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‘Seinfeld’ Coming To Netflix In $500 Million Deal

written by Ruben Jay

Seinfeld has a new home once their current distribution rights deals come to an end. Netflix has announced that they acquired the rights to the hit sitcom for 5 years from Sony. Amazon and Hulu will be losing the rights to show come 2021 and Netflix will have exclusive worldwide rights.

Netflix is also the home of Jerry Seinfeld. Both his show, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee and his stand up specials, are on Netflix. Bringing his sitcom to Netflix is a smart move to brand Netflix as the home for all things Seinfeld.

Earlier this year, it was announced that both The Office and Friends are leaving Netflix for other homes for similar money.

The Hollywood Report: “Seinfeld is the television comedy that all television comedy is measured against,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. “It is as fresh and funny as ever, and will be available to the world in 4K for the first time. We can’t wait to welcome Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer to their new global home on Netflix.”

16 September, 2019 0 comment
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Apple Is Going In For The Kill With Apple TV Plus

written by Ruben Jay

Today was Apple’s annual iPhone reveal launch, and in the process they announced a few other services. In the announcement, Apple announced the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Additionally, they announced iPad, Apple Arcade, and the new Apple TV Plus price.

Apple TV Plus joins powerhouses Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in offering a streaming service. Apple is also going to be competing with WarnerMedia’s HBO MAX and Disney’s new service, Disney Plus.

Disney will launch their service this November with a $6.99 offering for the stand-alone app and $12.99 bundle for Disney Plus, ESPN Plus, and Hulu. HBO MAX is set to launch in the Spring of 2020, and according to CNET, could see a $15 price tag. 

Apple’s Price

It was announced today that Apple Plus will launch on November 1, 2019 and will be priced at…$4.99! Just a few weeks ago, Apple released the trailer for their flagship program, The Morning Show, which you can watch here! 

At just $5 a month, Apple is going in for the kill in the streaming game! Much like Amazon’s business model, Apple can afford to lose money or have small profit margins on their streaming offerings. If Apple can capitalize on their popularity, they will have a massive subscribers base.

Apple also announced that if you buy a new iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad or Apple TV you will get a year of Apple TV PLUS for free.

Apple’s Advantage

At the time of publishing, Apple Music has 26 Million subscribers. If Apple is able to get a tenth of that within their first year, they will be in good shape. Don’t be surprised if by the end of the year, Apple launches a bundle of iCloud, Apple Music, and Apple TV Plus for a competitive price.

If Apple is able to integrate Apple TV Plus into their services offering, they will be able to take a competitive advantage. As of now, I pay $20 a month for Apple Music and iCloud storage. If I were to subscribe to Apple News Plus and Apple TV Plus, I would be paying over $30 a month for just Apple services. Let’s not count my Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu subscriptions.

Apple needs to bundle their flagship offerings and make the price competitive. If Apple could get a bundle at or around $15 a month, I would jump on board!

Streaming Strategy

The streaming war is on! They key to winning this war is simply content. Content has been key for a long time with Netflix and Amazon, but now you have 2 new major players in the game. Disney has announced a reboots like Lizzie McGuire coming to Disney Plus. Apple needs to grab a hit show on their network.

Side note: I am predicting that Friends will have a reboot before the end of 2020. 

10 September, 2019 0 comment
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Viceland Merging With Vice News, Lay-offs Coming

written by Ruben Jay

Viceland and Vice News are merging and relaunching Vice News Tonight on the Viceland cable network. VNT was previously on HBO, but that relationship ended in June when HBO cancelled the program. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the merge would also lead to 15 staff members being laid off.

This round of layoffs would be the second Vice, Inc. (The parent company of Vice and Viceland) this year. In February, Vice, Inc. laid off 10% of its staff in effort to move toward profitability.

Viceland is planning on focusing more on news with the relaunch of VNT. VNT is going to be the anchor program for the 3 year old network. Vice, Inc. CEO Nancy Dubuc, raise $250 Million in debt financing to help grow the network and business.

2 September, 2019 0 comment
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Disney Plus Announces a ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Reboot Starring Hillary Duff

written by Ruben Jay

90s kids should rejoice: Lizzie McGuire is coming back to Disney+ and Hillary Duff will be part of the cast! On Friday, Disney+ announced the revival and Hillary Duff gave fans a rundown on how Lizzie has grown since the show ended.

Duff said “Lizzie is older, wiser, and has a bigger shoe budget…and she is celebrating her 30th birthday”. While no release or production date was announced, the internet has show excitement for the shows revival

Here is a video of Duff talking about the reboot at the D23 Expos in Anaheim, California:

 

It is currently unclear if Duff will be joined by other Lizzie McGuire co-stars, but we sure hope she is! Duff is currently a cast member on the TV Land show, Younger. The Hollywood Reporter states the Duff will juggle both roles .

23 August, 2019 0 comment
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The Rise Of Spotify Is Being Made Into A TV Series

written by Ruben Jay

Spotify has risen to be the largest music streaming platform on the internet with 96 million users. While it may not be profitable, it still has the largest subscribers. Apple Music has 56 Million users.

Now, the rise of Spotify is being made into a TV series called Spotify: Untold. The TV Show will be based on the a new book about Spotify of the same name. The production company called Yellow Bird UK has acquired the rights to produce the TV show.

“Spotify Untold is the ultimate tale of achieving the impossible and unimaginable,” said Berna Levin, executive producer at Yellow Bird. “A modern-day David vs. Goliath set in the dynamic arena of the music industry, this is the true story of youth challenging the establishment. With reality trumping fiction at every turn, we will explore one of the greatest and most surprising technological advancements of our time.” (Hollywood Reporter).

Are you interested in seeing this show? Let us know in the comments down below!

22 August, 2019 0 comment
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Apple Releases The Trailer For ‘The Morning Show’

written by Ruben Jay

Apple has released the trailer for their upcoming show, The Morning Show starring Reese Wisherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, and Steve Carrell. The show follows the behind the scenes of a network morning show.

What happens when the people you trust to tell the truth prove themselves to be dishonest? The Morning Show follows the free fall of an early morning newscast in the wake of a scandal, and its struggle to survive in an era when news arrives in the palm of your hand. The Morning Show stars Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon, Emmy winner Jennifer Aniston and Golden Globe winner Steve Carell in a high-stakes drama that pulls back the curtain on the morning news

19 August, 2019 0 comment
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Roku Passes 30 Million Active Users; Revenue Is Also Up

written by Ruben Jay

Roku is pushing hard to grow their user base, and it is working! In their latest earnings report, Roku touts a growth of 1.5 Million active users, up 39% from last year. In fact, they tout 30.5 Million active users.

Roku also touts growth in revenue. In the second quarter, Roku brought in $250 Million in revenue, up 59% from last year. Most of Roku’s revenue comes from their advertising division. Revenue for the companies hardware division was up to $85 Million, but profits were down as they have been cutting the price tag of their hardware.

With 30.5 Million active users, Roku claims that over 9 Billion hours was streamed through their devices in Q2 of 2019, up 79%.

Anthony Wood, CEO of Roku, says he is “confident” that they will reach $1 Billion in revenue in 2019. Part of his optimism is in their advertising business. Wood says, “As more and more TV ads are streamed, platforms that know their users well, like Roku, are thriving. This is evidenced by our growing client base. We have worked with three quarters of the Ad Age Top 200 national advertisers,” Wood wrote in the letter. “Likewise, programmatic demand, as well as emerging verticals like direct-to-consumer, are among our fastest-growing sales channels.”

 

 

8 August, 2019 0 comment
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Gabriel Iglesias’ ‘Mr. Iglesias’ Renewed For Second Season at Netflix

written by Ruben Jay

Netflix has ordered another season of Mr. Iglesias, the Gabriel Iglesias starring multi-camera sitcom. Iglesias plays a high school teacher in the show.

Mr. Iglesias has only been on the streaming platform for a little over a month and has great reviews! According to RottenTomato, the show has 88% positivity from viewers and 82% from critics. Unfortunately, Netflix keeps their viewership numbers private, so we don’t know how many people actually watched.

Mr. Iglesias is one of many projects Iglesias will be working on for Netflix.

8 August, 2019 0 comment
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Disney Announces Bundle For Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu

written by Ruben Jay

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced today that Disney will be offering a bundle for all of their streaming services. For a low price of $12.99 you will be able to get full access to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+.

WarnerMedia has announced their plans to launch HBO MAX as their streaming platform. The rumored price for the Warner owned streaming service is $17.99, a whole $5 more than what the bundled price would be. Netflix is currently priced at $9 for a basic plan. The price for Disney+ has yet to be revealed.

With all the massive streaming services, Disney is being proactive in bundling services. When you add up all the streaming services, it will soon cost more to be a chord cutter than it will to have cable.

Do you plan on getting Disney+?

6 August, 2019 0 comment
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Snapchat Grows Userbase and Revenue

written by Ruben Jay

Snapchat has finally been able to stop the purging of members and has grown revenue. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Snap can now boast 209 Million Daily Users. This is the first time Snap has had a growth since going public.

With the announced user growth came the news that Snap made $388 Million last quarter. These numbers crushed the expectations from Wallstreet. Wall Street was expecting a growth os 2 million users and $360 Million in revenue. Instead, they got 13 Million users and $388 Million.

In response, the shares of Snap, Inc. has grown 11%.

Snap redesigned Snapchat a while back and saw their daily active users plummet. They have since fix that design and rolled out a new Android app resulting in a 10% increase in daily users.

31 July, 2019 0 comment
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