Lionsgate Sells Stake In Pantaya Streaming Service for $124 Million

ViacomCBS is joining hands with Tokyo-based internet giant Rakuten to launch the Nick+ kids streaming service in Japan. The partnership was unveiled Tuesday at APOS, the Asia's leading media and entertainment summit.

The White Stripes have announced the forthcoming arrival of the Glitch Mob remix of ‘Seven Nation Army’ on streaming services.First remixed in 2011 by The Glitch Mob, the track will land on streaming services this Friday (April 23).

Nintendo Of America has filed a lawsuit against Switch hacking organisation Xecuter.The news was reported by Polygon, which obtained the lawsuit filed on Friday, April 16. The lawsuit alleges that Team Xecuter member Gary Bowser has infringed on its copyright in order to create and sell hacks for the Nintendo Switch.

Dundee United. The midfielder has been offered a pre-contract by the Saints and is also considering an extension at United.

EXCLUSIVE: Australian theatrical distribution company Moving Story Entertainment has acquired a significant minority interest in Chaiflicks, the young streaming service launched by Neil Friedman and Heidi Bogin Oshin, who run Menemsha Films, and Bill Weiner, a former senior executive at New Regency.

The WGA West and CBS have reached a $3.4 million settlement of a residuals dispute arising from the reuse of 62 of the network’s shows on its now-rebranded CBS All Access subscription streaming service.

Bella Hadid is moving on from her New York City apartment and it was just reported that the pad sold for the $6.5 million asking price.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix’s multibillion-dollar content spending continues paying off: The lion’s share of U.S. consumers say the streamer has the best original programming, according to a new Morgan Stanley survey.Netflix remains the most frequently cited as offering the best original programming — with 38% of survey respondents picking it as No.

Kirstie Alley has parted with her Los Feliz estate after more than two decades. The actress sold her six-bedroom, seven-bathroom home in an off-market sale for $7.8 million, represented by real estate firm Deasy Penner Podley.

Bloomberg Media is turning to some notable public figures to lead the new primetime lineup for Quicktake, the company's streaming news service. NBA All-Star Chris Paul, The Business of Fashion founder and CEO Imran Amed and NYU professor, author and podcaster Scott Galloway will each host programs for Quicktake starting later this year.

Lil Nas X has said that his recent hit single ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ may be removed from streaming services as of tomorrow (April 13).In a Tweet, the rapper said: “not even joking. everybody stream call me by your name hard today because it may no longer be available tomorrow and there’s nothing i can really do about it.

Ellen DeGeneres is saying goodbye to her stunning Beverly Hills mansion.

Queer as Folk is being rebooted for NBC’s streaming network Peacock.Russel T Davies’ original series followed three gay friends in the British city of Manchester. It ran for ten episodes in 1999 and 2000 and received both praise and condemnation for its frank depiction of gay relationships and sex.A U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHemisphere Media Group said it is acquiring the remaining 75% stake of Pantaya, the U.S. Hispanic subscription video streaming service, from Lionsgate for about $124 million in cash.Pantaya was launched in August 2017 through a joint venture between Hemisphere and Lionsgate; previously, Hemisphere owned 25% of Pantaya.

Hemisphere Media Group has acquired the remaining 75% of Hispanic streaming service Pantanya that it didn’t already own from Lionsgate for about $124 million in cash.

Sylvester Stallone has never been one to shy away from the chance to expand one of his franchises. We’ve seen him do it recently with “Rambo” and the most obvious example is probably his “Rocky” franchise, which he spun off into the hugely successful “Creed” series.

My Bloody Valentine have signed with Domino Records, which has finally released the group’s entire official catalogue to streaming services.The band will also release new physical editions of each release on May 21, with 1988’s ‘Isn’t Anything’ and 1991’s’ Loveless’ being mastered fully from analog for deluxe LPs and also mastered from new hi-res uncompressed digital sources for standard LPs.It marks the first time ever that each record has been made widely available, with fans also able to take

Univision has launched PrendeTV, describing it as the “first and only streaming channels-based and VOD service created specifically for U.S. Hispanic audiences.”

EXCLUSIVE: PlanetOut, which owns Here TV and multi-channel network PlanetOut on YouTube, is partnering with Jungo TV to launch an LGBTQ+ streaming channel in India.