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Universal films will head exclusively to Amazon Prime Video after their run on Peacock

The Verge

A licensing deal between Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Amazon will broaden Prime Video’s streaming library and bring anticipated titles to the service after a brief run on Peacock. Animated films arriving on IMDb TV as part of the agreement include Despicable Me 2 , How to Train Your Dragon 2 , and Shrek 2.

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Windows 11 is getting a new Media Player app you can test today

The Verge

Windows 11’s new media player. Microsoft has created a new Media Player app for Windows 11, and it’s beginning to test the app with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel today. The redesigned Media Player app will support both audio and video, and it includes a design that better matches Windows 11’s UI improvements. “At

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Warner Bros. will return to theatrical releases in 2022, ending its HBO Max experiment

The Verge

will return to releasing its theatrical films exclusively in theaters next year, Deadline reports. films like Kong vs. Godzilla and Mortal Kombat alongside their HBO Max debuts. films come back to theaters in 2022, Regal theaters will once again have full exclusivity (with no HBO Max or paid streaming rental competition).

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Baltimore spy plane program was invasion of citizens’ privacy, court rules

The Verge

The city of Baltimore’s spy plane program was unconstitutional, violating the Fourth Amendment protection against illegal search, and law enforcement in the city cannot use any of the data it gathered, a court ruled Thursday. The city tried to argue the case was moot since the program had been canceled.

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Black Widow has been a big hit on Disney Plus

The Verge

Disney first introduced the Premier Access program, which lets Disney Plus subscribers stream select new movies for $30 the day they debut in theaters, with 2020’s Mulan , and Raya and the Last Dragon and Cruella were also available on Premier Access when they were released this year. There’s only one more Premier Access movie on the way.

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Hear from the people behind Netflix’s success

Dataconomy

These lists provided a glimpse into the most-watched titles across film and television. Despite the global perspective, Ted San Rosa clarified that local original programming is designed to thrill local audiences first. This dual focus on global impact and local relevance contributes to Netflix’s success on a worldwide scale.

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OceanGate gets its Titan sub ready to begin expedition to Titanic shipwreck

GeekWire

Among those experts are former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski and Arizona State University planetary scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa , who was recently named to be NASA’s Mars Sample Return program scientist. “You can get your head in the window, and all you can see are the surroundings,” Rush said.

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