An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: An accused movie pirate who stole more than 1,000 Blu-ray discs and DVDs while working for a DVD manufacturing company struck a plea deal (PDF) this week to lower his sentence after the FBI claimed…

The entertainment industry has achieved an unprecedented milestone: more film and television content exists today than at any point in human history. The technical infrastructure to deliver this content directly to consumers’ homes works flawlessly. Th…

It’s America’s biggest box office for a Memorial Day weekend ever, reports Variety.

And it’s been more than a decade since this many Americans went to see a movie during a three-day weekend…

Families turned out in force for Disney’s live-action “…

Netflix has officially launched a new AI-powered search feature that uses OpenAI’s ChatGPT to deliver a conversational content discovery experience, allowing users to describe what they’re looking for in natural language. The streaming giant is also ge…

Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made films, citing national security concerns and accusing other countries of luring U.S. film production abroad with incentives. PBS reports: “The Movie Industry in America is DYI…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Multiple studies and investigations have found that about half of American households watch TV and movies with subtitles on, but only a relatively small portion of those include someone with a hear…

As Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to crack down on password sharing, its Max streaming service is rolling out a new feature called the Extra Member Add-On. “Similar to Netflix’s paid sharing model, the new feature allows users to add an extra person w…

Films made with the help of AI will be able to win top awards at the Oscars, according to its organisers. From a report: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued new rules on Monday which said the use of AI and other digital tools would “…