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WNBA Secures Big Media Rights Increase With Disney, NBCU, Amazon
Like their counterparts in the NBA, the WNBA has signed a long-term media rights deal with Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon — with a big increase in the value of the contract. The 11-year deal, which will begin with the WNBA’s 2026 season, will consolidate the bulk of the league’s rights with those three companies, down from […]
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NBA Officially Reveals Long-Term TV Deals With Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon
The NBA has finalized its new long-term TV deals, with ESPN and The Walt Disney Co.; NBC Sports and NBCUniversal; and Amazon Prime Video set to be the new home for national NBA games beginning in 2025 and running into 2036. Disney will remain the NBA’s partner for the “A” package, including the NBA Finals […]
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Amazon’s ‘Countdown’ Adds Trio of Regulars (Exclusive)
Prime Video is beefing up the cast for its crime drama Countdown. Violett Beane, Uli Latukefu and Elliot Knight have joined the series, which comes from creator Derek Haas (Chicago Fire, FBI: International). They join a cast that also includes Jensen Ackles, Jessica Camacho and Eric Dane. Ordered to series in June, Countdown centers on […]
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Get Paramount+ and AMC+ for Half Off, Save Big on Family-Friendly Movie Bundles With These Prime Day Streaming Deals Ending Today
Plus, get Starz, MGM+ and others for under $2 for your first two months and discounts on movies such as 'Challengers,' 'Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning' and the 'Godzilla vs. Kong' collection.
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‘Outer Range’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Amazon
Prime Video won’t be headed back to Outer Range. The Amazon-owned streamer has canceled the series, which featured a blend of Western and sci-fi storytelling, after two seasons. The news comes not quite two months after the show’s second season premiered with a binge release. Outer Range stars Josh Brolin as a Wyoming rancher who […]
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Awkwafina, John Cena Take the Money and Run in Paul Feig’s ‘Jackpot!’ Trailer
Awkwafina and John Cena find that winning the lottery is not all it’s cracked up to be in the trailer for the action-comedy movie Jackpot! The Amazon MGM Studios film from director Paul Feig begins streaming via Prime Video on Aug. 15. Set in Los Angeles in 2030, Jackpot! focuses on Katie (Awkwafina), a struggling […]
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Amazon Lands Idaho Murders Doc Series From Directors Liz Garbus, Matthew Galkin
Prime Video is taking a big step into true crime. The Amazon-owned streamer has ordered a documentary series about the 2022 University of Idaho murders and the investigation, arrest and upcoming trial of Bryan Kohberger in connection with the case. The series, from Skydance Television and Story Syndicate, is based on an upcoming nonfiction book […]
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Amazon Prime Video’s New Releases Coming in July 2024
Amazon originals like Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black, My Spy The Eternal City and Space Cadet are just some of the titles hitting Prime Video in July. Features like all the Rocky 1-5, several Star Trek titles, Dances With Wolves, Gladiator, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Saving Private Ryan, Taxi Driver, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The […]
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‘My Lady Jane’ Review: Emily Bader Reinvents a Luckless Royal in Prime Video’s Amusing if Insubstantial Historical Romp
Everyone knows Jane Grey was beheaded for claiming the throne after the death of King Edward VI. This alt-history fantasy presupposes: Maybe she wasn't?
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‘The Night Manager’ Season 2 Production Team Brings Hangtime International Pictures Aboard
Production company Hangtime International Pictures has joined the team for the long-awaited second season of The Night Manager, as the show begins principal photography in London this month. Following Hangtime’s launch at the Cannes Film Festival in May, the company’s Frank Murray and Frida Torresblanco will serve as co-executive producers on the show. Murray was […]
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Christina Ricci to Voice Catwoman in Matt Reeves’ ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’
Matt Reeves’ upcoming adult animated series Batman: Caped Crusader has just announced several key voice castings. Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) will be voicing Batman/Bruce Wayne. Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets) will be voicing Catwoman/Selina Kyle. Jamie Chung (Stone Cold Fox) will be voicing Harley Quinn/Dr. Harleen Quinzel. And Diedrich Bader (Better Things) will be voicing Harvey Dent/Two-Face. The production previously released […]
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Riz Ahmed to Star in, Write Amazon Comedy Series
Riz Ahmed is returning to television — both in front of and behind the camera. Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a comedy series created by and starring Ahmed. The Oscar winner will play a struggling actor named Shah Latif, who’s on the cusp of landing a breakthrough role when he finds himself thrust into a full-blown […]
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