First announced a year ago, HBO’s 10-episode comedy series “The Brink” will now have a summer 2015 debut with Jack Black (Goosebumps), Tim Robbins (Mystic River) and Pablo Schreiber (“The Wire”) as the three leads. Other series regulars include Aasif Mandvi (“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”), Maribeth Monroe (“Workaholics”), Eric Ladin (“The Killing,” HBO’s […]
Matthew Perry is reuniting with Lisa Kudrow. The “Friends” actor will guest star on two back-to-back episodes of Kudrow’s “Web Therapy.” He will play Tyler Bishop, a lawyer and pathological liar who is about to be disbarred and enlists the help of Fiona (Kudrow). Perry’s guest appearance falls on the same week as the fourth-season […]
One of the top four U.S. carriers has agreed to sell the YotaPhone 2, according to YotaPhone executive Matthew Kelly. Kelly would not specify which of the four carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless) plans to sell the phone, but he said it is coming later this year. The YotaPhone 2 is notable because it […]
C Spire has expanded the rollover data plans it debuted in November to include its larger shareable data buckets. Beginning Jan. 19, customers of its three largest data share plans (10GB, 15GB, and 30GB) will be able to rollover unused data. All customers who subscribe to these three data plans will be automatically enrolled in […]
Verizon Wireless has announced the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. Verizon is selling the phone for $399 with a new contract, though it is also available via Verizon’s monthly Edge payment plans. The Note Edge has a curved display that shows additional content, such as notifications or news feeds. Otherwise it is similar […]
Alcatel OneTouch has announced the inaugural offering of its e-commerce website, through which U.S. consumers can purchase Alcatel OneTouch smartphones and tablets. The initial selection of smartphones includes the Idol X+ ($275) and the Idol S 2 ($198), while the initial selection of tablets includes the Pop 7 ($149) and Pop 8 ($199). All four […]
Facebook this week said it has acquired QuickFire, a San Diego-based video compression company. QuickFire’s technology can convert video files quickly and allow them to be downloaded or played faster on mobile devices without losing quality. Facebook has placed a greater emphasis on video over the last year, and now auto-plays videos within users’ news […]
The EE British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced its 2014 nominees for their annual film awards, often referred to as the BAFTAs, with Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel leading the pack with eleven nominations, followed by Birdman and The Theory of Everything with ten apiece. The Imitation Game received nine nominations […]
FOX has renewed “Bob’s Burgers” for a sixth season, ordering 22 additional episodes of the Emmy Award-winning animated series, it was announced today by Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group. “We can’t help but love the Belcher family. This gem of a series is a rare feel-good blend of sharp […]
The IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures announced today that American Sniper, the newest film from director Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format and released into domestic IMAX theatres on Jan.16, 2015 — the same day Warner Bros. expands […]
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