Tag: netflix
Comcast has handed out one million cord-cutting Xfinity Flex boxes
When Comcast launched its Xfinity Flex streaming box for broadband-only subscribers last year, it seemed a bit silly to pay $5 per month when you could just use a Chromecast-type device instead. However, the company got rid of the monthly fee in Sept… Source
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Original Content podcast: Waco offers a surprising look at a real-world tragedy
“Waco,” a Paramount Network series that recently started streaming on Netflix, dramatizes the tragic real-life standoff between the FBI, the ATF and the Branch Davidians. A couple of your Original Content podcast hosts only had a fuzzy idea of what actually went down in Waco, Texas in 1993. And all…
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How will digital media survive the ad crash?
Bustle Digital Group’s Jason Wagenheim discusses his company’s hard choices Anthony Ha @anthonyha / 7 hours When I first met Bustle Digital Group’s Jason Wagenheim, it was right as New York City was beginning to go into lockdown. The BDG offices were empty thanks to the company’s newly instituted work-from-home…
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The first ‘Space Force’ trailer has Steve Carell dancing to the Beach Boys
Netflix released the first trailer for its Space Force spoof today, and it includes the kinds of digs at the Trump administration’s quest to militarize space that you’re hoping for.The trailer explains that POTUS wants complete space domination, clai… Source
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Watch the first trailer for Netflix’s Space Force starring The Office’s Steve Carell
[embedded content] Netflix has released the first trailer for its series Space Force, which is a parodic take on the newest branch of the U.S. armed forces. The project was announced pretty shortly after the space-focused military branch was made official, so it’s actually pretty impressive to see a trailer…
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Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Middleditch & Schwartz’ might change your mind about improv
We’ll admit it: Some of your Original Content podcast hosts are a little skeptical about improvised comedy. Of course, we can enjoy improv when it’s done well. It’s just that we’ve seen it done less well, often by friends who are so enthusiastic without being particularly funny. And our friends…
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