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July 21st 2023

What Will Your Streaming Bill Look Like in 2033?

Streaming services like Netflix used to cost less than $10 per month. Eventually, those price increases will be unsustainable.

Internet Kyle Barr Jul 21

May 5th 2023

Free TVs Chock-Full of Ads Are on the Way

Pluto TV's co-founder is producing a completely free TV set and he claims it will be "the biggest thing to happen to TV since color."

Internet Nikki Main May 5

January 31st 2023

A Paramount Rebrand Is in the Works Merging Showtime and Paramount+

Paramount is set to merge Showtime and Paramount+ in an attempt to reach a more global audience, but that also means some popular shows could get cut.

Internet Nikki Main Jan 31

August 24th 2022

13 Best Streaming Services You Might Not Have Heard Of

From classics on Criterion to the new anime on Crunchyroll, these sites aim to fill gaps left by giants like Netflix and HBO.

Internet Mack DeGeurin Aug 24

August 8th 2022

20 Years Of Copyright Wars

Author and activist Cory Doctorow reflects on the fight over who owns what in a digital world.

Tech News Cory Doctorow Aug 8

December 15th 2021

Image: Lucasfilm, Sony Pictures, Paramount, Marvel Studios, and AMC

The Biggest Comics, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Disappointments of 2021

The Black Widow lawsuit, Star Wars: The Bad Batch whitewashing, that Ghostbusters ghost, and more pop culture letdowns.

io9 Cheryl Eddy & James Whitbrook & Charles Pulliam-Moore & Germain Lussier Dec 15

November 24th 2021

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Will Be Made Available Internationally After Netflix Removal

Starting Friday across the world, new episodes will release in the wake of international backlash.

Television James Whitbrook Nov 24

October 27th 2021

Two New South Park Movies Are Coming This Year, Sort Of

Trey Parker and Matt Stone's South Park: Post Covid will arrive on Paramount+ November 25.

Movies Germain Lussier Oct 27

September 24th 2021

Teen Wolf Will Live on as a Paramount+ Movie

Fans of the MTV series have been howling for its return for years, and they're about to get their wish.

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 24

September 14th 2021

Paramount Bets Big on Streaming as Disney Goes All In on Theaters

The iconic studio is diverting resources away from big studio releases in favor of creating more content for its streaming service, Paramount+.

Internet Brianna Provenzano Sep 14

June 1st 2021

ViacomCBS Avoided Nearly $4 Billion in Tax on Franchises Like Spongebob and Star Trek: Report

Paramount Pictures has found a way to avoid paying taxes on franchises including Spongebob Squarepants, Mission: Impossible, and Star Trek by routing revenue from international licensing through a complicated network of foreign subsidiaries, according to a new study. Researchers with the nonprofit Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, partially funded by the Dutch government, released…

Tech News Tom McKay Jun 1

May 17th 2021

AT&T’s Spinning Off WarnerMedia in Merger With Discovery in $43 Billion Deal

In a quick turnaround after rumors of a merger surfaced this weekend, AT&T has announced that it is spinning off WarnerMedia (which includes HBO) and joining forces with Discovery to create a new media company as part of a massive $43 billion merger. AT&T says that as part of the new deal, AT&T will get…

Tech News Sam Rutherford May 17

April 15th 2021

What Exactly Is Paramount’s Plan for Showtime, Anyway?

So, what the heck is the plan, Paramount? That’s the question being raised by a new investigation from Insider, which paints a picture of uncertainty from within Showtime about the company’s ability to weather the streaming wars. Speaking with two former Showtime employees and three individuals identified as being close to Showtime, Insider reported that…

Internet Catie Keck Apr 15

March 23rd 2021

ViacomCBS Is Selling $3 Billion in Stock to Fund Paramount+, a Service Some People Evidently Don’t Know Exists

The parent company behind Paramount+ has announced it’s looking to raise $3 billion to help fund operations, including for its new streaming service—that some consumers evidently have no idea exists. ViacomCBS said Monday it will offer $2 billion in Class B common stock and $1 billion in Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. J.P. Morgan…

Internet Catie Keck Mar 23

March 5th 2021

Paramount+ Is Extremely Late to the Party and Pretty Unremarkable

CBS All Access is no more and in its place has emerged Paramount+, the latest service to vault into the streaming fray as a paid subscription offering. But Paramount+ also arrives at a tough time for smaller services, which are competing—whether they admit it or not—against much larger giants like Disney+ and Netflix. So, where…

Reviews Catie Keck Mar 5

February 24th 2021

We Finally Know How Much Paramount+ Is Gonna Cost

Paramount+, the new streaming service replacing CBS All Access, will launch as both an ad-supported and ad-free product. The service’s premium tier is set to launch March 4 and will cost $10 per month. It will offer some key features that will not be included with its ad-supported tier, ViacomCBS said during an investors presentation…

Internet Catie Keck Feb 24

January 19th 2021

Paramount+ Will Officially Launch March 4

Paramount+ is set to replace CBS All Access in less than two months. ViacomCBS announced today that it’ll debut its new streaming product on March 4, though it will continue to be expanded on into the rest of 2021. Announced in September of last year, Paramount+ will be the hub for all the assets scooped…

Internet Catie Keck Jan 19

December 13th 2020

Watch Robert Picardo ‘Sing’ the Star Trek: Voyager Theme in the Middle of the Woods

Here’s quick jolt of joy for your afternoon. Robert Picardo, formerly of Star Trek: Voyager, has a lot of fun on his YouTube channel, reciting old monologues, making in-jokes about Brent Spiner, and wandering around the woods like a National Geographic reality star. In his latest video, he puts his vast musical skills to their…

io9 Julie Muncy Dec 13

December 6th 2020

The Creators of the Upcoming Star Trek: Discovery Art Book Discuss Creating a Worthy Collection

The Art of Star Trek: Discovery, written by experienced Trek writers Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann, looks to be an extremely exciting collection. It’s a coffee table book full of the show’s concept art and design work, with interviews from the creators and a huge dose of behind-the-scenes information. In a preview on…

io9 Julie Muncy Dec 6

November 14th 2020

Star Trek: Discovery‘s VFX Supervisor Talks Building a Bold Future for the Aesthetics of Space

Another week, another interesting Star Trek: Discovery interview. This one is about the visual effects. VFX supervisor Jason Zimmerman had an interesting challenge ahead of him when facing down work on the third season of Star Trek: Discovery: establishing the visual language of an entirely new era of the show’s canon, one that is farther…

io9 Julie Muncy Nov 14

Viacom

What Will Your Streaming Bill Look Like in 2033?

Free TVs Chock-Full of Ads Are on the Way

A Paramount Rebrand Is in the Works Merging Showtime and Paramount+

13 Best Streaming Services You Might Not Have Heard Of

20 Years Of Copyright Wars

The Biggest Comics, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Disappointments of 2021

Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Will Be Made Available Internationally After Netflix Removal

Two New South Park Movies Are Coming This Year, Sort Of

Teen Wolf Will Live on as a Paramount+ Movie

Paramount Bets Big on Streaming as Disney Goes All In on Theaters

ViacomCBS Avoided Nearly $4 Billion in Tax on Franchises Like Spongebob and Star Trek: Report

AT&T’s Spinning Off WarnerMedia in Merger With Discovery in $43 Billion Deal

What Exactly Is Paramount’s Plan for Showtime, Anyway?

ViacomCBS Is Selling $3 Billion in Stock to Fund Paramount+, a Service Some People Evidently Don’t Know Exists

Paramount+ Is Extremely Late to the Party and Pretty Unremarkable

We Finally Know How Much Paramount+ Is Gonna Cost

Paramount+ Will Officially Launch March 4

Watch Robert Picardo ‘Sing’ the Star Trek: Voyager Theme in the Middle of the Woods

The Creators of the Upcoming Star Trek: Discovery Art Book Discuss Creating a Worthy Collection

Star Trek: Discovery‘s VFX Supervisor Talks Building a Bold Future for the Aesthetics of Space

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

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The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

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