Microsoft Corp is closing down Mixer, its live streaming service for games, and shifting users to Facebook Gaming, the technology giant’s Xbox division said on Monday.
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By John Hopewell
Chief International Correspondent
From its fans’ opposition to Francisco Franco’s arcane dictatorship to Johan Cruyff’s total football and Pep Guardiola’s pass-and-run, Barcelona F.C., one of the world’s greatest soccer clubs, has always prided itself about being ahead of the game.
Now, in the latest pioneering move, announced Wednesday, Barcelona F.C. has launched Barça TV Plus, with 3,000 videos and 1,000 hours of content including live and delayed broadcast matches and
Microsoft Corp is closing down Mixer, its live streaming service for games, and shifting users to Facebook Gaming, the technology giant’s Xbox division said on Monday.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTubi will pack another show from new parent Fox Corp. — the first season of competition show “Lego Masters” — into its free-streaming service later this year, along with a passel of licensed kids’ programming, including content from Lego’s Ninjago franchise, Mattel and cartoon classic “Garfield.” It also will bow a Spanish-language version of the service in the U.S.
Well, this is probably for the best.
The free trial for Disney+ is officially over.
here"I am pleased that the Court has found his sentence to be unduly lenient and decided to increase it."Officers from the NCA described the footage Macklin possessed as 'some of the most horrific and disturbing content they’ve ever seen in many years'.When police went to his home in Higher Broughton, they discovered he had downloaded more than 2,000 indecent images of children.Macklin, of New Devonshire Square, Salford, was then released under investigation.He then began to offer an online
Fox earlier this year for $440 million, is now available in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia, as the San Francisco-based company continues to expand into more international markets.To begin, Tubi will be available on VIDAA smart OS on Hisense TVs, both iOS and Android phones, and on the web; the company, in its Thursday release announcing the launch, said it’ll be available on more devices down the line.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Miami-based sales and distribution company FiGa Films launches streaming service FiGa en Casa on June 18 with the world premiere of Argentine medium-length film “Rompiente” by Juan Schnitman whose 2015 debut feature, “The Fire,” was hailed by Variety as a “riveting chamber piece of subtle shifts and evenhanded power struggles…”In “Rompiente,” a director shooting a sex scene in an indie film manipulates his young actors to show more flesh and be more intimate until
Little Britain, a UK comedy show, has been removed from Netflix and the BBC over the use of blackface.
Little Britain has been removed from iPlayer because “times have changed” since the comedy first aired, the BBC has said.
Little Britain and Come Fly With Me have been removed from Netflix, BBC iPlayer and Britbox over their use of blackface.In light of the Black Lives Matter protests and global conversations about systemic racism, the TV series have been taken down.“There’s a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer, which we regularly review,” a BBC spokesperson said in a statement.
You won’t find 75 Dollar Bill anywhere on the Billboard charts, but the New York act’s latest studio album nabbed the No. 1 spot on experimental bible Wire magazine’s best albums of 2019 list.
Kelis took to social media on Tuesday (June 2) to call for widespread structural change in the music industry's treatment of Black artists.
As protests sparked by the death of 46-year-old Minneapolis resident George Floyd heated up this weekend, music companies began making statements in support of the movement to end police brutality against black Americans.
Britney Spears has had no shortage of content while in quarantine, from yoga poses to dance parties and workout routines. Now, she's giving fans some music.
Britney Spears has had no shortage of content while in quarantine, from yoga poses to dance parties and workout routines. Now, she's giving fans some music.The pop superstar announced on Thursday (May 28) that she will be releasing her Glory bonus track "Mood Ring" to streaming services.
MUBI is a film streaming service that readers of The Playlist are probably familiar with. And if not, then you definitely should be.
All eight Harry Potter movies will be available for streaming for the first time as part of WarnerMedia’s new subscription service.
HBO Max's launch day library might already be bustling with a few of its first originals, a long list of licensed titles, and HBO's own premium content, but there's still so much more to come. In addition to providing subscribers access to upcoming HBO shows like Perry Mason and Lovecraft Country, the service has a second wave of exciting original programming beginning in June.
By Cynthia Littleton
WarnerMedia officially enters the streaming wars with the launch of its platform, HBO Max, which includes 10,000 hours worth of content thanks to a mix of originals — an Amy Schumer docuseries, Anna Kendrick’s, the reality competition series — and a deep library of fan favorites, such as and, as well as all of HBO’s award-winning series.