Warner Bros. Discovery will reportedly implement paid-sharing on Max as it gets stricter later this year about subscribers letting other people use their accounts.Bloomberg reported this week that Warner Bros.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Watcher Entertainment has drawn millions of fans for their unscripted and comedic videos on YouTube — and now the studio’s three creators have drawn the ire of a significant number of them. On Friday, Watcher, formed in 2019 by former BuzzFeed hosts Steven Lim, Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej, announced that going forward, full seasons of new shows will be available only on a new streaming service (watchertv.com) — priced at $5.99/month or $59.99/year.
They said they’ll still upload the first episodes of new seasons of shows like “Ghost Files,” “Mystery Files,” “Road Files” and “Puppet History” (and the archive of existing videos will remain on YouTube). The announcement did not go over well.
Watcher’s move to a $6-per-month paid subscription elicited a range of mostly negative reactions from Watcher fans (or, perhaps, now-former fans) spanning anger, incredulity, sarcasm and sadness — as well as calls to reverse the decision. “Mystery Files: The Instant Disappearance of The Watcher Audience,” one commenter wrote in reply to the trio’s X announcement.
One fan wrote on X, “You guys are honestly some of my favorite creators on the platform — but with the way *everything* in this country is skyrocketing money-wise, I just can’t justify another subscription service… Hope you guys are all doing okay, but I think this move is a mistake.” Another Watcher fan said, “gonna be honest, I’ve been watching Ryan and Shane since the beginning of Buzzfeed days. I’ve watched them weekly for YEARS now, but I can’t justify paying for another streaming platform just for Watcher shows.
this is really sad :( think you’re gonna lose a lot of your audience tbh.” YouTuber Larry Bundy Jr. offered this comment:
.Warner Bros. Discovery will reportedly implement paid-sharing on Max as it gets stricter later this year about subscribers letting other people use their accounts.Bloomberg reported this week that Warner Bros.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor European Film Promotion has revealed the participants for its Producers on the Move program, which runs before and during the Cannes Film Festival. The promotion and networking program, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, brings together 20 of Europe’s most promising producers.
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St. Vincent has praised the power of Taylor Swift‘s fanbase and spoken about the resurgence of ‘Cruel Summer’, which she co-wrote with the pop star.The song appears on Swift’s 2019 album ‘Lover’, but it wasn’t initially released as a single. St.
Oof! Poor Joe Alwyn!
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empty barstool at Moe’s Tavern.Fox’s long-running sitcom “The Simpsons” killed off one of its familiar characters Sunday night — Larry the Barfly.Larry, who was often seated next to his friend Sam, was (a fictional) 42 years old.While casual fans might not know the balding man by name, Larry has had a spot at Moe’s since, at least, Season 1’s “Homer’s Odyssey” that aired back in January 1990 — more than 34 years ago.He appeared sporadically over the years, rarely saying a word.But in the Season 2 episode “Bart Gets Hit by a Car,” the drunk checks out Marge Simpson and shouts, “Who’s the chick?”Sunday night in the Season 35 episode “Cremains of the Day,” Larry died, and Homer, Moe and fellow bar regulars Lenny and Carl went on a road trip to scatter his ashes.As Larry was a background character only — with little known about him beyond his fondness for booze and incoherently muttering — the script references how vague his story is.Homer and Co., who realize that they hardly knew the guy, feel lousy when Larry’s mother tells them that he described the Moe’s gents as his “best friends,” and asked them to share some “fond memories.” They make up a bogus fishing tale.Longtime fans were shocked by the loss.“Just learned they are killing off Larry on The Simpsons tomorrow. I need a minute,” one posted on X.
Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff as ring bearer and officiant, respectively, in her New York City nuptials to fellow actor J. Alex Brinson.Her 3-year-old daughter, Lucy, from her marriage to Philip Wakefield, also played a major part in the intimate Central Park ceremony: She stood by her mom’s side as the flower girl.The couple met while starring alongside each other in OWN’s “All Rise” and were engaged on Christmas Day last year.
Coronation Street has begun airing scenes that will lead into a tough story for Toyah Battersby (played by Georgia Taylor). In the episode that aired on Monday 22 April, Toyah was livid when she came across sleuths digging up a rose bed in the park.They were there after seeing Freddie the dog digging in the same place and believe Lauren Bolton’s (Cait Fitton) body might be buried there.
Where are, who are, what are “The Watchers”? The answer to those questions will be answered this June with the feature-length directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, yep, the daughter of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, known for his twist-filled horrors, thrillers, and fantasy films.
surrounding Rodrigo's debut album, Sour, some fans say they're experiencing a bit of déjà vu with The Tortured Poets Department.ICYMI: Back in 2021, Rodrigo was seemingly pressured into granting Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff writing credits on her song “deja vu” after telling that she was inspired by “Cruel Summer” during the writing process. While that might not seem like a big deal on paper, it was a deceptively nuanced and fraught situation that many fans believe fractured the artists' relationship and inspired Rodrigo's particularly gut-wrenching track, “The Grudge.” You can read a more in-depth analysis .Fans think multiple songs on Olivia Rodrigo's album Guts are about Taylor Swift.By Well, now it looks like the shoe may be on the other foot.
Taylor Swift‘s 11th album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’, has arrived and fans have taken to social media to theorise what some songs mean, and who the albums was written about.Shortly after the album’s release earlier today (April 19), Swifties took to X (formerly Twitter) to theorise that despite her lengthy relationship with English actor Joe Alwyn, Taylor’s new album is seemingly more about her brief relationship with The 1975‘s Matty Healy. The pair were romantically linked for a short period time in 2023.According to fans, the title track ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ sees Swift reference Healy, with a lyric seemingly describing an ex-lover as a “tattooed golden retriever”.
Two top Congressman want Bob Iger, David Zaslav and Lachlan Murdoch to provide some solid answers about Disney, Warner Bros Discovery and Fox’s proposed sports streaming service.
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At a time of Hollywood contraction, the streamers’ fierce push into live sports appears to be paying off, according to the latest research from Ampere Analysis.
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electrifying set on Saturday night proved, No Doubt were Coachella 2024’s secret weapon. Sure, people were excited when the band presence at the festival — their first concert in nine years — was first announced, but the run-up to it was pretty low-key.
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Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer “I didn’t think this was really going to happen, did you?” shouted Gwen Stefani halfway through “Hella Good,” the opening song from No Doubt during their reunion set at Coachella 2024.