Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to shut down CNN+ on April 30th, the once-highly-promoted streaming service that CNN had hoped…
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CNN+ subscription streaming service is a steaming flop
Faced with a comically low adoption rate, the $5.99-per-month $5.99-per-month streaming video service CNN+ is not expected to last long…
Netflix reports losing subscribers for the first time in more than 10 years; shares crater 20%
Shares of Netflix cratered more than 20% on Tuesday after the company reported a loss of 200,000 subscribers during the first quarter…
J.D. Power: Apple TV+ takes 14% share of U.S. video streaming market
The latest J.D. Power TMT Insight finds that Apple TV+ now has 14% of U.S. video streaming market, up significantly from 10% in April…
Netflix shares rocket higher as it passes 200 million paying subscribers
Netflix shares rocketed 13% higher in pre-market trading on Wednesday at it passed the 200 million paying subscribers mark, indicating…
Netflix hikes prices in U.S. to $13.99/mo. standard, $17.99/mo. for premium plan
Netflix is raising the prices of both the Standard two-stream HD plan, its most popular package, by about 8% — going from…
Coronavirus to add 5% to streaming service subscriptions in 2020
Although the longer term impact of the coronavirus remains uncertain, early evidence suggests that a boost to streaming service subscriptions usage…
Apple’s all-you-can-read news subscription service said to cost $9.99 per month, but larger publishers are sitting out
Apple is set to launch a new all-you-can-read news subscription service along with other services…
‘Apple News Magazines’ to be PDF-based, offer offline reading, and more
A premium subscription service for Apple News…
Signs of ‘Apple News Magazines’ subscription service spotted in macOS Mojave 10.14.4 beta
Screenshots of the new subscription service pulled from the latest macOS 10.14.4 beta…
Analysts see 100 million subscribers for Apple’s streaming service within 3 to 5 years
Yesterday Apple officially announced a press event that will take place on March 25…
What to expect at Apple’s ‘It’s Show Time’ special event on March 25th
Continuing Apple’s penchant for cryptic invitations, the one for the March 25 event is headed…
It’s official: Apple sends out invites to ‘It’s Show Time’ special event on March 25th
Apple today sent out invites for a special media event that will be held on Monday, March 25th…
Apple’s streaming video plans put Disney CEO Bob Iger’s board seat at risk
Apple Inc.’s foray into original TV shows and movies is increasing competition with Walt Disney Co…
Jefferies: Apple’s streaming video service may not help reaccelerate growth
Apple Inc. appears ready to launch its long-awaited video streaming service…
Apple likely to unveil TV streaming service at star-studded event on March 25th
A new Apple News subscription service, an Apple TV subscription service, and much more are on tap…
Apple’s forthcoming news service will have to overcome some hurdles
Apple’s plans to launch a subscription service for news are, by this point, an open secret…
Apple plans star-studded March 25th event to unveil video and news subscription services
Apple Inc. is planning to unveil video and news subscription offerings next month…
Apple to hold special media event on March 25th
Apple has settled on a date for its first big product announcement of 2019…
Publishers chafe at Apple’s terms for subscription news service
Apple Inc.’s plan to create a subscription service for news is running into resistance…
Disney+ streaming service will also feature non-Disney content at launch
Disney’s soon-to-launch streaming service, known as Disney+, will include non-Disney programming at launch…
Morgan Stanley: Apple can return to $1 trillion market value this year with new media bundling, video streaming services
Apple has made quite a comeback since it reported better-than-feared earnings…
Apple and Disney threaten to crush cable TV
It is an especially bad time to be in the cable TV business…
The Walt Disney Company announces strategic reorganization
To capitalize on today’s rapidly changing media landscape and more closely align…
Disney to pull all its movies from Netflix and start its own streaming services; will also launch an ESPN video streaming service
Movies to be removed include Disney as well as Pixar’s titles…
Who’s winning the video streaming wars?
I have a pretty clear idea about what I want my modern TV experience to look like…