If you were planning on watching the final season of “Jack Ryan” or eight seasons of “House” without commercials on Amazon Prime next year, get ready to dig a little deeper into your pockets. In September, Amazon announced it would soon add advertisements to Prime Video, its streaming service, and this week announced when that … Read more
As 2023 comes to a close, our monthly showcase of hidden gems on your streaming subscription services showcases a handful of worthwhile releases from this year that may have escaped your notice: character-driven dramas, dark comedies, smart documentaries, and romantic comedies both sunny and disturbing. ‘A Thousand and One’ Stream it on Amazon Prime Video. … Read more
Get your sleigh bells ringing. The famous tree is up at Rockefeller Center, celebs are in the streets verbally sparring with crowds … December is well underway. Christmas 2023 is here at last. And whether or not you celebrate the holiday, Dec. 25 is the perfect day to curl up on your couch with a … Read more
‘Mistress America’ (2015) Stream it on Max. “Barbie” is the current commercial and critical triumph of the screenwriting (and real-life) partners Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, and “Frances Ha” is their origin story. But comparatively little ink is spilled these days on their middle feature (which Baumbach directed), a delightfully funny comedy that turns the … Read more
It’s time to do your best turkey trot. Thanksgiving 2023 has arrived, and whether you’re doing a big family celebration or a more quiet affair, there’s plenty to watch on TV. From streaming classic movies, to marathons, here’s your essential guide on what to watch. “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” This documentary is about … Read more
Forty-five percent of Americans said having different movie tastes is a relationship dealbreaker. A survey of 5,000 Americans who stream (100 per state) found when it comes to streaming and romance in real life, nearly six in 10 (57%) people polled across all 50 states consider streaming a movie or series and hooking up as … Read more
YouTubeTV experienced a lot of streaming problems Sunday, and Bally Sports’ app was not working Monday night. Co-hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand dive into what those two problems say about where and how streaming fits into the current state of sports media. Andrew Marchand (l) and John Ourand (r).NY Post In other topics, Marchand … Read more
Netflix said Wednesday its ad-supported tier had reached 15 million active users per month, a year after the streaming giant launched the cheaper plan to revive subscriber growth and revenue following a slowdown. The company had five million monthly ad-tier users in May and has been hiking prices on its ad-free options in an effort to … Read more
Spooky season is upon us. With the weather getting cooler, the sun going down sooner and Halloween slowly creeping up on us, it is time to once again break out the weighted blanket and a true crime documentary. While streaming giants such as Netflix, Hulu and Max offer a plethora of options, it’s not always … Read more
Apple on Wednesday increased the subscription prices of Apple TV+ and Apple News+, according to its website, the latest company to raise rates following similar moves by media giants. The per month price of Apple TV+ has been increased by $3 to $9.99, while Apple News+ has been priced at $12.99, up from $9.99. Recently, streaming giants Netflix and Disney too had raised their prices … Read more
While the vast majority of Netflix’s 250 million subscribers may think of the company primarily as a TV and movie streaming service, 99 percent of them are missing out on a major perk. In recent years, Netflix has branched out into the video games industry. The company has acquired a number of gaming studios, including … Read more
‘Miss Juneteenth’ (2020) Stream it on Netflix. Of all the films that would have been sleeper hits, had they not been released in 2020 when a theatrical push was off the table, it’s hard to top this, the debut feature from the writer and director Channing Godfrey Peoples. Nicole Beharie stars as Turquoise Jones, a … Read more
It’s starting to get chilly outside — that means the cuffing season is upon us as we spend more time cozied up on the couch, often in the company of a warm body. When it gets cold and dark out, we find comfort TV, whether it’s rewatching a favorite series, starting an exciting new one, … Read more
Andrew Marchand (l) and John Ourand (r). As rumors about ESPN’s streaming plans continue to swirl around, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand separate fact from fiction. They look at the types of companies that would be interested in taking an ownership stake in ESPN, and discuss the timing for when ESPN takes its main … Read more
Netflix is planning to raise the price of its ad-free service after the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike ends, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Netflix is discussing raising prices in several markets globally, but will likely begin with the United States and Canada, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear how much Netflix will … Read more
This supermodel is getting super honest about grief. In the Apple TV+ docuseries “The Super Models,” which dropped Wednesday, Naomi Campbell admits to slowly “killing” herself in the ’90s with a drug addiction that helped her suppress her feelings, such as her devastation over Gianni Versace’s shocking murder. “Grief has been a very strange thing … Read more
Labor Day is here, and it’s especially relevant this year — as the Hollywood actors’ and writers’ strikes have shined the spotlight on the relationship between laborers and corporations. If you want to watch programming with those themes, or if you want to kick back, relax and take your mind off of everything, there’s something … Read more
People are reading what they watch. For generations, subtitles and closed captions were almost exclusively used by the hard of hearing or when heading to an art-house cinema to view foreign-language flicks. Almost overnight, that changed. Thanks to the expansion of streaming platforms, how people watch television has evolved as much as where they watch … Read more
It’s getting quite pricey to watch your favorite shows without interruption. Starting Oct. 12, Hulu will increase its ad-free subscription from $14.99 to $17.99 per month. Disney+ will also see a jump from $10.99 to $13.99 for its monthly ad-free plan. And before you and your close circle decide to chip in for a shared … Read more
“Suits” is shattering streaming records — but series creator Aaron Korsh said it’s not all due to curiosity about cast member Meghan Markle, aka The Duchess of Sussex. “I think it’s a multi-tiered effect,” Korsh, 56, told The Post. “About a month before [‘Suits’] showed up on Netflix I started hearing from many people … … Read more