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‘Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil’ Trailer: Fame, Fortune & Overdoses Are Detailed In This SXSW Doc

February 18, 2021 12:50 pm

There have been plenty of stories about rock stars and pop stars that flirt with death due to dangerous behaviors. But when you think of those stories, a lot of them are about guitarists that do a lot of heroi...

‘Cobra Kai’: Netflix Saves ‘Karate Kid’ Spin-Off & Is Developing The 3rd Season

Charles Barfield

June 22, 2020 12:57 pm

News, Television

Though it may have seemed unlikely a few years ago, given how the possibility of a "Karate Kid" spin-off seemed downright dumb, one of the biggest acquisitions for Netflix so far this year is now official— “Co...

‘Planet Of The Humans’: Michael Moore Says YouTube Pulling His New Doc Is A “Blatant Act Of Censorship”

Charles Barfield

May 26, 2020 1:49 pm

News

While it didn’t have the same cultural momentum and buzz that previous works of his have garnered in the past, Michael Moore’s new doc, titled “Planet of the Humans,” has still found itself a fair bit of contr...

We Are One: YouTube Film Festival’s Full Schedule Includes Talks From Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Soderbergh & More

Charles Barfield

May 26, 2020 11:45 am

Festivals, News

YouTube isn’t here to save the film festival season, but the platform’s We Are One event is surely attempting to fill the void left by the numerous canceled events due to COVID-19 this year. And with the onlin...

‘We Are One’: Cannes, Venice, TIFF, Tribeca & More Combine For YouTube’s Online Film Festival

Charles Barfield

April 27, 2020 12:11 pm

Festivals, News

Without a doubt, the film festival lineup for 2020 has taken a major hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Things got off to a strong start with Sundance and Berlin, but the pandemic quickly led to the cancellatio...

Netflix & YouTube To Reduce Streaming Quality In Europe After Bandwidth Concerns Due To Quarantines

Charles Barfield

March 20, 2020 11:30 am

News, Television

If there’s one thing that can be said about the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, it’s that the world was honestly not prepared for anything like this. We’ve seen economies come crashing down, hospitals and hea...

YouTube Now Offers Free, Ad-Supported Viewings Of Major Films Like ‘The Terminator’ & ‘Rocky’

Charles Barfield

November 19, 2018 1:00 pm

News

Google has been trying to make a play as a serious streaming competitor along the lines of Netflix and Amazon for a while now. Though its YouTube platform is built on user-created content, with YouTube Premium,...

Six-Second ‘The Nun’ Ad Banned From YouTube For Being Too Shocking

Charles Barfield

August 15, 2018 3:41 pm

News

Who knew that six seconds could cause such controversy? In the case of a new ad for the upcoming horror film “The Nun,” six seconds is not only enough to scare the shit out of people on YouTube but is also e...

YouTube Aiming To Capture Cord Cutters With Web-TV Streaming Service

Tess Bonn

March 1, 2017 2:28 pm

News

Drop the cable bill, YouTube has officially announced a new live-TV service. After years of negotiating with major networks, the video-sharing website detailed a new subscription service that allows users to st...

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