Disney Plus is raising its price by $1 to an $8-a-month subscription in the US starting Friday, with its annual subscription going up $10, to $80 a year. And Disney’s discounted bundle that packages Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus together will also go up by $1 in the US: People with the bundle that includes …
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Amazon is giving its Fire TV remote a refresh, making it easier to quickly open apps for Netflix, Disney Plus and Hulu as well as its own Prime Video. The updated remote, revealed on Wednesday, will come included with new purchases of the third-generation Fire TV Stick (but not the Fire TV Stick 4K or Cube). In addition to the …
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was Disney Plus‘ most watched series premiere yet, Disney’s Marvel said Monday. The ranking, based on viewing from the show’s premiere Friday through Sunday, didn’t include any hard numbers for the amount of watch-time spent on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s first episode. After The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Disney Plus’ most watched opening weekends for …
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Disney Plus has crossed 100 million subscribers, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday. By comparison, that’s about half the number of subscribers to Netflix, the biggest subscription video service in the world, which had more than 200 million global subscribers at the end of the year. Seen another way, Netflix entered the streaming business 13 years ago and took about a decade to …
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The digital divide is a massive problem affecting millions of people — but if you only think about it that way, it can be abstract and overwhelming. It becomes a lot more real when you look at the individuals grappling with it day to day. Like Michelle in Scotland, anguishing over internet bills and her daughter’s online schooling. Like Jaqueline …
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AT&T has reached a deal to sell off a minority stake in its satellite TV arm for $7.8 billion, the carrier said Thursday. AT&T and private equity firm TPG will form a new company, called New DirectTV, in which AT&T will own a 70% stake and TPG 30%. The company will include the DirecTV, AT&T TV Now and U-Verse video services. …
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Disney Plus grew to 94.9 million subscribers as of Jan. 2, Disney said Thursday. That’s 8 million subscribers added since early November, and more than three times the number of subscribers that Disney Plus had a year earlier. By comparison, Netflix, the biggest subscription video service in the world, had more than 200 million global subscribers at the end of the year. Netflix …
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I’ve been at the cheapskate game for over 13 years, and in that time I’ve tested hundreds of products and written about thousands more. Along the way, I’ve identified a select few that really stand out, that offer an unbeatable blend of performance and value. Every so often, I find myself thinking, “This is really a hall-of-fame deal.” And that’s …
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Looking to watch the Super Bowl online over a streaming service? Expect the action on your TV to lag a few seconds behind the notification of a big play that pops up on your phone — or the cheers from next door as your neighbor watches via cable. As more people cut the cord from traditional cable and satellite providers, …
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Today might seem like Groundhog Day to SpaceX after SN9’s inauspicious landing, but that might be because this literally is Groundhog Day. While I truly cannot tell you if Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow or not, I can recommend celebrating America’s most bizarre holiday with a true cinematic classic: Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day. You can rent it for as little …
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