In response, a few cable and satellite companies that already carry HBO and ESPN are refusing to authenticate mobile or set-top boxes for streaming. According to the publication, Charter Communications doesn’t authenticate HBO Go for Apple TV, while Dish won’t authenticate ESPN. Other providers like Comcast have similar restrictions for Roku.

One person with knowledge of the situation said, “Affiliates are always initially hesitant about things connected to the TV. They were nervous.”

Placing restrictions on your customers, not meeting their needs, making enemies of them always works…

The only question I really have is why on earth is this being made? It may be targeted at kids, but It looks atrocious, and it certainly does not look like the sort of humor I will want my kids to be mimicking.

As far as I can tell I’ll be skipping this one.

The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants – and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs…

Briefly: Kenneth Branagh‘s live-action Disney film, Cinderella, has just found its Fairy Godmother. Helena Bonham Carter will play the iconic role helping the title character (Lily James) fall in love with the prince (Richard Madden) in spite of the Wicked Stepmother (Cate Blanchett).

Oh yeah, I forgot there was an upcoming live action Cinderella. To say I’m thrilled would be a gross over-exaggeration. Let’s just say I am not sure if I care much about this film.

Also, Helena Bonham Carter as the “good guy” and Cate Blanchett as the “bad guy”. What will you tell me next? That there’s a…

The news was announced a few minutes ago on Marvel.com. Robert Downey Jr reprises his role as Tony Stark in a 2-picture agreement for Marvel’s The Avengers 2 (May 1, 2015) and Marvel’s The Avengers 3 (undated). The sequel will start production on March 2014 led again by writer and directorJoss Whedon. Downey had been involved in tough negotiations with cheapskate Marvel as I’ve previously reported; now the question is which other Avengers 2 actors will solve their contract disputes.

I mean, we knew that Marvel was ultimately going to do whatever it took to get him, right? They would be…

Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan‘s Man of Steel zoomed past the $150 million mark in its fifth day of release at the domestic box office, enjoying robust weekday business.

The Superman tentpole, from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, scored the top June debut of all time in grossing $116.1 million. Including $12 million earned last Thursday night from special Walmart screenings, the pic ended Sunday with a total $128.7 million under its belt.

Man of Steel, based on the marquee D.C. Comics superhero, took in another $12.6 million on Monday and $11.5 million on Tuesday, pushing its…

Another day, another Star Wars Epsiode VII rumor. And one that seemingly contradicts the last Star Wars Episode VII rumor, no less.

A site claims to have gotten ahold of a casting breakdown for the film’s seven lead characters — which, it should be noted, don’t include a pair of 17-year-old male-female twins. We caution you as always to take this info with a big, fat grain of salt, but the new report is worth checking out for anyone hungry for details on the new film.

Click on through to read more, but the bottom line is this casting call does not include the roles of Jacen and Jaina…

While Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel has endured some criticism from the way it deviates from the established Superman character, it’s earned praise for the way it shows Superman absolutely trashing a city with little disregard for the human cost, thus keeping with Superman’s familiar motto, “Truth, Justice, and the Americans who got in the way.” But just how many Americans—and their American buildings and infrastructures—is, as always, a question best left to science to ruin.

So that’s exactly what scientist Charles Watson and his hazard-assessment team at Watson Technical Consulting did,…

As previously reported, HBO Go is indeed coming to Apple TV, effective Wednesday. Apple announced that WatchESPN and content from an assortment of other streaming providers are now available on the device as well.

Apple TV owners — at least, those with subscriptions to HBO and ESPN — have been able to stream content from those networks using iPhone or iPad devices (and AirPlay) for some time. The new integration simply saves them the need to pull out a secondary device.

This is good news for Apple TV users. The more ways we can access on demand content, the better. And as Apple TV is…

I know you guys have some opinions about the review I wrote (some of you think a good beheading is in order — Corey, I’m looking at you), and Joe also has some things to tell me, and I him. So make sure to join us in the chat room tonight as we broadcast live. You can make your opinions heard!

And I certainly plan on having fun trash talking Man of Steel! We’ll be starting at 6:30 Central Time so make perparations people!