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The House of Mouse Is Considering Its Own Kind of ‘Disney Prime’ Membership
In David Mitchell’s 2004 book Cloud Atlas, (not the movie, mind you) sections of the story that take place in a dystopian future where characters refer to major industries as their biggest brand. Gas isn’t gas, its “Exon.” Similarly, films aren’t films, they’re “Disneys.” Though there’s no reference to online shopping, one can assume buying…
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The John Madden Video Game Concussion Drama, Explained
Legendary NFL coach John Madden died on the morning of Tuesday, December 28. While many took the occasion of his passing to celebrate the man’s coaching, broadcasting, and video game legacy, others used it as an opportunity to call Madden out for his part in turning “brain injuries into a video game.” The takes were…
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Disney Channels May Be Yanked From YouTube TV After Dispute
YouTube TV hardly knew peace after squaring away its differences with Roku before it was launched into a fresh carriage dispute, this time with Disney. In a Dec. 13 blog post, Google-owned YouTube TV warned users that stalled negotiations with the Mouse House have now threatened the partnership, jeopardizing the presence of roughly a dozen…
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Here’s How the ESPN+ NBA Marvel Game Should Go
In a truly confounding mash-up of what I previously understood to be two completely unrelated things, ESPN has announced its “first-ever Marvel-inspired alternate NBA telecast.” Wait, what?