Category: entertainment
Major news organizations join the fight against Apple’s App Store fees
News sites have joined Epic and Spotify in fighting Apple’s high App Store commissions (via the WSJ). A group representing the New York Times, WSJ and other major publishers wants Apple to reduce the 30 percent cut it currently takes on first year su… Source
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A drive-through ‘Stranger Things’ experience in LA is coming in October
There’s an upcoming Stranger Things interactive experience in LA that seems to be tailor-made for the social-distancing era. Netflix has teamed up with event curator Fever and immersive event company Secret Cinema to launch a Drive-Into Stranger Thin… Source
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Facebook’s ‘classic’ look dies in September
It’s been over a year since Mark Zuckerberg first showed off the new look of Facebook.com, but soon it will be the website’s only version for desktop users. It has been the new default since May, but users could opt-out. A notification on the page an… Source
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Netflix’s The Irishman will get a Criterion Blu-ray release in November
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is still very much available for streaming on Netflix, but you’ll soon be able to get a physical copy if you want one for your library. The Criterion Collection has started accepting pre-orders for its Blu-ray and DVD c… Source
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Watch the first trailer for Gillian Flynn’s Amazon series ‘Utopia’
Amazon has released the first trailer for Utopia and announced that it will debut on Prime Video on September 25th. Written and executive produced by Gone Girl writer Gillian Flynn, the eight-part series is adapted from a 2013 UK series of the same n… Source
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Google is converting gifted Play Music subscriptions into Play Store credits
Play Music users with gifted access to the service that’ll last beyond September don’t have worry about their subscription going to waste. As 9to5Google notes, the tech giant used to sell one-, three— and six-month subscriptions customers can give th… Source
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