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Redbox’s next product may be piracy lawsuits

There’s a new twist in the long and winding saga of Redbox’s demise: Assets originally belonging to the company’s corporate parent, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, may have finally found a buyer. But don’t expect a resurrection of Redbox’s red kiosks, or Chicken Soup’s Crackle streaming service, any time soon. According to a late…

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Sports streaming hub Streameast ‘shut down’ in sting

ACE announced in a statement that it worked alongside Egyptian authorities to shut down the “notorious” platform, and The Athletic reports that after a year-long investigation Egyptian law enforcement carried out a sting on August 24th which disrupted the platform’s streaming infrastructure. ACE claims that Streameast drew more than 1.6 billion visits across 80 domains…

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Christopher Nolan Is Making a Mistake With Tenet

Christopher Nolan loves cinemas. So much so that even during a global coronavirus pandemic, the London-born 50-year-old filmmaker has been insistent that Tenet — his epic time-bending espionage movie, akin to a sci-fi Bond film — will only release in theatres. Even though many cinemas aren’t operational. And the ones that are, are working under…

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