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The CW has revealed plans to launch a subscription-free streaming service that will deliver the network’s original content to everyone, regardless of whether you pay for the channel or not. Not to be confused with CW Seed, the standalone service will also be available across other platforms like Roku and Apple TV, in addition to iOS, Android, and more.
According to TechCrunch, the new platform, which launches next week, will soon be the only way to watch in-season episodes of the network’s shows. Those who would like to know exactly when the app will be available can sign up for alerts via the network’s “Notify Me” page. The new service, which will also host exclusive digital-only content, will also have the function to alert users as to when their favorite shows will air.
In other news…
Hulu has nabbed an SVOD original series adaptation of Top Cow’s Postal comics, which were originally developed by Matt Hawkins and Bryan Hill. Centered around the fugitive-run town of Eden, the project is being written by The Walking Dead co-executive producer Seth Hoffman and produced by Matt Tolmach Productions along with Legendary TV. [Deadline]
Speaking of Hulu, the platform has inked a deal for two new exclusive virtual reality series for its separate VR App premiering this fall. Huffington Post’s RYOT Studios will helm both a VR news program called The Big Picture: News in Virtual Reality as well as new VR comedy show called Virtually Mike and Nora starring Nora Kirkpatrick and Mike O’Brien. [Variety]
Netflix has acquired exclusive worldwide SVOD rights to Oren Uziel’s directorial debut, Shimmer Lake. Starring Benjamin Walker, as well as Stephanie Sigman, Wyatt Russell, and Rainn Wilson, the crime thriller pic centers around a local sheriff on a quest to solve a mysterious bank heist. [Variety]
Netflix has posted the official trailer to its first original subtitled Spanish-language film, 7 Años (Seven Years). The platform is timing the October 28th global release of the thriller-drama exactly one year after their initial launch in Spain:
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