Sony Pictures lizenziert für die nächsten fünf Jahre an Netflix. WarnerMedia wirft (fast) alles hinter HBO Max und Apple TV+ ist für Tim Cook „kein Hobby“. For the same reason that we’re in products, we’re about making the best, not the most. And so in the TV Plus area, we’re about originals only on Apple.…

As part of an expansive, multi-year deal with Apple, the Emmy-drenched former writer, producer and host of The Daily Show is set to front an all new current affairs series for the streaming service. The show, which will run for multiple seasons, puts Stewart back in the anchor’s chair as he explores a host of…

Video-game fans suddenly have their pick of a huge menu of titles thanks to a raft of new mobile subscription services from Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Nvidia Corp. But for the more than 1 billion users of Apple’s iPhone and iPad, the only real option is Arcade, the subscription service launched…

In the 10 months since Richard Plepler stepped down as HBO’s chief executive, the final season of “Game of Thrones” came and went, CBS and Viacom merged, and Disney and Apple rolled out new streaming services. The entertainment world is in flux, and to start the new year, Mr. Plepler is making changes of his…

Spotify is in talks to buy Gimlet for more than $200 million. That’s a big deal for the podcasting world. Spotify wants to break out of the music streaming business. Gimlet, the company behind shows like Crimetown and Reply All, can help. Peter Kafka | Recode.net Einige meiner Lieblingspodcasts stammen von Gimlet – von Reply…

Disney announced that it will end its distribution deal with Netflix in 2019. This means that many titles won’t be available on the popular streaming service but through a new Disney-branded platform instead. While the media giant expects to profit from the strategy, more fragmentation is not ideal for the public. In a way, one…