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Universal Pictures scored another record-breaking hit over the weekend. Instead of dinosaurs (both natural and genetically modified), the studio attracted moviegoers with Twinkie-shaped creatures that speak gibberish. "The Minions are certainly popular little characters and it looks like,...

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has unveiled a new streaming video service called Stream. Available to Xfinity Internet customers for $15 per month, Stream offers live content from HBO and all of the major broadcast networks. This allows subscribers to watch Fox, NBC, ABC and CBS...

GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) is expanding its TV plans with new apps for various devices, but investors might want to temper their reactions. "It's smart on their part to create a hook for their hardware where [users] now have a chance to be on the GoPro [channel] instead of YouTube,...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is once again rumored to be working on an online TV service that will work exclusively with iOS devices. Analysts have anticipated the service for months, but the hype was reignited when Apple TV's price was reduced to $69. Now The Wall Street Journal has reported...

Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) is bringing HBO's "Game of Thrones" to 150 IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) theaters throughout the United States. The deal provides a unique opportunity for viewers to watch the fourth season's final two episodes. HBO will also show an exclusive...

ESPN is one of a dozen channels coming to Sling TV, a new live streaming service from DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH). Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) will also bring ESPN@, ABC Family and the Disney Channel to the service. USA Network (the second-biggest cable network) has not yet signed on to...