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Disney+ has racked up more than 50 million paid subscribers within five months, an early sign the Mouse House is gaining ground in the streaming wars. Roughly 8 million of those accounts came from India, where Disney+ became available last week, Disney said Wednesday. The service boasting an extensive library of Disney, Pixar and Marvel …
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It’s a jukebox of cute. The new animated film “Trolls World Tour,” out Friday on Amazon and iTunes, sees those lovable singing trolls, Poppy (voiced by Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake), venture to six music-driven lands — Techno, Funk, Rock, Classical, Country and Pop (their hometown) — to try to stop Queen Barb (Rachel …
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The coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for streaming video, but that’s no guarantee of success for Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new app. The former Disney chairman and DreamWorks co-founder on Monday launched Quibi, a buzzy short-form video service for smartphones, in the midst of a health crisis that has forced millions of Americans indoors with nothing …
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How’s this for a quarantine TV show? True crime meets home renovation. Sacramento, Calif., homeowners Tom Williams and Barbara Holmes enlist the help of interior designers Joelle Uzyel and Mikel Welch to make over their five-bedroom Victorian during the premiere episode of the new series “Murder House Flip.” The homicide-to-home decor series debuts Monday, April …
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Splats off to the chef! “Dishmantled,” the world’s wackiest new cooking competition, just premiered on Quibi, a new streaming platform that specializes in supershort TV shows. Here’s how it works: Contestants are blindfolded, then get food thrown in their faces. They have to guess what dish it is and try to re-create it. “It’s really …
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Disney has made its biggest move yet amid movie theater closures due to the coronavirus pandemic: It’s sending a major film straight to Disney+. “Artemis Fowl,” based on the popular teen crime novels by Eoin Colfer, was due to open in theaters worldwide on May 29, but the likelihood of chains such as AMC and …
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Netflix led rivals YouTube, Amazon Prime and Disney+ with more than 59 million installs in the first quarter of 2020, but more time was spent on YouTube’s Kids service as usage boomed following the shutdown of thousands of schools in March. YouTube, owned by Alphabet’s Google, collected $110 million in in-app spending during the same …
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Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has banned its employees from using video conferencing app Zoom, citing “significant privacy and security concerns,” according to a memo seen by Reuters, days after US law enforcement warned users about the security of the popular app. Use of Zoom and other digital communications has soared as many Americans have …
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This pandemic can’t stop the music, as more artists are getting creative to stay in tune with their fans. At-home and other livestream concerts are being held, and streaming services are serving up special music content to keep your ears happy while you’re on coronavirus lockdown. Here are six things to keep your house party …
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More boredom relief is on the way. Disney announced Thursday that it will release its new films “The Call of the Wild” and “Downhill” on paid streaming platforms starting Friday, March 27, just over a month after they first hit theaters. “The Call of the Wild” is a family drama starring Harrison Ford, based on …
Disney+ has racked up more than 50 million paid subscribers within five months, an early sign the Mouse House is gaining ground in the streaming wars. Roughly 8 million of those accounts came from India, where Disney+ became available last week, Disney said Wednesday. The service boasting an extensive library of Disney, Pixar and Marvel …
