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Entertainment

Amazon brings personalized sports updates, movie theater details to Echo

Updates to Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant are coming in thick and fast, with Jeopardy! showing up on the Echo smart… Read More

Netflix will add 25 days of new original content in 2016

If you’re planning on binging all of the content Netflix releases itself this year, you’re going to need several weeks… Read More

Streaming soars: Only 51% of TV is now watched live, NBC exec says

A long time ago in a living room far, far, away, families would gather around the television set and watch… Read More

These are the actors vying to play young Han Solo in ‘Star Wars’ spinoff

Before he was wooing princesses, chartering Jedis, and helping rebels save the galaxy, Han Solo had a few adventures of… Read More

A crumbling Space Needle? MTV’s ‘Shannara Chronicles’ is TV’s latest fictional vision of Seattle

Four decades ago, when author Terry Brooks published the first novel in his incredibly successful Shannara series, readers probably didn’t… Read More

Here’s when HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 will premiere

Season six of HBO’s beloved fantasy series “Game of Thrones” will premiere April 24, HBO announced overnight. The highly anticipated… Read More

16 geeky new movies and TV shows to watch in 2016

It’s a good time to be a geek. The once-fringy sci-fi, fantasy, and comic genres have crossed over to the mainstream,… Read More

Kevin Spacey on the changing dynamics of Hollywood, and why the movie industry won’t fall into the same trap as the music business

LAS VEGAS— Kevin Spacey is hopeful that the movie business will innovate and adopt new technologies in creative ways, avoiding… Read More

‘House of Cards’ star Kevin Spacey: Virtual reality will be a ‘quantum leap forward for storytellers’

LAS VEGAS— A little bit of Johnny Carson, Bill Clinton and Frank Underwood showed up Monday at the AT&T 2016… Read More

George R.R. Martin admits he won’t catch up to HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ in time

A LiveJournal post from George R. R. Martin this weekend came as a shock to many readers — both because… Read More

Jeff Bezos: ‘I want Amazon to win an Oscar’

As streaming services dive deeper into high-quality original content, including movies, they’re expected to start competing with traditional films at the Oscars. Jeff… Read More

How to be a tech security Jedi, Part 2: 6 lessons from the ‘Star Wars’ prequel movies

Like many, I’ve been preparing for the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie by revisiting all of the old… Read More

Amazon’s record-breaking ‘Man in the High Castle’ renewed for a second season

As tech titans increasingly use original content to extend their digital empires, Amazon is distinguishing itself with a show about more traditional empire building.… Read More

Watch Netflix’s surprise ‘House of Cards’ announcement from the GOP debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se44ed4KBMA FU2016: That’s the thought left in many viewers heads after last night’s Republican presidential debate. But not for the… Read More

Netflix set to double scripted shows in 2016

Did you enjoy the 16 Netflix originals from 2015? Well guess what, you’re about to get 31 original shows in the… Read More

HBO ad delivers 3 glorious seconds from ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aWQEeMToj0 For Game of Thrones fans, uncovering details about season six has been about as fruitful as searching for water in the Red Waste.… Read More

How to be a tech security Jedi: 5 lessons from the original ‘Star Wars’ movies

A short time ago, in a city not far from Seattle, I began frantically encouraging (forcing) my pre-teen daughter to… Read More

J.J. Abrams responds to theories about ‘Evil Luke’ in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

Star Wars fans poring over the Force Awakens teasers and trailers have likely noticed one conspicuous absence. We’ve seen Han, Leia,… Read More

Netflix can determine precisely when you get addicted to a TV show

Think it only takes one episode to decide whether you’ll binge watch the entire series? The research says you’re wrong. According… Read More

Watch the Disney animator behind ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Aladdin’ paint in virtual reality

The artist who showed us a whole new world in Aladdin twirls in a kind of dance — no ordinary… Read More

Enter the Wasteland: You can now get a ride in a Mad Max vehicle in Seattle courtesy of Uber

Uber cars are commonplace on Seattle streets, with the company helping to transport thousands of folks each day from point… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Seattle Mini Maker Faire, Rose City Comic Con, and more

On Sept. 19 and 20, EMP Museum and Penny University are hosting the Seattle Mini Maker Faire — “a family-friendly showcase… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Perfect techie atmosphere despite no hacks in Episode 9

[Spoiler Alert] This article may spoil some of the surprises from Mr. Robot episode nine. With all the twists in… Read More

Interview: ‘Mr. Robot’ star Rami Malek on getting inside the mind of a hacker

Sitting across from Mr. Robot star Rami Malek, a person immediately notices his eyes. In a normal environment, like the… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Mostly accurate tech in a mind-blowing Episode 8

[Spoiler Alert] This article may spoil some of the surprises from Mr. Robot episode eight. If you haven’t watched it… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: True-to-life tech moments in a hack-free Episode 7

[Spoiler Alert] If you haven’t seen the latest episode of Mr. Robot yet, you may want to come back to… Read More

Netflix is on pace to release nearly 60 exclusive titles in 2015

Recently, during a crawl through a new Netflix press release announcing the scheduled dates for some new original comedy specials, it… Read More

Spike Lee’s new film will be Amazon’s first original movie — debuting first in theaters, then online

Amazon Studios is producing its first full-length movie, Spike Lee’s Chi-raq, the company announced today. The film will be released in… Read More

Netflix announces premiere dates for its first four original films

Netflix’s initial push into original programming quickly established it as a worthy competitor for established content creators, thanks to hit shows like… Read More

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79% of Netflix subscribers would rather pay more than see ads, says poll

It has been an interesting two weeks of speculation as Netflix seems poised to make some serious changes. First there… Read More

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