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“The Carol Burnett Show” is making its streaming debut. Starting Monday, all eleven seasons of the fabled comedy/variety show, which aired on CBS (1967-1978), will stream on shoutfactorytv.com, Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and Android apps. Fronted by Burnett, the series featured a stellar ensemble cast — Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway and Lyle …

With millions of Americans still under quarantine orders, Hulu is introducing a way for subscribers to sit together on the couch — virtually — to stream TV shows and movies at the same time. Starting May 28, Hulu is beginning to test Watch Party, its first social feature that will let viewers watch titles together …

AT&T’s WarnerMedia division launches its HBO Max streaming service on Wednesday, taking on Netflix, Disney and Amazon at a time when coronavirus lockdowns have boosted demand for streaming even as rising unemployment has cut disposable incomes. HBO Max launches to a captive audience stuck at home without access to theater, live music, shopping excursions or …

The star power of Sophie Turner didn’t offer enough immunity to protect Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg from the pain of the pandemic. Large advertisers are seeking to defer payments to Katzenberg’s new video streaming service Quibi — just one month after launch, according to a new report. Advertisers including PepsiCo, Yum Brands, Taco Bell, Anheuser-Busch …

HBO Max is pushing for a legendary launch. The new service, preparing to duke it out in the streaming wars, premieres Wednesday with thousands of hours of established TV shows and movies in the mix. Reality series such as “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” contrast with otherworldly content like “Westworld,” and celluloid genres span from movie …

Warner Music Group, the music label behind Cardi B., Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, moved forward with its planned initial public offering, saying Tuesday that it will raise as much as $1.8 billion for shareholders. Backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, shareholders of the New York-based record group, which is home of Asylum, Atlantic Records, Parlophone, …

The global entertainment industry will take a $160 billion hit over the next five years as it slowly recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. The outbreak has already whacked Hollywood studios,  which have been forced to delay the release of top grossing franchises and suspend productions of summer blockbusters under shelter-in-place …

Netflix has started to terminate accounts that people haven’t used the service for a year or more. The company announced that it is notifying customers who haven’t watched anything for 12 months since they subscribed whether they want to keep their membership. Netflix also is reaching out to those who haven’t streamed anything in the …

Oh my VOD! What started out as a trial experiment, with studios dropping major movies directly onto streaming services to soothe our lockdown boredom and (ideally) make a buck, has turned into an avalanche. For the last two months, the film release schedule has been routinely packed with titles — great and horrible — for …

For weeks now, as COVID-19 restrictions across the country begin to ease (or, in some cases, even where they haven’t), national and local news outlets have relentlessly reported on a seeming torrent of people streaming into public spaces. The coverage points to a common sense understanding: Spending two months sheltering in place with little-to-no human …