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Disney+’s upcoming ad-supported service ‘will show very few commercials’

Later this year, the streaming service Disney+ is set to launch an ad-supported subscription plan, designed to enable users to access its content – which includes the likes of Marvel…

Hulu offers $1-per-month subscriptions to mark National Streaming Day

It’s tricky to keep up with all the official and unofficial holidays these days, so we can understand if you missed that yesterday, May 20, was National Streaming Day (yes,…

What did the critics make of Apple TV+’s The Essex Serpent?

For iDevice-wielding fans of period drama, Friday May 13 was an important date, as it saw the release of the first two episodes of the six-part Apple TV+ series, The…

Second season of Slow Horses is teased in the final episode of season one

A second season of Apple TV+ spy thriller Slow Horses has been teased in the first-season finale, which was released on Friday. The six-part espionage drama is based on Mick…

Sam Esmail’s Apple TV+ reworking of Metropolis to shoot in Australia

At the start of March, Apple TV+ announced that it had placed a series order for Metropolis, a new drama inspired by the classic Fritz Lang sci-fi film of the…

Amazon and Google Announce Ad-Supported Music as Streaming Battle Heats Up

Amazon and Google have today introduced ad-supported music streaming services. The two companies had previously only offered paid-for subscriptions as part of their Amazon Music and YouTube Music streaming services,…