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The PBS app is now available on select LG Smart TVs, bringing on-demand access to PBS programming. “The launch of the PBS app on LG Smart TVs is a meaningful step forward in our mission to serve every community, on every screen,” said Ira Rubenstein, chief digital and marketing officer for PBS. “We’re proud to …

Criterion Premieres will release the Canadian coming-of-age drama Blue Heron on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Nov. 10. The feature directorial debut of Sophy Romvari is set in the late 1990s and follows 8-year-old Sasha (Eylul Guven) and her Hungarian-Canadian family as they relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Howefver, their fresh start is …

Fox One’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup and The Roku Channel topped Looper Insights’ Streamer of the Month Report charts for July. The report breaks down the top 10 entertainment streaming apps and programs promoted across 13 major connected-TV devices in the United States and is ranked using Looper’s proprietary Dollar Media Placement Value …

The HBO Max original comedy series “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” from Warner Bros Television, has been renewed for a second season. From creators Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn and Bill Prady, the first season was HBO Max’s second-biggest comedy launch ever globally, according to the service. In the spin-off of “The Big Bang Theory,” …

Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu will be available to stream on Disney+ starting Sept. 2. Based on the Disney+ original series “The Mandalorian,” the follow-up film finds the Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his apprentice Grogu working for a New Republic colonel (Signourney Weaver) to track down former Imperial warlords. …