Twitch announced that it will increase the monthly price of Tier 1 subscriptions on its mobile apps starting in October. The increase will only affect subscriptions purchased through the mobile app.
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Spotify users in the United States can now subscribe to a new "Basic" plan that costs less than the standard Spotify Premium. For $10.99/mo, Spotify Basic offers ad-free streaming and no audiobooks.
Major streaming services such as Netflix and Disney Plus saw a drop in MAU and downloads. A report says there was a 4% aggregate decline across all video streaming services last month.
Disney+ is running a new promotional offer in the US that lets you buy its Basic with ads plan for a quarter of its regular $7.99/month cost. It's available for new and eligible returning subscribers.
The third season of the animated sitcom Star Trek: Lower Decks has been uploaded on the Paramount+ YouTube channel for a limited time, ahead of the fourth season premiere on September 7.
The pay cable network Starz has announced it is permanently lowering the price of an annual subscription to its streaming service from $74.99 to $69.99, going against the trend of increasing prices.
Disney is raising streaming prices for its Disney+ and Hulu ad-free plans, similar to Netflix and Max pricing. It is also exploring ways to crack down on password sharing for Disney+.
You can now rate movies and TV shows on Netflix while you are watching them. The streaming giant has added the thumbs up, double thumbs up, and thumbs down buttons to the app's video player interface.
Warner Bros. Discovery's earnings showed a drop of 1.8 million streaming subscribers after the merger of HBO Max and Discovery+. It also sees a net loss of $1.24 billion while revenues are up 5%.
It has been a decade since Netflix introduced the profiles feature. The feature lets users have a separate space where they can get personalized suggestions and maintain a watchlist.
NASA is all set to launch a new streaming service called NASA which will arrive later this year with new series. The agency is also streamlining content and revamping the experience on its websites.
Netflix has added a new dedicated section to its mobile apps called My Netflix. It displays stuff like saved titles, recently watched titles, reminders, and trailers you have watched.
The premium streaming service says that its recent password-sharing fees are now live in over 100 countries, and they will be rolled out to almost all of Netflix's remaining markets starting today.
The streaming service Peacock has increased the monthly price of its Premium and Premium Plus tiers. The updated pricing will cost users around $1-2 on top of what they are paying every month.
Twitch announces new features at its TwitchCon 2023 event today. These include a new Discovery Feed, Stories, and Guest Star, among others. Some of these seem to be inspired by Instagram and TikTok.
The final list of original TV shows and films that have been taken off Disney+ and Hulu includes Willow, Marvel's The Runaways, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Y: The Last Man, and more.
The Paramount+ and Showtime bundle now has a launch date. However, the new Paramount+ service prices will rise next month. Here are the new prices for ad-supported Essential and Premium plans.
Disney announced during its earnings call yesterday that it will combine content from Disney+ and Hulu into a single app in the U.S. pretty soon. However, standalone apps will still be available.
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HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming services are merging. A unified service offering content from both platforms should arrive next year. The new service will have ad-free and ad-lite subscriptions.
Great news for American football fans as NFL has launched its exclusive streaming - NFL+ and NFL+ Premium. The subscriptions give access to game replays and more, in addition to live streaming.
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Netflix is losing new and loyal subscribers, indicates a survey that has found some concerning patterns that could impact all streaming services. But the main reason to leave is not content quality.
Netflix is planning to add support for live streaming on its platform. The company has confirmed that it has early stages of development for live streams for unscripted shows and stand-up specials.
Netflix is contemplating adding a new subscription tier that could cost less but would have ads. The streaming company could also start charging subscribers who share passwords with non-paying users.
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UK households are cutting down on streaming subscriptions to save money for the higher cost of living in the region. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are the least likely to be cancelled.
Warner Bros. Discovery, which recently got merged with AT&T-owned WarnerMedia, is now merging its streaming platform Discovery Plus with HBO Max as well, as announced by CFO Funnar Wiedenfels.
The 91st Academy Awards are just a few weeks away, and Netflix has rolled out an interesting new sidebar feature in light of the upcoming awards ceremony more commonly known as The Oscars.
After struggling for years, Pandora has found a buyer. SiriusXM has picked up the music streaming service in a $3.5 billion all-stock transaction. There won't be immediate changes to the service.
If you are a fan of DC Comics, you might be interested to hear that the company is starting a new streaming service that will offer animated and live-action shows, movies, and comics.
Netflix will be investing around $8 billion on some 700 original TV series and movies this year, with the spending marking a $2 billion increase from the amount the company spent last year.
The Apple TV 4K is now available to purchase from Apple Stores and other retailers. But it appears that the firm has set limitations on how its customers can enjoy the 4K content available on iTunes.
Disney has announced its plan to pull all Star Wars and Marvel films from Netflix, as the two end negotiations. Disney announced last month that it intends to launch its own streaming service in 2019.
Apple has reached a deal with Warner, thereby bringing Warner's music catalogue to iTunes, the online store and Apple Music. The deal will see Apple pay a lower percentage rate to Warner.
