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AMC Theatres staves off bankruptcy just in time for studios to delay their films all over again

AMC Theatres has raised nearly $1 billion in funding since December 14th, staving off bankruptcy for several more months, the company announced today. The announcement comes just days after several major studios, including Paramount, Sony, and Disney’s Fox, all delayed many of their films to the latter half of the year. In total, AMC raised… Read more

ESPN Plus apologizes for “technical issue” during UFC pay-per-view event

ESPN Plus says it will issue partial refunds to customers who paid for a UFC pay-per-view event Saturday only to run into technical problems. Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier was the headline match of the UFC 257 main card, which was set to get underway at about 10PM ET Saturday. To watch, ESPN Plus subscribers,… Read more

In WandaVision’s third episode, the devil really is in the details

It’s just a jump to the left and a step to the right for Wanda and Vision, who have time warped from the ‘50s and ‘60s to the 1970s. The third episode picks up right where the last ended: Wanda is pregnant, but she and Vision are still trying to figure out how they ended… Read more

TV +: Apple's streaming service far behind

Is Apple’s investment in its own streaming offering worthwhile? If you look at the bare numbers, you can clearly say: no. The iPhone company is said to have taken at least one billion US dollars so far for Apple TV + in order to have series and films produced or to buy them exclusively. Probably… Read more

Bond, Uncharted and Ghostbusters movies all just got delayed

Hollywood has decided tonight’s the night to shove back their slate of films — including James Bond’s latest outing No Time To Die, the Uncharted movie, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. No Time to Die now has a release date of October 8th, Ghostbusters will be pushed back five months to November 11th, and Uncharted now won’t… Read more

Samsung Galaxy S21

Our Verdict The S21 gives here and takes there, but ultimately strengthens the Galaxy reputation For Rich, smooth display Solid battery life Superb all-round camera Against No microSD slot, earbuds or charger Sony rival sounds better With flagship smartphones from the likes of Samsung and Apple reliably refreshed every year, it’s perhaps unrealistic to expect… Read more

MagentaMobil Try & Buy: Three months of 5G tariff and Disney + free

Three months free in the 5G network: Telekom would like to win new customers with the MagentaMobil Try & Buy advertising offer. Those who book the offer receive the Telecom tariff MagentaMobil S free of charge for three months. The usually 40 euro expensive tariff offers 6 GByte data volume per month as well as… Read more

Presentation – Samsung Smart Monitor M5

Samsung Smart Monitor M5 About two months ago, Samsung announced a new line of monitors, called Samsung Smart Monitor. It consists of the M5 model, with Full HD resolution, available in two variants – 27 and 32 ″, respectively M7, available in a single variant – 365 ″ / 4K. Of course, being one of… Read more

The Muppet Great Gatsby exists — in script form

Our desperate plea for a Muppets adaptation of The Great Gatsby has been answered: documentary filmmaker Ben Crew has taken the public domain novel and turned it into a downloadable 104-page fan-made script that marries Muppet antics with existential angst. My request for an adaptation may have been ridiculous, but this script seriously vindicates me…. Read more

User numbers: Netflix reports a new record

With the ongoing corona pandemic and the tightening of exit restrictions, 2021 most people only live in their own four walls. The internet provides the necessary variety. Whether online shopping or streaming films and videos, many online providers are among the winners of the pandemic. Netflix has also enjoyed great popularity since the global outbreak… Read more

The fight to make Netflix and Hulu pay cable fees

Streaming services are slowly turning into cable TV — complete with bundles, an ever-growing list of channels, and a reinvented TV guide. And a series of lawsuits could portend the return of something even worse: the hidden cable fee. Three municipalities in Georgia are suing Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming video providers for as much… Read more

ViacomCBS: Paramount + video streaming service is scheduled to start on March 4th

ViacomCBS plans to launch its Paramount + video streaming service on March 4th. As the media group announced, the start will initially take place in the USA and Latin America. In Canada, CBS All Access will be renamed Paramount +. To Europe, Paramount + is supposed to be on 25. March come, but initially only… Read more

New streaming service: Paramount + is scheduled to start in March 2021

There is currently a real gold rush feeling among the streaming providers. Both Netflix and Disney + are seeing record growth in user numbers due to the ongoing corona pandemic. So it is not surprising if other film studios also want something from the streaming cake. With HBO Max, the film and television company Warner… Read more

Animal Crossing is getting an official makeup line

Nintendo has announced that it’s collaborating with cosmetics brand ColourPop on a makeup collection inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The collection looks to be relatively extensive, including four powder palettes that are themed after characters in the game. Obviously, Isabelle is fabulous enough that she doesn’t have to share with anyone and gets her… Read more

Netflix surpasses 200 million subscribers, but has more competition than ever in 2021

Netflix has surpassed another major milestone: 203.6 million subscribers around the world. The achievement comes after Netflix saw spectacular growth in the first half of 2020. But as it celebrates passing the 200 million subscriber mark, Netflix is also acknowledging that 2021 likely won’t see as many net subscriber gains every quarter, starting in the… Read more