Streaming Service news and trends

Report: Amazon Plans to Shelve Ad-Supported Streaming Service Freevee
Amazon // February 21, 2024

Amazon is reportedly planning to discontinue Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service. The move comes as part of a broader effort by Amazon to focus its advertising and product efforts on Prime Video, which rolled out an ad-supported tier last month, according to a Wednesday...

Report: Netflix Prepares for Price Hike Following Actors Strike
Streaming // October 03, 2023

Netflix is reportedly preparing to raise the price of its ad-free service once the Hollywood actors strike concludes. While discussions are still ongoing regarding price increases in various global markets, it is expected that the United States and Canada will be the first to experience...

Report: Disney+ Faces Subscriber Shortfall After Price Hikes
Subscriptions // September 14, 2023

Walt Disney Co.‘s streaming service, Disney+, has reportedly encountered obstacles in meeting its subscriber targets, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company’s goal of reaching 215 million to 245 million subscribers by 2024, set by former CEO Bob Chapek in August 2022, is...

Apple Music to Add Feature to Help Users Sing Along 
Subscription Commerce // December 06, 2022

Apple Music will soon add a feature that makes it easier for fans to sing along with songs.  Due to become available to Apple Music subscribers later in December, the new Apple Music Sing will allow users to adjust the volume of the vocals on songs...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Tepid Reaction To Apple’s New Products

September 11, 2019
There weren’t many surprises on display when Apple took the stage today in Cupertino for its fall device event Tuesday (Sept. 10) — by and large, the world got exactly what had been forecast in the days and even weeks ahead of the event. The phone didn’t fold or come with a stylus. What did […]

Quick Reads
Amazon Gears Up for More Ads on Prime Video

October 02, 2024
Amazon is planning to run more advertisements on its top television shows and movies on Prime Video, its streaming service. According to a Wednesday (Oct. 2) interview in the Financial Times (FT) with Vice President of Prime Video Kelly Day, Prime is lining up new ad slots for 2025. Day told the FT that Prime […]

Report: Amazon Plans to Shelve Ad-Supported Streaming Service Freevee

February 21, 2024
Amazon is reportedly planning to discontinue Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service. The move comes as part of a broader effort by Amazon to focus its advertising and product efforts...

Report: Netflix Prepares for Price Hike Following Actors Strike

October 03, 2023
Netflix is reportedly preparing to raise the price of its ad-free service once the Hollywood actors strike concludes. While discussions are still ongoing regarding price increases in various global markets,...

Report: Disney+ Faces Subscriber Shortfall After Price Hikes

September 14, 2023
Walt Disney Co.‘s streaming service, Disney+, has reportedly encountered obstacles in meeting its subscriber targets, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company’s goal of reaching 215 million to...