YouTube TV customers watched ESPN go dark Thursday night as talks between the Google-owned platform and sports network broke down, leading the channel — along with other Disney-operated channels — to disappear from the platform. A deal between the two sides could not be reached, and by late Thursday night, the stations, which include ABC, … Read more
Warner Bros Discovery is hitting rewind on Max’s branding, bringing back the HBO name it dropped from the streaming service two years ago. The company will rebrand its streaming platform as HBO Max this summer, betting that the iconic brand’s global reputation will drive subscriber growth as it expands internationally. The return to HBO Max also marks an “implicit promise” by … Read more
Are you ready for take-off? Amazon is offering $25 flights this holiday season — but only to a lucky few. The retail behemoth is partnering with StudentUniverse to offer the mega-affordable trips for the second year in a row. Amazon is offering $25 flights this holiday season — but only to a lucky few. DenPhoto – stock.adobe.com … Read more
Netflix? More like Netfli-XXX. The streamer’s new miniseries “Supersex” has been slammed on social media for being extra explicit, with prudish pundits promising to cancelling their subscriptions. The steamy show is loosely based on the life of Rocco Siffredi, a famous porn star known as the “Italian Stallion.” But subscribers were less than impressed when … 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
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
They’re ad-ing — and subtracting. Netflix has eliminated its “Basic” subscription plan in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to reports. Currently offered for $9.99 with no ads, new subscribers will find themselves coughing up considerably more dough — nearly $16 — for the cheapest commercial-free option. The move comes as the streamer finds … Read more
<!– –> Minecraft YouTuber Dream has unveiled his face after years of smiley anonymity. After many years of posting anonymously, Minecraft YouTuber Dream revealed his identity because there had been “a little bit too much” conjecture about him. Dream, a 23-year-old content creator with more than 30 million subscribers, has only ever made one public … Read more