Author: Jess Barnes
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HBO Max Will Get Aggressive About Password Sharing Next Month
Beginning in September, HBO Max will start cracking down on password sharing, according to JB Perrette, head of streaming and games at Warner Bros. Discovery, during the company’s second quarter earnings call. Here’s what the HBO Max support page says about account sharing. HBO Max accounts are intended for the account owner (the person who…
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Disney Will Stop Sharing Subscriber Numbers, Following Netflix’s Lead
Disney will no longer report on subscriber numbers for its streaming services, including Disney+, Hulu with Live TV, and ESPN+, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger and CFO Hugh Johnston. “Since we began reporting the number of paid subscribers and ARPU, our DTC strategy and the operating environment have evolved. Given this evolution, we plan…
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Cable & Streaming Subscribers Will Get Access to the New ESPN App
There’s good news for cable and live TV streaming customers who are interested in the new ESPN app. Pay TV customers – both cable customers including those using Comcast, Spectrum, and DIRECTV and those subscribed to live TV streaming services – will be able to use their credentials to login to the new app when…
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Disney is Considering Partnering with Other Sports Services for Streaming Bundles
With the release of its quarterly financial report and call Wednesday morning, Disney has been sharing information about its future with streaming. We’ve already learned that Disney will phase out Hulu and combine the service with Disney+, and that ESPN will become the streaming home of every WWE Premium Live Event. Now, we’re learning more…
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Hulu to Shut Down in the U.S. and Combine with Disney+
Hulu will be shutting down in the United States and the streaming service will be integrated into the Disney+ app. The new combined app will be available in 2026, according to parent company Disney in its quarterly earnings report Wednesday morning. While the Hulu app will no longer be available for U.S. users, Hulu will…
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FOX One Gets a Launch Date and Confirmed Pricing
FOX has given its upcoming streaming service, FOX One, an official launch date of August 21 and a monthly price of $19.99, or annual price of $199.99. Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch shared the update during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call Tuesday morning, saying that the service “will be marketed to the cordless market.” That message…
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The Price of the Nintendo Switch 1 Just Increased by $40
The first model of the Nintendo Switch was released in 2017 with a price tag of $299.99, and that price stayed the same until August 3 when it was increased by $40 to $339.99 at the Nintendo Store and other retailers, including Amazon and Target. The Switch OLED price is also increasing from $349.99 to $399.99,…
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Pluto TV’s Co-Founder is Stepping Down from Pluto and Paramount
Tom Ryan, co-founder of Pluto TV and President & CEO of Paramount Streaming, is leaving the company. In a note to staff Monday, Ryan shared the news, along with his memories of founding Pluto TV and growing Paramount+. The co-founder launched Pluto TV in April 2014. The free streaming service was acquired by Viacom in…
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Paramount+ Loses 1.3 Million Subscribers Ahead of Skydance Acquisition
Paramount released its Q2 2025 earnings report Thursday, along with comments from Non-Executive Chair Shari Redstone and Co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy, and Brian Robbins. The report showed that Paramount+ reached 77.7 million subscribers, a decrease of 1.3 million for the quarter. Paramount cited “the expiration of an international hard bundle deal” as the reason…
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Peacock Subscriber Numbers Stayed Flat at 41 Million in Q2
Comcast released its second quarter earnings report Thursday morning and included subscriber numbers for Peacock. The report showed that Peacock’s subscriber growth has stalled, staying at 41 million, the same as the company reported for the previous quarter. One positive for the service was quarterly losses. In the previous quarter, Peacock reported $215 million in…