Inside the Magic

Netflix, Amazon, YouTube Merge For Mega Policy Change, Disney+ Ditched

The streaming wars just got a Washington chapter, here’s what’s inside:

3 Best all-new Netflix and Prime Video arrivals for a mid-week binge (Aug 24-28)

FRIDAY PM UPDATE: Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is bound for the best opening this franchise has ever seen in its 24 years of feature existence; this weekend armed up with at least $50M, and a chance for more. It’s also the best domestic start ever for Cregger as a filmmaker, unloading Weapons ($43.5M). Today plus …
Decider

Is Paul Rudd’s New Movie ‘Power Ballad’ Streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video?

Get ready to watch Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas bring down the house in their new musical comedy Power Ballad, which opens in theaters nationwide this weekend. Directed by John Carney (known for films like Once and Sing Street, and the Amazon series Modern ...
Sports Media Watch

Prime has its most-watched “TNF” opener, edges prior week’s Netflix game

Thursday Night Football got off to its most-watched start since moving to Prime Video, edging the prior week's Netflix game in the process.
Variety

Inside Netflix and Prime Video’s Fight to Reshape France’s Streaming Rules: ‘It’s an Unsustainable Equation’

While Canal+ has just agreed to invest more than $1.1 billion in French and European films over the next five years, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix are fighting in court and behind closed doors to loosen France’s streaming regulations. Both services have ...