Industry Updates

Netflix Sets a ‘House of Cards’ Season 3 Debut Date 23 December 2014

Netflix‘s political thriller, starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright as the nation’s newly appointed president and First Lady, will premier Feb. 27, 2015. As with past seasons, all 13 episodes will immediately become available for binge-viewing. House of Cards in 2013 … Continue reading

DirecTV launches its Latino streaming service Yaveo 23 December 2014

DirecTV soft-launched its Latino streaming service Yaveo on Monday, offering three live TV feeds channels as well some 2700 hours of on-demand content for $7.99 per month. Yaveo operates completely separate from DirecTV, meaning that subscribers won’t have to have an existing … Continue reading

‘Anchorman 2’ and Other Favorites are Coming to Netflix in December 22 December 2014

Netflix has released its list of streaming titles that will be available after Dec. 1, including Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and Oscar-nominated Wolf of Wall Street. Dec. 24–30: Behaving Badly (2014) Child of God (2014) Comedy Bang! Bang!: Season 3 (2013) … Continue reading

AT&T and Chernin Group Commit $500 Million to Take on Netflix 22 December 2014

AT&T and media investment firm The Chernin Group are putting up $500 million for creation and development of video streaming services. The companies would look “to acquire, invest in and launch” so-called over-the-top (OTT) services that provider consumers with online content. The … Continue reading