Disney Gets Rid of Free Trials For Disney+ Streaming Service

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUPDATED: Malibu Entertainment, a company connected to Jay-Z’s Tidal streaming service, was among the businesses applying for and accepting Paycheck Protection Program loans for between $2 million and $5 million, according to documents released by the Small Business Administration and Treasury Department; a source close to the situation tells Variety the loan was for $2.1 million.

With music subscription services in heated competition for shares of a fast-growing market, potential subscribers around the world have a menu of free trials to choose from.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorQuibi, Jeffrey Katzenberg’s beleaguered mobile streaming startup, got 910,000 people to sign up for free 90-day trials upon its April launch, according to new data from research firm Sensor Tower.The bad news, according to the company: Only 72,000 subscribers stuck around and decided to pay $5 a month (or $8 without ads) for the service, out of 4.5 million total downloads of the app.

. On the surface, it looks like a sexy thriller: The artwork for the film shows a man looking at the camera while gripping a woman’s breast (subtle).

Free Weezy Album has been freed from TIDAL after serving five years exclusively on the streaming platform.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNBCUniversal told members of Bluprint in May that it was planning to wind down the subscription VOD service centered on crafts and hobbies “over the next few months.”Instead, the media company is selling the assets of Bluprint to TN Marketing, a Minneapolis-based online video subscription and streaming business. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.Bluprint originally launched as Craftsy in 2011.

Community andThe Golden Girls have become the latest sitcoms to have their blackface episodes purged from streaming services. Netflix and Hulu initiated the Community removal, cutting the Season 2 episode "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons," in which Ken Jeong's character Ben Chang dons full-body black makeup.

Ed Meza @edmezavarCaracas-based Veloz Distribución may be the only Venezuelan company attending Cannes’s Marché du Film this year, but the five-year-old shingle has some impressive film and TV projects in development, including the latest work by celebrated auteur Román Chalbaud.Headed by actress Elaiza Gil and writer-director Edgar Rocca, Veloz is also in the process of launching VelozStreaming, a new VOD service described as “more of a virtual cinema” and “a little in the spirit of MUBI.” The

Fans of “South Park” can stream the entire series… except for five controversial episodes.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNordic Entertainment Group, the company behind Nordic streamer Viaplay, and Elisa Viihde Aitio are joining forces to combine their streaming services in Finland later this year.The two companies will launch Elisa Viihde Viaplay in the fourth quarter of 2020, a single platform that will house the two services’ original series, movies and kid’s content.Elisa Viihde Viaplay will have the power to better compete with global streamers, such as Netflix, which

Also Read: The Pros and Cons of Peacock's Pandemic Launch | PodcastPeacock has already been available since mid-April for Comcast subscribers, but its full rollout will come in July. The service offers more than 7,500 hours of content and will be the go-to streaming hub for classic NBC shows like “Parks and Recreation,” “30 Rock,” “Saturday Night Live,” and “Law and Order: SVU,” among several other titles.

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.

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

star Angela is reflecting on the many ups and downs of her relationship with her Nigerian fiancé, Michael.ET's Melicia Johnson spoke with the 54-year-old reality star on Wednesday about the new season of, which features a continuation of the couple's long journey together. Angela first appeared on season 2, which documented her journey to visit 31-year-old Michael in Nigeria all the way from Georgia after connecting 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.