Tag: Roku
Roku Acquires Spiderwick Chronicles TV Series
After news of Disney+ dropping their adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Roku has acquired the series. Based on the book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, the series will run for eight episodes in early 2024. The Spiderwick Chronicles is the story of the Grace family, who move from Ne...
Read MoreRoku, Tubi Picking up HBO Titles For Free Channels
According to Variety,Tubi and Roku are Warner’s first partners in the FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) business. Their HBO and Warner Bros. channels are set to launch in the spring of 2023, featuring shows like Westworld and The Bachelor and over 2,000 hours of film and TV titles. “We love ...
Read MoreWeird Al Biopic Gets a Poster and Release Date
Roku has unveiled a poster and release date for their Weird Al biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. The movie will be a Roku exclusive and is now set to premiere on November 4th. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Swiss Army Man) as Weird Al, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Julianne Ni...
Read MoreWhat HBO’s Game of Thrones Losses Mean for HBO Max
HBO Max isn’t the future so much as it is a lifeline. Variety has published the Nielsen ratings for 2020, and they reveal that HBO – the actual premium cable channel – lost 38% of its total subscribers and 52% of those in the highly-valued 18-49 demographic from the previous year. Those losses...
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