Warner Bros. Discovery officially announces Max as the new name of its flagship streaming service, launching in the US on May 23 with HBO and Discovery+ content
HBO, a three-letter stand in for “excellence”—and want to trash it because they think reality TV watchers are intimidated by it. https://twitter.com/... Paul Wick / @paulswhtn : “this tv channel is no...
Reed Hastings says Netflix plans to offer cheaper, ad-supported plans and will examine what those plans will look like “over the next year or two”
ads and account sharing crackdowns could be next Huileng Tan / Insider : Netflix's CEO says he's open to creating a lower-priced tier with ads as the company bleeds subscribers Kat Bailey / IGN : Netf...
HBO says HBO Max will launch in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain, and Andorra on October 26, followed by 14 other European countries in 2022
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HBO says it will be shutting down its HBO Go streaming app on July 31, following the recent launch of HBO Max; HBO Now will be rebranded as just HBO
HBO Go, which first launched in 2010, will be shut down at the end of July — HBO on Friday said it will be shutting down its HBO …
HBO says it will be shutting down its HBO Go streaming app on July 31, following the recent launch of HBO Max; HBO Now will be rebranded as just HBO
HBO Go, which first launched in 2010, will be shut down at the end of July — HBO on Friday said it will be shutting down its HBO …
Roku launches its free Roku app for the Apple Watch that will allow users to launch channels on their TV, do voice search, and find lost Roku remotes
Roku streaming devices gained the Apple TV app last month for viewing Apple TV+ shows as well as content from HBO, Showtime, and other Apple TV Channels.
Apple launches an internal studio, allowing it to own its content; the first series will be Masters of the Air, a follow-up to HBO's Band of Brothers
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Facebook is testing selling video streaming subscriptions in the US, starting with four services including BBC and ITV's BritBox and CollegeHumor's Dropout
but not from HBO or Showtime Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Facebook's Testing New Third-Party VOD Subscription Partnerships to Boost its Video Offerings John Anon / Android Headlines : Face...
Indies making single-play games focused on story worry about the rise of subscription models, which better suit longer, replayable games
Subscription services change everything. — The Netflix model doesn't work for video games. Neither does the Spotify plan, the HBO Go ecosystem or the Amazon Prime Video marketplace.
Apple releases iOS 12.3 with an overhauled TV app that includes the new Channels service, curated collections, and personalized recommendations
which makes the Apple TV app the first (and right now only) place HBO subs can download movies and shows such as “Game of Thrones” for offline viewing. https://variety.com/... via @variety David Pierc...