- Philo Raises New-Subscriber Fee For First Time Since Launch
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, May 26, 2021
CEO says partner content fee hikes forced the $5 price increase for the three-and-a-half year-old livestreaming service, which recently became a T-Mobile partner. ...
- Media Kitchen's Julia Smaldone On Evolving OTT/CTV Pricing
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, April 9, 2021
Legacy TV players with new streamers have advantages and disadvantages when it comes to pressing for CPMs akin to those for prime-time TV, says this agency executive. ...
- First U.S. Disney+ Price Hike Kicks In March 26
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, March 25, 2021
The $1 per month price hike in the U.S., along with larger hikes in Canada, the U.K. and Europe, are in part designed to address Disney+'s one flaw in investor ...
- House Bill Would Help Small Publishers Negotiate With Platforms: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, February 22, 2021
The House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel is set to release a bill that would allow small publishers to band together to negotiate terms with Google, Facebook, other gatekeepers, reports Reut ...
- AT&T Hiking DirecTV, U-Verse Prices; Lowering Costs Of Premium Add-Ons
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, November 20, 2020
Increasing the platforms' ARPU probably won't hurt as AT&T reportedly explores selling a minority stake in DirecTV, U-verse and AT&T Now. ...
- Hulu Plus Live TV Implements Third Price Bump In Three Years
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The base package's monthly price is being bumped up by $10 to $64.99, as of Dec. 18 -- the same as rival YouTube TV, which hiked its own price ...
- Netflix Raises Most U.S. Prices; Standard Plan Up 8%, To $13.99
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, October 30, 2020
Recognizing the economic bifurcation in the U.S., Netflix kept its Basic plan at $8.99 per month, and saved the biggest hike for its Premium plan: up $2, or 12.5%, ...
