Disney Plus grew to 73.7 million subscribers as of Oct. 3, Disney said Tuesday, an announcement that came on the first anniversary of the streaming service’s launch. By comparison, Netflix, the biggest subscription video service in the world, has more than 195 million global subscribers. But among the raft of newer services that’ve launched in the last …
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Each week of the college football season has the feel of playoff intensity — one loss can derail a team’s national championship hopes. That’s especially true this year with teams playing shortened seasons to minimize the risk of athletes contracting COVID-19. The two biggest games today feature No. 5 Georgia playing No. 8 Florida in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday afternoon, …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Today is Election Day. While millions of Americans have already voted, millions more are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the race between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. We probably won’t know the winner before going …
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You’ve had Disney Plus for several months now — but did you know you can bundle it with Hulu and ESPN Plus? And if you already subscribe to Hulu or ESPN Plus, don’t worry because you can combine those streaming services with Disney Plus to get a discounted price to use all three together. See Disney Plus subscription options The …
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T-Mobile, best known as a company that you pay for phone service, is gunning for your TV now, too. Its revamped TVision service comes out Nov. 1 and offers packages of familiar TV channels that you stream live. It’s a direct competitor to not only traditional cable TV but also to a bunch of other similar services like YouTube TV, Sling TV and Hulu …
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from their first World Series championship in 32 years. The Dodgers won Game 5 on Sunday behind a strong start from Clayton Kershaw and three-plus shutout innings from its bullpen. The Tampa Bay Rays will try to extend the series to a full seven games and win Games 6 and 7, a …
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Beginning Friday, Hulu With Live TV will no longer offer several Sinclair-owned regional sports networks, including more than a dozen Fox regional sports networks as well as the YES Network, home of the New York Yankees, and the Marquee Sports Network, which airs Chicago Cubs games. The streaming network reportedly sent a message to customers, saying it was “unable to reach an …
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With the rescheduled Masters looming in November, Tiger Woods is teeing it up this week. Woods is playing in his first PGA Tour event since he missed the cut at last month’s US Open. The Zozo Championship was moved from Japan to the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Woods will be joined by …
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Disney is shaking up how it makes shows and movies, with Disney Plus and the company’s streaming efforts taking center stage. Disney said Monday it’s restructuring its three groups that create programming for all the ways Disney releases original content: theatrical films; shows, movies and sports programming destined for TV networks; and originals for its streaming services. And it’s further divorcing the distribution …
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If you’re running out of stuff to watch on Netflix, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime, now is the perfect time to widen your streaming horizon. A bunch of new services have come online recently, including Apple TV Plus, Quibi and HBO Max, and the latest is called Peacock. Owned by NBC, it has tons of familiar shows and movies, including all seven seasons of both …
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