Today: Starz heads to the seas, The CW renews some fan favorites, and Jewel books a big acting gig.
Netflix doesn't have to sweat losing its big Starz Play movie library because viewers come to the Internet for their television fixes and Netflix has built up a pretty valuable store of TV selections in the last few months.
Don't get too, too sad about Netflix losing Starz Play after tomorrow.
Brian Grazer finds a home for the Dark Tower TV series, how to market an Oscar hopeful that's rated NC-17, and Sylvester Stallone's rag-tag-mercenary movie may not have been his own idea.
We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching trailers, viral videos, shaky cell phone footage, and people arguing on television. This is why The Atlantic Wire highlights the day's video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Plus: Netflix doesn't need Showtime to stream shows about the Renaissance
Frankly, some of these we won't miss. But others...
Starz will not renew its contract with the booming movie rental service
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