Sports
The Chicken Soup Pivot
With Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquiring Pivotshare, The Savvy Screener takes a look at the latter’s current content
Splendid Splinter on PBS
PBS will debut ‘Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived”’ this Monday, July 23, at 9 pm ET (but check local listings). It will then stream via pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps starting July 24
Wrestlers Go Hollywood
In the second of a two-part series, ‘The Savvy Screener’ reviews the screen roles of legendary professional wrestlers George “The Animal” Steele, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Wrestlers Acting Out
Extreme hype, bigger-than-life bombast and carefully staged athleticism have always characterized professional wrestling. Here’s a look at some of the great cinematic performances by Swedish wrestler Tor Johnson
Xumo Makes ‘History’
The free, ad-supported streamer Xumo has added short-form videos from the History cable channel to its lineup
Shout-Out to ‘GLOW’
Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ returns Friday, with a Shout Factory TV special about the original ‘GLOW’ airing a night earlier
FloSports Goes Bowling
FloBowling, a subscription streamer incorporating content from Xtra Frame. is scheduled to debut Sunday
Two ‘Angry Birds’
‘The Savvy Screener’ has decided to kill two “angry birds” with one stone. That’s because the popular video game is now associated (well, kind of) with two projects — ‘Angry Birds: BirLd Cup’ and ‘Singing with Angry Bird’
Rog & Davo’s FIFA
Starting June 11 on Crackle, two British soccer enthusiasts will offer their own humorous take on 10 national teams participating in this year’s World Cup