Jimi Hendrix, James Brown Honored For Spotify’s Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, music streaming service Spotify will honor one iconic artist each week throughout February. Read the whole story at Rolling Stone
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You Won’t Need Cable To Watch The Final Episodes Of ‘Mad Men’
Cord cutters who are fans of Don Draper and Rick Grimes are in luck. Sling TV, Dish’s $20-per-month live-TV streaming service, will add AMC to its small lineup of channels,…
Jay-Z Bids on Aspiro, a Swedish Music Streaming Company
Jay-Z is getting into the streaming music business, with a $56 million offer for Aspiro, a Swedish company behind two niche music services, WiMP and Tidal. – For Jay-Z, another…
Pete Wentz: Music Streaming Services ‘Don’t Appropriately’ Value Musicians
Taylor Swift sparked a national debate about streaming services last year when she pulled all her albums from Spotify, joining other artists including Garth Brooks and AC/DC. And even though…
The Duplass Brothers Will Create 4 Feature Films For Netflix
In one of the few things in common they have with Adam Sandler, the Duplass brothers today signed a contract with Netflix to provide the streaming service with four original…
Netflix CEO Says ‘Marco Polo’ Is A Hit, And We’ll Never Know Otherwise
The critics may not think much of it, but Netflix’s big-budget epic series “Marco Polo” is a hit with viewers — at least according to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. The…
Sundance goes digital: Why it’s a great time to be a filmmaker
Executives from sites like Hulu, Vimeo and YouTube will be present, too. That means some of the movies premiering here, like the opening night documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone?” about…
A Fake Onion Story About Overstock.com Just Became A Reality
On Nov. 5, 2013, satirical news site The Onion posted an article claiming that online retailer Overstock was going to create a streaming service for original video content. On Jan….
Netflix Turned Down Amazon’s Hit Show ‘Transparent’
Those two Golden Globes could have been Netflix’s. The biggest streaming service in the world, which now boasts more than 57 million members in about 50 countries, had the opportunity…