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 Summary List Placement The best times to buy a TV are Black Friday and around the Super Bowl.  That's when many TV makers and retailers launch sales to clear out inventory before the spring launch cycle.   Check out our guide to the best TV deals and best cheap TVs.  Buying a new TV can feel like a daunting task. There are a lot of...

Summary List PlacementKnown for their bright red kiosks at grocery and convenience stores, Redbox is a DVD and Blu-Ray rental service that's become one of the biggest movie rental companies around. Recently, they've branched into online streaming with Redbox Free Live TV and Redbox On Demand.  Here's everything you need to know about both services. Redbox Free Live TV and Redbox On Demand, explained...

Summary List PlacementNetflix on Friday released the results of a two-year study that examined the diversity of the company's original shows and films.  The study looked at on-screen representation across gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ, and people with disabilities, and also included roles behind the camera, such as directors, writers, and producers in 125 movies and 180 series Netflix released in the US during 2018 and...

Summary List PlacementDisney and the NFL are currently negotiating a new contract for broadcast rights, but Disney has pushed back on the proposed $3.8 billion annual price tag, according to CNBC.  The NFL is seeking double what networks pay in the existing partnerships. Disney, which owns ESPN and ABC, is showing reluctance to pay a higher price, while NBC, FOX, and CBS are more...

Summary List Placement"Bridgerton" is projected to be watched by 63 million households in its first month, Netflix said on Monday. But it wasn't Netflix's most popular series this week.  That honor goes to "Cobra Kai," which debuted its third season on January 1, its first true Netflix original season after moving from YouTube. Netflix introduced daily top 10 lists of its most viewed movies...

Summary List PlacementBig media's massive restructurings and pandemic-driven business troubles have thrust experienced talent in the TV and film industries onto the job market in 2020. Across the US media landscape, a staggering 28,637 jobs were slashed this year through October, compared with around 9,198 during the same period last year, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. found. Yet, companies in and outside...

Summary List Placement Flagship TV models can get very expensive, but there are many affordable TV options out there with solid picture quality and great smart features for budget-friendly prices.  With a fantastic balance between price, performance, and size, the TCL 55-inch 5 Series 4K Roku TV is our top pick for the best cheap TV you can buy. Some of our budget TV...

Summary List Placement There are more Netflix original shows than the average viewer can possibly track.  Insider picked our favorite 44 series you might have overlooked on Netflix. "Maniac," "On My Block," "Unbelievable," "Gentefied," and more are among the recommendations.  Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Even if you love Netflix, you probably haven't seen some of its best shows. There are a bunch...

Summary List Placement Netflix's new space drama "Away" continues to attract viewers, maintaining its stance as the streamer's most popular series for the second straight week.  Netflix introduced daily top 10 lists of its most viewed movies and TV shows in February (it counts a view if an account watches at least two minutes of a title). Every week, the streaming search engine Reelgood compiles for...

Summary List Placement "Doom Patrol" is returning for a third season, but it will only have one home this time. HBO Max announced on Saturday that it had exclusively renewed the superhero series for season three. The show debuted last year as a DC Universe original, but started streaming on both DCU and Max with season two this year. Max did not announce any...

  Speakers with good performance can be pricey, but they often go on sale. We've compiled all the best speaker deals for August 2020. We'll update this list regularly with new deals as they're announced. Right now, Amazon's Echo Plus is on sale for $100 — that's $50 off its original price. Great speakers can make listening to music far more enjoyable — and speakers...

"Teenage Bounty Hunters" and "The Legend of Korra" are popular on Netflix this week, but they couldn't dethrone "The Umbrella Academy." Netflix introduced daily top lists of the most popular titles on the streaming service in February. Streaming search engine Reelgood keeps track of the lists and provides Business Insider with a rundown of the week's most popular TV shows on Netflix. Visit Business Insider's homepage...

Mobile-video service Quibi has tried to distance its subscription app from free, social-media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat. "If it can be on YouTube, it can't be on Quibi," founder Jeffrey Katzenberg is known to say, sources close to the company told Business Insider. But that thinking also injected a rather traditional view of TV — centered on big stars and familiar concepts...

Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the nine most in-demand original TV shows on streaming services in the US. This week includes Netflix's "13 Reasons Why" and DC Universe's "Stargirl." Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. "13 Reasons Why" recently returned for its fourth and final season, and while the series has sparked controversy, it has surged to...

Quibi's sluggish growth since its April debut has made it the butt of some media jokes: "Yes, Quibi still exists," cracked the headline of a June Marketplace episode. Business Insider got the inside story of how people who have developed or worked on shows for Quibi feel about the service post-launch. Most of the people said it showed promise and was producing high-quality programming,...

Every month, TV Time provides Business Insider with the five most anticipated new TV shows. May includes Netflix's "Space Force" and DC's "Stargirl." Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Steve Carell will return to TV comedy with "Space Force," which debuts this month on Netflix. It's among the most anticipated new shows of the month.   Every month, Business Insider runs down the five...

With people spending more time in front of their TV sets, an advertising battle is emerging among streaming-video platforms that are vying for an audience surge like the one Netflix recently reported.  New subscription services like Quibi, Disney Plus, and Apple TV Plus, as well as players like Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, are driving up ad spending in the entertainment category.  The video-entertainment...

Disney's credit rating was downgraded by S&P Global Ratings on Thursday, because of uncertainty around when its theme parks, and TV and film productions, will be allowed to reopen. Previously in April, Wells Fargo analysts projected that Disney's parks will remain empty for the rest of the company's fiscal year, which ends in September, and be filled to half capacity to limit crowding next...