big platforms like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and Twitch, or the social media streams of TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. But what if some of those programming options — particularly the ones on Netflix and Hulu — are just too long?

NEW YORK -- ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET.

After a year-long delay, Canadian musician Powfu finally released his Otterpop-produced SoundCloud hit, “Death Bed,” to all streaming platforms on Friday. The lo-fi hip-hop track was held back from wide release because of its prominent sample of Filipino-British singer beabadoobee’s “Coffee.”

Tubi says it’s continuing to gain momentum, drawing more viewers to its free-streaming service — and driving up more overall viewing time.

Whether music or podcasts, on-demand listening is the greatest change to recorded music in the last decade. Yet satellite radio -- launched before iTunes revolutionized how music is purchased -- continues to thrive as streaming services flourish. SiriusXM's 2019 earnings report, which dropped Tuesday, shows that the satellite radio service added 1 million subscribers and grossed $7.8 billion of revenue over the year.

After closing an $11.7 billion merger in December, ViacomCBS is expected to unveil a new streaming service in late February that draws from strengths of its recombined companies, a source confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.ViacomCBS, led by CEO Bob Bakish, is planning an expansion of CBS All Access, the streamer that launched in 2014, that would encompass brands like Comedy Central, Paramount Network, BET, MTV and CBS News, among other offerings.

Memo to Netflix, HBOMax, Disney Plus, and the rest of the streaming scrum: People were more likely to stream a movie when they knew it had been released in theaters, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young that was commissioned by the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO).

Pluto TV, the ViacomCBS-owned free streaming service, will be available on Hisense TV sets through a pact with Hisense’s Vidaa International subsidiary.

Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max have formed a new film production label that will focus on releasing eight to 10 midbudget movies per year via the company's new streaming service, which is set to launch in May in the U.S.The creation of Warner Max is designed to encourage collaboration and the sharing of resources across two titan divisions, it was was announced Wednesday by Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max formed a new film label, titled Warner Max, that will generate eight to 10 mid-budget films per year for WarnerMedia’s new streaming service.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

Last year, the stories of women and people of color were more likely to be playing at a theater near you than they’ve been in over a decade.