Verizon's Free Year of Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ Closes Soon, Here's the Real Math
A $263.88 streaming bundle is free with the right Verizon internet plan, but the fine print on cost and duplicate subscriptions matters more than the headline.
Services, bundles, price changes and what you are actually paying for.
A $263.88 streaming bundle is free with the right Verizon internet plan, but the fine print on cost and duplicate subscriptions matters more than the headline.
If you pay for AMC+ via Prime Video, your price stays the same but a big chunk of the catalog disappears November 19, 2026, here's what to check before then.
The free 24-hour sports betting channel on Roku, Prime Video and other FAST platforms is on the block, but nothing changes on your screen (or your bill) yet.
Starting next season, Hawks fans in five states can watch 74 local games through a Prime membership they likely already pay for -- or skip streaming entirely and watch free over the air.
No subscription, no credit card, no price hike - Roku's free live TV guide just got bigger, and that matters if you're trying to trim a streaming budget.
CNN+, Quibi, T-Vision, PlayStation Vue and Redbox Instant all folded fast, here's what each one charged, and what the pattern means for your own subscription stack.
A mega-merger, a bigger free service, and a Roku bug all landed this week, here's what actually changes what you pay.
A 60% cut brings AMC+'s yearly price to about $3.33 a month, but only if you pick the right plan before Monday.
A new channel number landed on DirecTV's streaming guide, but with no price change announced and no word on which tiers actually carry it, here's what subscribers need to check before assuming they have access.
Skydance's merger announcement says the two streamers will become one service 'over time,' but no price, date or plan details were given, so don't cancel or combine anything yet.
No new streaming bill required: 77 Kraken games land on antenna TV and Prime Video next season, with only 7 games needing a separate ESPN or TNT subscription.
A cheap first month is real, but the fine print says your bill jumps back up unless you cancel, here's what to check before you sign up.
YouTube TV subscribers got a big chunk of ESPN content this season, but one popular NFL recap show isn't included, and watching it means opening yet another app.
Disney's bundle held at $12.99 but standalone plans and ad-free tiers just got pricier, here's what smaller, cheaper streamers charge instead.
No subscription, no free trial, no credit card - here's what watching all five seasons for free actually costs you and what it doesn't.
Eight new channels just landed on Philo's free tier, a reminder that the biggest savings in streaming right now might be the stuff that costs nothing at all.
The Breakdown launches October 2 inside the ESPN App, and it won't add a dime to your bill if you're already subscribed.
Disney has told customers in Europe that even its top-tier plan can now carry trailers and promos, and the fine print leaves room for the same move here.
Roku is bundling niche and premium streaming apps into single monthly bills, and the savings depend entirely on which ones you'd actually watch.
AMC+, BritBox, MGM+, PBS Masterpiece and STARZ now come as one add-on inside Prime Video, here's what it actually saves versus buying each on its own.
The app that tells you where to watch is about to let you watch, too, with free movies and rentals now and a paid ad-free tier still unpriced.
Nielsen says cable's share of TV time just fell to 18.7%, but that has nothing to do with what you're still paying for it.
No new fees yet, but a deeper antitrust review of Fox's $22 billion Roku buyout could shape what shows up on your TV screen and how much competing apps have to pay to get there.
Sportsnet+, Citytv+ and Discovery+ are all getting pricier this fall, a preview of where U.S. streaming bundles may be headed next.
Disney and Optimum struck a new deal ahead of football season, so your bill won't jump from a blackout, and some subscribers get a streaming perk thrown in for free, eventually.
With Fox, Paramount, Disney and NBCUniversal all locked in through 2025 and 2026, YouTube TV is using its newfound stability to sell smaller, cheaper bundles, but the full package still isn't cheap.
DAZN is launching a team-branded Magic streaming plan this fall, but most fans can still watch for free with an antenna.
A Labor Day promo cuts CNN's streaming news service to $1.99 monthly for two months, but the discount expires fast and the price triples after that.
The team is building a direct-to-fan streaming service for the 2026-27 season, but the price tag that actually matters to your wallet hasn't been set yet.
DISH's Chapter 11 filing hasn't changed Sling's price tag yet, but the pioneer of cheap live TV is now a restructuring asset that could change hands.
A small group of holdout streamers who've paid the same discounted add-on prices for seven-plus years will finally see their bills jump to current rates next month.
Five new networks just landed in YouTube TV's genre packages, and current subscribers on those plans don't pay a dime more.
ESPN's standalone streaming plans get their first price hike since launch, though most bundle subscribers won't feel it.
The rebranded MSNBC spinoff is adding a paid membership tier on September 9, here's what it costs and what you actually get.
Comcast's streamer is raising prices on every tier for the fourth year running, and this time even the ad-free-lite plan without sports is getting more expensive.
Another cable operator is killing traditional TV for a streaming bundle, and the company still hasn't said what it will cost you.
A limited free trial lets Android users sample up to two episodes before hitting the paywall, but existing subscribers won't see their bill move.
Every US tier went up in late March. The ad-free Standard plan crossed $20 a year in cost - and the cheapest way to keep watching is now the ad tier at $8.99, less than half the price. Here is the annual maths.