Draya Michele of ‘Basketball Wives’ to Star in Her Own Docu-Series on Zeus Streaming Service

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

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Off Broadway run of Drew Droege’s well-received solo show Happy Birthday Doug was cut short by the COVID-19 shutdown, but a specially-filmed quarantine performance, produced by Michael Urie, is set to make its streaming debut.Happy Birthday Doug, directed at the Soho Playhouse by Tom DeTrinis and directed for film and edited by Jim Hansen, will premiere on streaming service BroadwayHD September 24.Written and performed by Droege, Happy Birthday Doug

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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.

Glee star Lea Michele has welcomed her first child with husband Zandy Reich. The 33 year old gave birth to a baby boy on August 20, People has reported, and the name is yet to be revealed.

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.

Clueless is finally on the way and it will debut on NBCUniversal’s new Peacock streaming service.Amy Heckerling’s 1995 teen film, which is loosely based on Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma, starred Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash and Paul Rudd in the lead roles.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Barry Minkow, who ran one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history, is to be the subject of a new docu-series after partnering with The Content Group and Intervention producer Sami Abdou.The Content Group, which is part of Steve Michaels’ Asylum Entertainment Group, the company behind The Kennedys, TNT’s Shaq Life and Penn State feature doc Happy Valley, will develop and produce the premium limited series with Abdou.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina‘s Michelle Gomez has been cast as a series regular in HBO Max’s thriller drama series The Flight Attendant, starring and executive produced by Kaley Cuoco. The Flight Attendant is a story of how an entire life can change in one night.