Apple on Monday said it’s raising prices on its popular Apple Music and Apple TV Plus subscription services, as well as on its Apple One bundle, marking the first major price increase in the US from the company in years. Apple Music is jumping by $1 for individuals to $11 per month and by $2 for families to …

Netflix, for years, was notoriously tight-lipped about its viewership. But after a few years of dropping stats for some of its programming, Netflix launched a website in mid-November posting charts of its most popular shows and movies from the past week, as well as a global ranking of its all-time most watched titles.  The charts, which are updated every week and ranked by …

Peacock TV is NBCUniversal’s US streaming app, with tens of thousands of hours of free programming, plus more shows, movies, sports and originals if you pay. Monday, Peacock is the only place in the US to stream the 2022 Emmy Awards ceremony live — but only if you have one of the paid, premium subscriptions.  Also paywalled on Peacock are Premier League matches; …

Thor: Love and Thunder hit theaters July 8, but with middling reviews (“disappointingly shallow” was the reaction of CNET reviewer Sean Keane), you may have been holding out until the movie made its way to Disney Plus.  But Disney’s streaming strategy for its theatrical releases has been all over the map. Encanto spent a month in theaters before streaming. For Marvel’s Eternals, …

Morbius, a spinoff from the Spider-Man universe of live-action films, hit theaters way back in April. And even though lots of movies are making their way to streaming services faster than they did before the pandemic, that isn’t the case for Sony-distributed movies like Morbius, which took five months to start streaming in September.  Where is Morbius streaming?  Morbius is streaming …

Disney Plus is offering a $2 subscription for one month of its streaming service for any new members who sign up starting at 9 p.m. PT Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. PT on Sept. 19. That cuts $6 off a single month of Disney Plus; any members who keep the service will be charged $8 starting with their second bill.  But …

Nope, director Jordan Peele’s latest movie, hit US theaters in July. But any fans who want to watch it at home should prepare to wait a while before it’s available online to stream on a subscription service. Last year, an unprecedented number of new theatrical movies streamed online the same day they hit cinemas. But this year, as COVID-19 restrictions …

Jurassic World Dominion hit theaters (and only theaters) June 10. Since then, it’s spent longer in theaters before streaming than any other film put out by its distributor, Universal, since the pandemic began. But on Friday, Universal detailed how and when Jurassic World Dominion will become available to stream with a subscription cheaper than the $20 price to buy it …

Lightyear, the first Pixar film to go into theaters since the COVID-19 pandemic began, hit Disney Plus on Wednesday, more than six weeks after it landed in cinemas.  It was Disney’s first foray into giving Pixar an exclusive run on the big screen again, but so far, the response to Lightyear has been underwhelming — enough to spur some outlets …

Streaming service HBO Max will combine with Discovery Plus for US subscribers during the summer of 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday, detailing the plans for a move that it has telegraphed ever since the company was formed by a megamerger earlier this year.  Latin America will get the mashed-up version of the services later in 2023. Some European markets …