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Sesame Street Is Coming To Netflix, Including Brand New Episodes
Fans of Sesame Street will be happy to know that the popular program is coming to Netflix. The announcement was made today, confirming the streaming service will soon be the streaming home of new and existing Sesame Street episodes. While the main announcement did not explain when the show will be available to stream on…
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Netflix’s Ad-Supported Plan Reaches 94 Million Monthly Active Users
Netflix is big. So big, in fact, that even its ad-supported tier has more monthly active users than many other streaming services have in total. Netflix’s ad-supported plan now reaches more than 94 million global monthly active users. Amy Reinhard, Netflix’s President of Advertising, confirmed the latest number today, as part of Netflix’s third Upfront…
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Get Ready For CNN’s Latest Attempt At Launching A Streaming Service
In spite of multiple attempts to launch a streaming service, CNN doesn’t appear to have found its streaming footing just yet. CNN+, for example, launched in March of 2022 and closed down again in April 2022. Yes, CNN+ shut down just one month after it launched. Since then, a ‘CNN Max’ service has gone live…
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Roku Is Celebrating ‘Streaming Day’ In 2025 With Up To 90% Off Streaming Services
If you own a Roku device, or have access to The Roku Channel on another device, and are looking to save on streaming, the company has started celebrating National Streaming Day with a selection of deals that discount the cost of many popular streaming services by up to 90%. As National Streaming Day is May…
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Max Is Being Rebranded Again, And This Time It Is Rebranding BACK To HBO Max
In what is a highly strange move, Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed that it is rebranding Max again. What is even stranger is that the company confirmed the streaming service is moving back to its old name – HBO Max. As recently as early 2023, Max was known as HBO Max. However, once the service…
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ESPN Standalone Streaming Service To Cost $29.99/mo, Option To Bundle With Disney+ And Hulu
After reports last week confirmed that the new ESPN standalone streaming service would be called ESPN, it was today confirmed that the price of a standalone streaming subscription will start at $29.99 a month. This is the price for those that just want access to the ESPN streaming service and nothing else. There will also…
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New Pause Ads And Shopping Ads Coming To Prime Video As Amazon Confirms 130 Million Ad-Supported Customers In The U.S.
As Prime Video continues to see the number of ad-supported customers increase, Amazon has confirmed that it is investing more in its ad experience through the addition of new ad formats. On the topic of reach, Amazon confirmed the streaming service now has more than 130 million ad-supported customers in the U.S. alone. To put…
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Peacock Ups Its NBA Game With New Intuitive And Interactive Features For Fans
Peacock is set to offer a heightened NBA streaming experience later this year, thanks to the launch of a set of new intuitive and interactive features. Over the past few years, Peacock has been slowly building out its sports content and coverage. And, at the same time, the service has also looked to introduce new…
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New Fox Streaming Service Is Called ‘Fox One’ And Will Launch In Time For Football Season
Earlier this year, Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch confirmed the company plans to launch a new direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service before the end of 2025. Today, Fox confirmed the new streaming service is officially called ‘Fox One.’ Fox also provided a slightly more detailed launch timeframe by stating that the Fox One streaming service will…
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Peacock Discontinues ‘Plus’ Add-On For Premium Subscribers
Peacock has made the decision to discontinue its ‘Plus’ add-on. As a result of this change, Peacock Premium subscribers can no longer add Plus to their base subscription. The change doesn’t mean the end of the Premium Plus plan in general, as new and existing subscribers can still choose to upgrade to the Premium Plus…
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Get A Full Year Of BritBox For Less Than $72 With This Limited-Time Deal
If you like British TV then you might want to consider signing up to BritBox, the streaming home of a variety of new and exclusive British mysteries, comedies, dramas and more. If you sign up now, and are willing to pay for a year upfront, you can save an additional 20% on the cost. While…
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AMC Networks Closed The First Quarter Of 2025 With 10.2 Million Streaming Subscribers
AMC Networks ended the first quarter of 2025 with 10.2 million streaming subscribers. Considering AMC Networks closed out 2024 as a whole with 12.4 million streaming subscribers, the latest subscriber update confirms a major decrease on the previous quarter. One of the contributors to this larger than usual loss appears to be a change in…
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Optimum Customers Can Redeem A Free Six-Month Disney+ And Hulu Bundle Subscription From Next Week
Select Optimum customers can soon redeem a free six-month Disney+ and Hulu bundle subscription. With both of these streaming services being offered for free, customers have the opportunity to save around $65 over the first six months. The bundle promotion is set to become available from next week and will be offered to eligible Optimum…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Ended Q1 2025 With 122.3 Million Streaming Subscribers
Warner Bros. Discovery ended the first quarter of 2025 with a total of 122.3 million streaming subscribers. The number includes those paying for HBO, Max and Discovery+. Although Warner Bros. Discovery used to provide detailed subscriber information on each of these services, the company now only provides an overall streaming subscriber total. In spite of…
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New Netflix TV Experience Features More Visible Shortcuts, Responsive Recommendations and More
Netflix has now unveiled its new experience for TV users. The new experience includes a number of upgrades like more visible shortcuts and responsive recommendations. In terms of those shortcuts, Netflix is moving the Search and My List shortcuts from the left-hand side menu to the top of the page, making them more noticeable and…
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Disney+ Closed The First Quarter Of 2025 With 126 Million Subscribers
Disney closed out the first calendar quarter of 2025 (Disney Q2 FY25) with 126 million Disney+ subscribers. The update confirms an increase of around 1.4 million subscribers during the first three months of the year. The increase is all the more notable as the 124.6 million Disney+ subscribers reported at the end of 2023 marked…
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NASA+ FAST Channel Now Available On Amazon Prime Video
A NASA+ FAST channel is now available on Prime Video, providing users of Amazon‘s service with a way to consume more science and technology content. NASA+ is a streaming service from NASA. After originally launching in late 2023 as the streaming home of NASA content, NASA TV shut down in 2024. Since then, the main…
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You Can Now Subscribe To A Fox Nation And SiriusXM Bundle
In the latest bundling move, it is now possible to combine SiriusXM and Fox Nation to save on the cost. The new SiriusXM and Fox Nation bundle costs $11.99 per month, representing a savings of 33% when compared to paying for each subscription separately. To put the saving into perspective, a Fox Nation subscription currently…
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Shudder Quietly Increased In Price Last Month And The New Price Makes AMC+ A Better Choice
Existing Shudder subscribers are probably already aware that the price of their subscription increased recently. For those that have been considering signing up to the service, a subscription now costs $2 more each month. As far as we can tell, the price increase took effect on April 1st, 2025 for new subscribers. Prior to this,…
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Get A Year Of Peacock Premium For Just $25 With This Promo Code (New & Returning Subscribers)
If you’ve been considering signing up to Peacock Premium, now’s a good time to actually do it, as the streaming service is currently running a promotion which reduces the cost of a full year down to just $25. To take advantage of the offer, add the SPRINGSAVINGS promo code to the Have a promo code…
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