Discovery to Unveil Global Streaming Service, Strategy on Dec. 2

AMC is rebranding UMC, its streaming service devoted to Black television and film programming. Beginning in January, UMC will become ALLBLK as it ramps up production on a slate of new originals, including multi-cam comedy Millennials and legal drama Lace.

gifting list before the holidays arrive, if you do in fact procrastinate this year, you’ve still got plenty of options that you can order and send instantly online—but will actually look like you didn’t wait until the day before the holiday to think about it.Whether you’re strapped for time or prefer to shop from the comfort of home (and let’s face it, most of us will be going this route this year because of social distancing restrictions in place across most of the country), we’ve rounded up

UMC, the AMC Networks-owned streaming service focused on Black TV and film, will rebrand as ALLBLK in January.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorUMC, the AMC Networks-owned streaming service focused exclusively on Black television and film that was created by BET founder Robert L. Johnson, will be rebranded Allblk in January 2021 with a new look and feel.Johnson’s RLJ Entertainment launched UMC (Urban Movie Channel) in November 2014.

Redbox has launched Free On Demand, an ad-supported streaming destination promising hundreds of titles arriving weekly that are “curated to the tastes of Redbox audiences.”

David Zaslav is a fan of popular scripted dramas like The Crown on Netflix and The Undoing on HBO, which he says he watched and enjoyed. But on Monday, the Discovery president and CEO said his upcoming lifestyle streaming service Discovery+ will launch on Jan.

Christopher Nolan has slammed Warner Brothers’ plans to send 17 of their films directly to HBO Max in 2021.

As you’ve heard by now, Warner Bros.’ game-changing seismic decision to put all their 2021 films out on HBO Max simultaneously with whatever theaters are open next year, not only shocked and angered people in Hollywood, it actually blindsided many actors, directors, and talents too. We’ve already heard that Legendary Pictures were so appalled with the decision they’re threatening to sue Warner Bros.

Christopher Nolan is not happy at all about Warner Bros.’ plans to put all of their 2021 movies on HBO Max on the same day they are released in theaters.

Cable operator Charter Communications, in which John Malone's Liberty Broadband owns a big stake, expects to continue selling video services successfully despite high programming costs. But over time Hollywood giants' growing focus on direct-to-consumer services could make paying for content bundles untenable, chairman and CEO Tom Rutledge suggested during a virtual investor conference on Monday.

Discovery CEO David Zaslav, days after unveiling Discovery+, said the company had been “quietly and methodically” stockpiling content for several years and honing its IP for the last five to eventually launch its own service in a crowded market where it thinks it has distinct advantages.

AMC Networks has realigned its UMC streaming service and WE tv network under a shared leadership team headed by Brett Dismuke.

HBO Max is looking to make original DC Comics-based content outside of the U.S. for the first time.

Discovery made headlines yesterday with its launch plans for its global streaming service Discovery+.

Discovery boldly compared its newly unveiled DTC service to Netflix and Disney+ and anticipated lively uptake globally by “superfans” of its defining cooking, home improvement, history, true crime and other nonfiction genres.

Over the past two years, Disney, WarnerMedia and NBCUniversal have all laid out their streaming strategies for investors during elaborate presentations. On Wednesday, Dec.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDiscovery expects its forthcoming Discovery Plus streaming service will have an addressable market in the U.S.

Netflix' most popular plan costs $14 a month.Each account will include up to five user profiles and support four concurrent streams.