NBC’s Peacock streaming service implemented a major price hike for new subscribers this week — days before the hotly anticipated 2024 Summer Olympics are set to begin. On Thursday, the Comcast-owned streamer began charging new subscribers $7.99 for Peacock’s standard ad-supported tier, called “Premium.” That’s a 33% increase compared to its old price of $5.99 … Read more
As a result, many analysts have made a bold proclamation in recent months. The so-called streaming wars are over, they say. Netflix has won. A still from HBO’s Six Feet Under, now licensed to Netflix. Photo: HBO As evidence, they point to rival studios that are now licensing more of their programmes to Netflix, including … Read more
Netflix told investors it has added millions of new customers and has lots of room to grow its revenue — with part of that growth coming from the planned elimination of the cheapest, ad-free plan available to Canadians. According to fourth quarter results, released late Tuesday afternoon, Netflix is planning to “retire” what it refers to as … Read more
