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Lionsgate Play, the Mumbai-based streaming service operated by STARZ, unveiled its second original series Wednesday targeting the fast-growing India market. A college romance drama series, U Special will be headed up by veteran actor/writer/director Akarsh Khurana as showrunner.

The Band Plays On, an acclaimed play featuring music by Arctic Monkeys, Jarvis Cocker and other Sheffield legends, is now available to stream online.From writer Chris Bush, the play comprises five monologues – all told by women – about people whose stories connect with events from the city’s history, each accompanied by a song by a Sheffield artist.“An Olympic hopeful. A political car crash.

Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky is tweaking the brand name of its streaming service, highlighting how its service offerings have gone far beyond television. Its streaming service in Britain, Ireland, Italy and other markets will change its name from Now TV to just Now and also get a new"look and feel." "With a new name, Now reflects how brilliant simplicity meets brilliant entertainment," the company said.

Big Sean has announced that his 2012 mixtape ‘Detroit’ is finally coming to streaming services.The acclaimed project, which won Mixtape Of The Year at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards, features the tracks ’24K’, ‘Mula’ and ‘Sellin Dreams’, and includes guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Royce Da 5’9″ and Chris Brown.Yesterday (March 13), the city of Detroit celebrated its annual 313 Day (313 is the area code for Detroit).

More than a decade after its initial release, the artist formerly known as (Sandy) Alex G has remastered his 2010 debut LP Race and uploaded it to streaming platforms. In addition, he's printing a limited run of vinyl LPs of the record in an effort to support his touring crew as they continue to wait out the pandemic.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is coming to TV, or at least streaming. Pence will narrate a four-part limited series for Fox News Media's streaming service Fox Nation.

Former Vice President Mike Pence will narrate a four-part limited series on the life of Rush Limbaugh for Fox News Media’s subscription streaming service Fox Nation.

Paramount+ finally made its launch on Thursday.  In addition to the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, viewers will be able to opt for CBS's rebranded streaming service.  With Hollywood blockbusters like "The Godfather" and "Mission Impossible" to popular TV series like "Blue Bloods" and classic throwbacks like "Frasier," the newest streaming service offers an eclectic mix of programming.  Here’s a look at what other TV shows and movies Paramount+ has to offer.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSquare, the payments-processing company led by CEO Jack Dorsey, announced plans to buy a “significant” majority stake in Tidal, the music and entertainment streaming platform run by Jay-Z.Square said it expects to pay a $297 million, in a combination of cash and stock, for the Tidal stake, with existing artist shareholders the remaining stakeholders. Tidal will operate independently within Square.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSquare, the payments-processing company led by CEO Jack Dorsey, announced plans to buy a “significant” majority stake in Tidal, the music and entertainment streaming platform run by Jay-Z.Square said it expects to pay a $297 million, in a combination of cash and stock, for the Tidal stake, with existing artist shareholders the remaining stakeholders. Tidal will operate independently within Square.

Kevin Mayer, whose long tenure at Disney culminated in the successful launch of Disney+, is joining sports streaming outfit DAZN as chairman.

fighting for several years to preserve the "theatrical window", a period of exclusivity that once lasted six months but has been steadily shrinking since the turn of the millennium. A bombshell decision by Warner Bros to release all its 2021 films immediately on HBO Max in the US drew backlash from actors, cinema bosses, the Directors' Guild of America and Warner Bros' own star director, Christopher Nolan, as well as a lawsuit threat from producers.

SoundCloud has announced that it will become the first streaming service to direct the fees of paying subscribers to the artists they listen to, a move previously backed by musicians who have criticised the economics of streaming.Leading streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music currently operate on a system where royalty payments are dished out in accordance with which artists have the most plays.But it has been criticised by artists further down the ladder, who say that the system

Following a long list of confirmed series and movies planned for Paramount+, Viacom has released just how much it will cost viewers to be part of the newest streaming service.

60 Minutes+, a streaming version of the CBS News newsmagazine, was among the array of new offerings announced for ViacomCBS’ Paramount+.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorShares in Walt Disney Co.

Disney Plus has finally unveiled its new brand - Star - in the UK, Canada, Australia and select European territories, bringing with it a magical array of boxsets, movies and Star Originals to the House of Mouse's very own streaming service.

When will the much-discussed "Streaming Wars" in the entertainment industry turn into the "Streaming Profit Wars"? "The tide in media has shifted with nearly every traditional company joining the streaming fray," Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall wrote in a Friday report with the title "Deep Dive Into Streaming Margins: The Struggle Is Real." "While the equity market tends to prefer direct-to-consumer (DTC)/streaming to all things linear, we also think investors are increasingly looking to

CBS All Access before it rebrands as Paramount+), high-profile options (HBO Max, Apple TV+, Disney+, Peacock) and new choices competing for your wallet (Discovery+), it's almost impossible to subscribe to everything --on top of a cable bill.