Category: Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming

Can’t Make the Concert? Livestreamers Are Coming to the Rescue.

As fans struggle to buy increasingly hard-to-get tickets (at escalating costs), livestreamers packing cellphones and batteries are offering another way to see the show.
A Big Earnings Day for Iger and Disney

Investors, including the activist Nelson Peltz, are awaiting an earnings report from Disney — and updates on potential deals, cost cuts and more.
For TikTok, He Asks You to Talk About Your Rolex or Patek

Mike Nouveau has attracted hundreds of thousands of followers with his “Watch Spotting” videos.
Netflix’s Shuttered DVD Service by the Numbers

For a singular marathon of the filmmaker’s work, the discs were vital amid lockdown. A look at the newly shuttered service and how other renters used it.
Disney Says It Will Take Full Control of Hulu

The company will pay at least $8.61 billion to Comcast, which owned a 33 percent stake of the popular streaming service.
Condé Nast, Publisher of Vogue, Will Cut 5% of Its Work Force

Roger Lynch, the chief executive, said the company was grappling with digital advertising pressures, a decline in social media traffic and shifting audience behaviors.
Reaction to Matthew Perry’s Death Shows Enduring Popularity of ‘Friends’

The sitcom’s final season was nearly two decades ago. But it remains popular on traditional TV and on streaming.
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Is Surprise Box Office Hit

“Five Nights at Freddy’s,” which sold an estimated $78 million in tickets at North American theaters, reinforced moviegoers’ desire for something other than a sequel.
Tug-of-War Over N.B.A. Rights Provides Glimpse of Media’s Future

The league’s longtime television partners, including ESPN and Turner, are undergoing major changes, which could alter how games are watched.
Martin and Francesca Scorsese, TikTok’s Dynamic Duo

The acclaimed director’s daughter, a filmmaker herself, has been peppering her feed with videos of her father, showing a rarely seen side of him.
Five International Movies to Stream Now

This month’s picks include a comedic Swedish slasher, a Tunisian noir, an Austenian take on the Indian wedding melodrama and more.
Cameo to the Moon, and Back

A start-up that offers fans a way to buy personalized videos from celebrities was supercharged by pandemic boredom and venture capital. All it had to do was grow forever.