NBCU’s Peacock Streaming Service Will Be Free for 3 Months for Android Users

Peacock has entered the streaming game.The Comcast-owned NBCUniversal debuts its own streaming platform, Peacock, on Wednesday, July 15, with a handful of new series and movies the entire family can enjoy. From originals like and to comfort food like (in January 2021) and, there is something for everyone to watch.

Kanye West could be one step closer to launching his own music streaming service.The 43-year-old rapper and fashion mogul, who recently announced his plans to run for president in 2020, took to Twitter on Friday night (July 10) to share the "roster proposal" for Yeezy Sound, a company he filed trademark papers for in 2017."YEEZY SOUND ROSTER PROPOSAL," West captioned a handwritten note featuring a list of artists, including hip-hop duo Abstract Mindstate, G.O.O.D.

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.

. 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).

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

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.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSome of the most interesting ads from Hulu may be the ones that aren’t on the streaming service.The Walt Disney-owned video-streaming hub is launching a new commercial format aimed at prodding viewers to move to a smartphone or tablet screen and interact with the advertiser, whether that exchange means redeeming a coupon, examining a personalized offer or getting additional information about a product or service.“For our brand partners, the power of this ad

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.