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Newsweek
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Sinners Gets New Digital Release Date
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Ryan Coogler's Sinners took the world by storm when it hit movie theaters in April and has since grossed $338.8 million at the worldwide box office. Made on a $90 million budget, Sinners is led by Michael B. Jordan. He plays twin brothers, Smoke and Stack, who return to the South to open a juke joint where they swiftly discover evil lurks in the shadows. MICHAEL B. JORDAN as Smoke in Warner Bros. Pictures' 'SINNERS,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. MICHAEL B. JORDAN as Smoke in Warner Bros. Pictures' 'SINNERS,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Eli Adé READ: REVIEW: Sinners – Ryan Coogler Has Made the Best Film of 2025 So Far Michael B. Jordan is joined by co-stars Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and Delroy Lindo. Maybe you caught the film in theaters and have been itching to watch it on repeat, or perhaps you heard the hype but didn't get the chance to catch it on the big screen, but now you can watch Sinners from home. We have all the details on how to watch Sinners below, including where to watch Sinners, as well as the Sinners digital release date and Sinners streaming information. Sinners – How to Watch Sinners releases on Video on Demand platforms on June 3, 2025. The film will be available to rent and buy on places like Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, and YouTube for $19.99 to rent and $24.99 to buy. Where Can I Watch Sinners? Sinners will be available to watch digitally from June 3. You will be able to rent or buy the film from Video on Demand platforms. Sinners is also available for pre-order on physical media in the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray formats. Sinners Physical Release Date Sinners is now available for pre-order in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray formats from digital retailers. The film will be released in physical format on July 8. Bonus features include: Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners Blues in the Night: The Music of Sinners Thicker Than Blood: Becoming the Smokestack Twins Spirits of the Deep South Wages of Sin: The Creature FX of Sinners Deleted Scenes Bonus features may vary depending on format and retailer. Sinners Digital Release Date Sinners will be available to watch digitally from June 3, 2025. Is Sinners Available to Stream in the US? Sinners is not yet available on any streaming services in the US. However, due to the film being a Warner Bros release, Sinners will likely end up on Max in the coming months. What Is Sinners About? The official synopsis for Sinners, as per IMDb, reads: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Kartoon Channel! and Ameba Deliver Triple-Digit Year Over Year Growth in Early 2025
Kartoon Channel Doubles Watchtime Across FAST Platforms Google TV Freeplay launches 24/7 ChannelAI-Assisted Foreign Language Dubbing, Helping to Drive International ExpansionTodd Steinman Promoted to President of Toon Media Networks Worldwide as Platforms Now Reaches 71 Territories with Universe of 2.8 Billion ViewersBEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kartoon Studios (NYSE American: TOON) today announced that it has expanded Todd Steinman's role from Toon Media Networks President to lead global business for Kartoon Channel Worldwide! as the company accelerates international growth and capitalizes on surging momentum across its digital by triple-digit growth from Kartoon Channel! and Ameba's domestic business, the company reported a 116% year-over-year earnings increase for January and February 2025 (timing adjusted), compared to the same period in 2024. This growth, combined with ongoing platform expansion, reinforces Kartoon Studios' position as a rising leader in the global family streaming distribution now spanning 71 territories and access to an audience of 2.8 billion, Steinman's expanded role will include international operations while driving monetization across global markets. His leadership has already transformed Kartoon Channel! into a profitable, high-growth platform across North Heyward, CEO and Chairman of Kartoon Studios, commented: 'Todd Steinman is an extraordinary executive who has not only delivered profitability and growth in the U.S. at a record pace but also defined a successful, scalable streaming model we can now extend worldwide across Ad-supported Video on Demand (AVOD), Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD), and FAST channels. Steinman's extraordinary performance guiding Kartoon Channel!, Ameba, and Frederator Networks into profitable streaming powerhouses for children and young adults has fueled an important and growing profit center for Kartoon Networks, with triple-digit growth year over year. The combination of Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD), AVOD, and FAST has created a diversified and fast-growing children's service. Steinman will now assume oversight of the global expansion of Toon Media Networks and Kartoon Channel! Worldwide.'The Company has released a video interview with Steinman today where he discusses the strategy and rise of Kartoon Channel! and Toon Media Networks, as well as the drivers of growing profitability. The video is now available via the Kartoon Studios' social media accounts and the links below: X: Instagram: LinkedIn: Supporting this growth, Kartoon Channel! doubled the performance across its FAST channels since last year on platforms that include Tubi, Pluto TV, and Xumo and added Samsung TV Plus. The expansion continues with the recent debut of a 24/7 Rainbow Rangers channel on Google TV Freeplay, significantly enhancing Kartoon Channel!'s domestic reach and monetization addition to expanding distribution, Kartoon Studios is leveraging AI-assisted dubbing technology to localize content efficiently, helping the company unlock new international markets with speed and added:'This next chapter is about building on our momentum in international markets. We're focused on profitability, brand impact, and delivering content that connects with families everywhere.'About Kartoon StudiosKartoon Studios (NYSE American: TOON) is a global creator, producer, distributor, marketer, and licensor of premium entertainment brands for children and families. The Company's diverse portfolio includes some of the most recognized properties in kids' media, including original IP like Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaq's Garage starring Shaquille O'Neal, Rainbow Rangers, and Llama Llama starring Jennifer Studios owns a controlling interest in Stan Lee Universe, managing the legendary creator's name, likeness, signature, voice, consumer products licensing, and original post-Marvel IP. Stan Lee is widely regarded as one of the most influential storytellers in modern history, with his characters appearing in four of the top ten highest-grossing films of all Studios' animation powerhouse, Mainframe Studios, has delivered over 1,000 half-hour episodes and more than 60 feature-length projects. The studio's partners include Disney, Netflix, Mattel, and Sony, with current productions such as Barbie, CoComelon, and Unicorn its wholly owned Toon Media Networks—including Kartoon Channel!, Ameba, and Frederator Network—Kartoon Studios reaches audiences worldwide across linear, AVOD, SVOD, and FAST platforms. Kartoon Channel! is the #1 rated kids' streaming app on the Apple App Store and delivers thousands of hours of family-friendly content, including top-performing series like Peppa Pig Shorts, Mother Goose Club, Talking Tom & Friends, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and educational content through Kartoon Classroom and Spanish language collection KC En Español. Frederator Network operates one of the largest global animation networks on YouTube, featuring over 2,000 exclusive creators with billions of annual 2022, Kartoon Studios acquired Canada's WOW! Unlimited Media and became the largest shareholder in Germany's Your Family Entertainment AG, a leading European kids' content Company also includes Beacon Media Group, a full-service agency offering integrated PR, social media, influencer, creative, and media buying services across entertainment, lifestyle, gaming, and tech for its operational excellence, Kartoon Studios was recently honored by Amazon with the Operational Excellence Award for 100% on-time more information, visit Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "predict," "forecast," "project," "plan," "intend" or similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are forward-looking statements and include statements regarding Mr. Steinman's contributions to be made to the Company due to his expanded role; Media Networks continuing to accelerate growth; the potential for maximum reach, brand building power, and a diversified and flexible monetization model; Mr. Steinman bringing the same U.S. vision and execution to the Company's international operations; Kartoon Channel's global footprint continuing to accelerate; Rainbow Rangers and Shaq's Garage continuing to bring in audiences; greater operational efficiency, scale, and monetization as the Company unlocks new growth in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and beyond; and Kartoon Channel! continuing to be a leader of the next generation of children's programming and AVOD distribution, and the ability of Kartoon Channel! to build a scalable, profitable streaming platform that delivers real value — for families and for investors. While the Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this release. These forward looking statements are based upon current estimates and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the ability of Mr. Steinman to make the anticipated contributions to the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to sustain growth and become profitable; Kartoon Channel's ability to continue to accelerate its global footprint; the ability of Rainbow Rangers and Shaq's Garage to continue to bring in audiences; the Company's ability to have greater operational efficiency, scale, and monetization as it unlocks new growth in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and beyond; Kartoon Channel! continuing to be a leader of the next generation of children's programming and AVOD distribution and building a scalable, profitable streaming platform that delivers real value — for families and for investors; the Company's ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms, if at all; fluctuations in the results of the Company's operations from period to period; general economic and financial conditions; the Company's ability to anticipate changes in popular culture, media and movies, fashion and technology; competitive pressure from other distributors of content and within the retail market; the Company's reliance on and relationships with third-party production and animation studios; the Company's ability to market and advertise its products; the Company's reliance on third-parties to promote its products; the Company's ability to keep pace with technological advances; the Company's ability to protect its intellectual property and those other risk factors set forth in the 'Risk Factors' section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and in the Company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Thus, actual results could be materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. MEDIA CONTACT:pr@ INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:ir@ A photo accompanying this announcement is available at while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Forbes
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
5 Great UK Police Detective Shows You Really Need To Watch
5 Great UK Cop Shows Credit: BBC There are few things in this fine world that I enjoy more than a really good cop show, and among the many types of police dramas out there, few I find as gripping as a good cop show from the UK. It's like comfort food for this TV critic. While I'm always looking for something new – and please share if you have favorites not listed here – I do have a few favorites that I thought I'd share with you here. These range from classic murder mysteries to stories about cops on patrol to really emotional family dramas, so there's a lot of variety. All of these are relatively new and set in modern times. We'll save Agatha Christie and the like for another time. Most of these are available on BritBox (one of my favorite streaming services which I subscribe to via Amazon Prime Video) though one is not available anywhere at the moment unless you purchase it on Video on Demand. Other streaming services, like Mhz, PBS Masterpiece also have some great police shows from the UK and Europe. If you're in the UK, obviously BBC iPlayer is a great option. The newest series on this list is one of my favorite new police shows. Blue Lights follows the day-to-day patrols of a group of police officers in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It's not really a mystery in the same sense that shows like The Wire aren't really mysteries. You get to know the cops on the beat, the criminals they come across and you see a lot of the tension between communities and the police as well as just how divided Belfast remains even long after the Troubles have ended. The show's creators met with over 40 police officers in order to craft as authentic a portrayal as possible. Fans of shows like Southland and The Wire will enjoy this gritty, down-to-earth procedural. The series focuses on a trio of rookie cops: Siân Brooke plays Grace Ellis, a mother who changes careers in her 40s to become a police officer, and two young rookies, Annie Conlon (Katherine Devlin) and Tommy Foster (Nathan Braniff). They join veteran cops who show them the ropes as they navigate incredibly tense situations in both Catholic West Belfast (in Season 1) and Protestant/Unionist Belfast (in Season 2). A third season is currently in production. Unforgotten Credit: ITV I've recently been devouring the British crime drama Unforgotten, binging two seasons in (I think) two days recently. I'm up to Season 4 now, and it's absolutely gripping TV. Nicola Walker stars as DCI Cassie Stuart, the head of a cold cases unit. DI Sunny Khan (Sanjeev Bhaskar) helps lead a team of detectives solving historical crimes. Each season, they uncover a new body and get to work piecing together all the clues. Who is this person? When did they die? Was it a murder? And, of course, who is the killer? Inevitably, many closets are emptied of their skeletons in the process, and lives are upended in the process. So far, each season has been better than the last. (Though I've had readers tell me that this changes in later seasons, in part due to a major recasting). The villains in this show are often deeply sinister (Season 3 in particular had me reeling) and have managed to get away with their crime(s) for decades, posing as normal people with nothing to hide, often even from their families – until now. Happy Valley Credit: BBC The undisputed monarch of British cop shows is, in my humblest opinion, Happy Valley. Nothing else compares. In my review of the three-season show I called it a 'masterpiece' and I stand by that. Every minute of this series is compelling, whether it's just really emotional family drama or edge-of-your-seat action that leaves you breathless and shaking. Sarah Lancashire plays police sergeant Catherine Cawood, a middle-aged divorcee who lives with her sister and raises her grandson. Lancashire's performance is easily one of the top five TV performances I've ever seen. The series villain, Tommy Lee Royce, played with crackling menace by James Norton, will haunt you long after the credits roll. The writing and acting is simply outstanding, with moments of genuine humor followed by gut-wrenching scenes of violence or suspense. Creator Sally Wainwright spins a story that's at once tragic and deeply relatable. Somehow, despite a huge gap between Seasons 2 and 3, the show manages to wrap up its decade-long story perfectly. Easily one of my all-time favorite TV shows. This is very much in the 'Nordic noir' tradition, and fans of American mysteries like Mare Of Eastown should definitely check it out. Line Of Duty Credit: BBC So far we've talked a lot about coppers in this post, but what about bent coppers? Because if you want a show about catching bent coppers, there's only one place to turn: Line Of Duty follows the detectives of AC-12, an anticorruption unit whose mission is to stop organized crime and root out crooked cops. It's terrific television right up until its final, wildly disappointing sixth season. Each season tackles a new corruption case, though all of these are connected to a larger conspiracy. The show follows DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) as he's transferred to AC-12 where he meets his new boss Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), a man who has dedicated his life to the pursuit of bent coppers. He's partnered with DC Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) who works undercover for AC-12. Each season introduces a new guest star from an impressive list of British actors including Lennie James, Thandiwe Newton and Stephen Graham. Shetland Credit: BBC Finally we go north – way, way up north to Shetland, the Scottish islands from whence this series takes its name. I don't typically judge my TV mysteries based on which detective I'd most like to have a pint with, but if that question were posed to me, I'd easily pick DI Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall). Perez is just such a level-headed guy, I find him calming to watch, even though he doesn't always keep his cool. Henshall is brilliant in the role (though he exits after Season 7, alas). The show is based on the books by Ann Cleeves, though it departs in some pretty significant ways from the source material. Each season tackles a new murder that's taken place in the remote Scottish isles with its rocky beaches and vast open spaces. This is the most rural of these shows, though our heroes find their way to other locations including Glasgow and even Norway, which is just across the water. Some terrific guest stars have appeared on Shetland, including Brian Cox, Ciarán Hinds and Stephen Walters. And while I find some of the choices this series makes (either changes from the books or just peculiar decisions particularly at the end of Season 4) overall it's a great watch. What other great British, Irish and Scottish cop shows and mysteries do you enjoy? Obviously there are countless more to choose from, so tell me your favorites so I can add them to my backlog! Let me know on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky or Facebook. Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog. Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.
Newsweek
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
A Nice Indian Boy Gets New Digital Release Date
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors A charming new rom-com starring Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff hit theaters last month, A Nice Indian Boy, which features a whirlwind romance, sweet humor, and plenty of dancing. Its theatrical release was limited, so you may not have had the chance to see it just yet, but that can be remedied from May 6, when A Nice Indian Boy becomes available to rent and buy on Video on Demand platforms. Harish Patel as Archit Gavaskar, Karan Soni as Naveen Gavaskar, Zarna Garg as Megha Gavaskar, Sunita Mani as Arundhathi Gavaskar in A Nice Indian Boy. Harish Patel as Archit Gavaskar, Karan Soni as Naveen Gavaskar, Zarna Garg as Megha Gavaskar, Sunita Mani as Arundhathi Gavaskar in A Nice Indian Boy. Courtesy of Levantine Films READ: INTERVIEW: "I Felt Like I Could Completely Be Myself" – Karan Soni & Jonathan Groff Discuss A Nice Indian Boy A Nice Indian Boy is the third directorial effort from Roshan Sethi, whose previous films include 7 Days and World's Best. We've got the full details below on where to watch A Nice Indian Boy, A Nice Indian Boy physical release date, and when will A Nice Indian Boy be on streaming. Where Can I Watch A Nice Indian Boy? A Nice Indian Boy will be available to rent and buy across Video on Demand platforms from May 6. You will be able to find the film on platforms such as Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. A Nice Indian Boy Physical Release Date A Nice Indian Boy does not yet have an expected 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD release date. Is A Nice Indian Boy Available to Stream in the US? A Nice Indian Boy is not currently on any streaming services in the US. However, it will likely find a home on a streaming platform in the future.
