Disney’s live-action remake of the 1998 animated film Mulan skipped a theatrical release in the US, being made available to stream on Disney Plus. Initially Disney‘s Mulan remake cost you an extra $30 on top of your new or existing subscription, but that period is almost over. As of today, Dec. 4, Mulan is free to all Disney Plus subscribers. See Disney …
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HBO Max is no longer offering one-week free trials to new subscribers, the latest streaming-video service to remove its try-it-out-free period even as competition for subscribers intensifies. The move comes three weeks before its mega-budget movie Wonder Woman 1984 is set to stream on the service the same day it debuts in theaters in the US. HBO Max confirmed Thursday that the …
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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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Peacock, the streaming service that Comcast’s NBCUniversal launched nationwide in the US in mid-July, has signed up nearly 22 million accounts, Comcast said Thursday. That includes people who registered with Peacock when it rolled out just to Comcast pay TV customers in April as well as new members who’ve signed up since its national launch July 15. By comparison, HBO Max — the premium cable …
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The folks at FandangoNow and Vudu tell me that Hocus Pocus, the classic 1993 comedy with Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker, is their most-watched movie on Halloween for the last five years running. If you’re in the mood for a movie with all the essential Halloween ingredients this year — you know, talking cats, zombies, witches and a magical …
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Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror film Psycho is 60 years old — the movie’s general release was Sept. 8, 1960. What better way to celebrate the debut of this controversial film than by watching it, and a handful of other Hitchcock classics, in glorious 4K? Well, good news: There are a few places you can find it for a discount. The best price …
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Disney will widen the availability of its live-action film Mulan to anyone with a standard Disney Plus membership on Dec. 4, three months after the remake will premiere on the streaming service for an extra $30 on Friday. There was already speculation that Mulan might become more widely available through Disney Plus on Dec. 4. Temporarily, over the weekend, Mulan’s Disney Plus preview page included language indicating …
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Texting friends you haven’t seen in months gets boring after a while, especially when they’re the friends you used to get together with to watch your favorite YouTubers. Fortunately, if you’re missing those nights with your besties, you can have ’em back. An app called Airtime lets you video chat with others while watching movies and YouTube videos on the …
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HBO Max had 4.1 million subscribers signed up as of late June, one month after its May 27 launch in the US, parent company AT&T said Thursday. AT&T CEO John Stankey said that out of the 4.1 million, about 3 million accounts subscribe directly to $15-a-month HBO Max. The remaining 1.1 million or so activated a Max account by upgrading their existing HBO service …
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Netflix made an unexpected change to its top leadership Thursday, naming a co-CEO. Ted Sarandos, the company’s top content officer who led Netflix programming as the company grew into an online TV behemoth, will serve alongside Reed Hastings, the company’s longtime CEO and co-founder. “Ted has been my partner for decades,” Hastings said in a letter to shareholders. “This change makes …
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