Snapchat is launching an entire bitmoji based cartoon show
One of Snapchat's most popular features, Bitmoji, is now getting its own show. The company is launching Bitmoji TV, a show that will feature each user's personalized avatar in a small animated short that can only be accessed from within the app. The feature will be released in February 2020.
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HBO encourages people to stay home with 500 hours of free content
HBO has announced that it will be making 500 hours of television and movies available online for free. They are doing this as a part of their new #StayHomeBoxOffice campaign that aims to encourage people to stay home during the coronavirus epidemic. Content like Detective Pikachu, Veep, The Soprano's and The Wire will be available.
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The SXSW film festival has gone online and will be available on Amazon
Amazon will be hosting the movies that were supposed to be shown at the SXSW film festival this year for around ten days. The festival itself was canceled due to the coronavirus but it seems users will still be able to enjoy the new movies, so long as they have an Amazon account.
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Ali Wentworth tests positive for coronavirus
Ali Wentworth tests positive for coronavirus
American actress Ali Wentworth, famous for her role as Staci Cole in hit TV series Nightcap and wife to former television anchor and White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos, has tested positive for the COVID-19 infection, and has posted on social media warning her fans to not take the disease lightly, saying that the high fever, terrible body aches, and breathing problems are "pure misery".
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Apple users can now finally buy/rent titles directly from the Amazon Prime Video app
Amazon has updated its IOS Prime Video app so that now apple users can make purchases directly from the app. Previously users had to make the purchase elsewhere, such as the Amazon website, before they could use the app to watch anything. Apple normally requires a 30% cut of all in-app purchases made on its platform but Amazon seems to have made a deal with them.
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