The email exists.

Source: http://www.crazydaysandnights.net

The email exists.

Apparently it is part of an antitrust investigation of some type.

From what I understand it isn’t really collusion because they were not controlling the market per se.

The email is between the CEO of this streaming company and the really rich guy who made his wife really rich when he cheated on her. Oh, and he also has a little streaming thing going on too.

The gist of the email is that the longer people are forced to stay home or not be allowed to gather inside movie theatres, the more likely they could bankrupt all movie theatres and force everyone to stream everything.

CEO: Michael Paull

Disney Streaming Services

Jeff Bezos – Amazon

Top Exec At Amazon Studios Put On Leave After Harassment Allegations 2017

Roy Price, the head of Amazon Studios, has been put on leave following allegations published in The Hollywood Reporter that he sexually harassed a female producer for the series The Man in the High Castle.

The incident allegedly occurred in July 2015 at a Comic-Con in San Diego, according to the trade paper, which says that in a taxi, Price “repeatedly and insistently propositioned” producer Isa Hackett using explicit language.

In a brief statement, Amazon confirmed late Thursday that: “Roy Price is on leave of absence effective immediately.”

Hackett, who is the daughter of Philip K. Dick, the author of the book The Man in the High Castle says that Michael Paull, then-Amazon executive and now CEO of the digital media company BAMTech, was also in the taxi with Hackett and Price at the time of the incident.

According to Hollywood Reporter:

“Hackett says she reported the incident to Amazon executives immediately. An outside investigator, Christine Farrell of Public Interest Investigations Inc., was brought in and spoke to Hackett and executives at Amazon. Hackett says she was never told the outcome of that inquiry, but notes that she hasn’t seen Price at any events involving her shows.”

The allegation against Price follows a series of similar ones directed at film executive Harvey Weinstein. On Sunday, The Weinstein Co., which Weinstein co-founded, fired him after dozens of women, including actors Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow, went public with allegations of sexual misconduct and assault. – Source

The glitchy debut of Disney Plus is the stuff of tech launch nightmares

Thousands of Disney fans eager to watch their favorite movies were greeted with error messages Tuesday, hours after the debut of the Disney Plus streaming service had crushed its servers, the company said.

Users flocked to social media to update their followers on the anticipated event. Many could not begin the new Star Wars show “The Mandalorian.” Instead, they were greeted with a frowning character from the movie “Wreck-It Ralph” paired with a network error message, or Mickey Mouse stranded in space.

The problems for some users undercut a huge day for Disney, which has touted the streaming service as a major part of its portfolio. “The Mandalorian” is the flagship launch show for about 500 films and 7,500 episodes of programming from Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and others.

“We’ve built capabilities to sustain that, both in terms of processing the transactions that all come in — in a very, very short period of time — as well as the streams,” Michael Paull, the company’s head of streaming, told the Verge in August.

Disney Plus costs $6.99 a month, and a bundle of Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus will set you back $12.99 a month.

The service is available in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, the company said, and will launch in Australia and New Zealand on Nov. 19, though it is unclear whether technical problems will persist through the week.

That second round of releases will also include Puerto Rico. Casano declined to explain why it wasn’t available there for the U.S. release Tuesday. Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory.

The rocky premiere of Disney Plus comes as the latest front in an escalating streaming war for your eyeballs. Apple TV Plus launched Nov. 1, taking on HBO, Hulu and Netflix. (Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.) – Source