HBO Max gets that, for many HBO fans, the next best thing to zero ads is as few of them as possible. That’s why HBO Max With Ads — the cheaper, ad-supported tier of the streaming service that launched Wednesday — is aiming to serve fewer of them than anyone else: less than four minutes of ads per …
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HBO Max plans to launch in 39 Latin American and Caribbean countries on June 29, for the first time widening the streaming service’s footprint beyond the US and offering a discounted mobile-only subscription option for as little as $3 a month. HBO Max, for now owned by AT&T’s WarnerMedia, will also have a seven-day free trial available in the new markets. HBO …
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Verizon already offers a Disney bundle and a 12-month subscription to Discovery Plus with its Play More and Get More plans. On Monday, the carrier is adding a new perk: a free 12-month subscription to Apple Arcade or Google Play Pass. Both programs normally run $5 a month, with Apple’s subscription getting you access to over 180 games that can …
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HBO Max‘s cheaper, ad-supported tier will cost $10 a month and launch in the first week of June, owner WarnerMedia said Wednesday. A $5 discount to HBO Max‘s ad-free subsciption, it’ll arrive the week after — possibly just days after — HBO Max premieres its highly anticipated Friends reunion special on May 27. The new tier, called simply HBO Max with Ads, is …
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HBO Max‘s plot to take on Netflix and Disney Plus just got a lot twistier. In a seismic jolt to the media industry, parent company AT&T said Monday that it plans to spin off its WarnerMedia division — home to its entire media business, including streaming service HBO Max — and merge it with Discovery, known for reality shows and other unscripted programming on its …
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Remember the GameStop stock trading frenzy from earlier this year? One of the key players in that saga was the stock trading app Robinhood, and that notoriety earned Robinhood’s CEO a moment on the hot seat in a congressional hearing. At issue was how the app works — and specifically, whether its business model has the best interests of its …
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WarnerMedia’s ad-supported HBO Max is coming in June, and a new report suggests that it will have a slight discount compared with the existing ad-free offering. According to CNBC, those who don’t mind seeing advertising with their HBO Max media will be able to get the ad-supported offering for $10 per month. The regular ad-free version of HBO Max runs …
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Star Wars Day is May 4. That probably would have been a good day for Anker to launch its Nebula Capsule II Star Wars R2-D2 Limited Edition Smart Mini Projector ($700), but instead this little canister of cuteness arrived about a week early. Aside from the spiffy paint job that makes the Nebula Capsule II vaguely resemble your favorite (or …
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Ted Lasso, the Apple TV Plus sports dramedy that may be its closest thing to a breakout hit, is set to return July 23. But in a first for a lot of Apple TV Plus subscribers, you might actually have to pay to watch it. The second-season premiere for Ted Lasso, announced at Apple’s Spring Loaded event Tuesday, will arrive after the date …
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Looking for faster access to Apple TV Plus on your Roku? You may want to get a new remote. As part of a slew of updates on Tuesday — including a new Voice Remote Pro, Express 4K Plus and Streambar Pro — Roku made a small change across its remotes. Out is the dedicated shortcut key for Sling TV; in …
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