It seems like some cinema hall is closing down somewhere in Hong Kong every other week. Good. I’m surprised there are still so many cinemas around in this day and age when streaming services have changed the game to the extent of rendering the old model of movie-watching almost obsolete. I don’t go to the…
Hong Kong film-goers snapped up discounted tickets for the final day of operation of Golden Harvest’s MegaBox cinema on Sunday, with some disheartened fans finding comfort in the news that another theatre chain will take over the space soon. In the afternoon, the seven-screen cinema was bustling with long-time regulars and others who were simply…
For years, the world’s biggest media companies struggled to make money off of their streaming services. The culprits: pricey content, user churn, and lots of competition. In 2024, that finally changed. The five giants — Netflix (NFLX), Disney (DIS), Paramount (PARA), NBCUniversal’s Peacock (CMCSA), and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max (WBD) — collectively reported a profit…
S (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for ESPN) Getty Images for ESPN Disney’s announcement today that it is adding an ESPN tile to the front page of Disney+ marks another significant step toward unifying all of Disney’s streaming offerings in one place. And that’s a bigger deal than just a little interface tweak, especially when…