Neowin News Feed for: Ad-supported

Telly begins shipping ad-supported TVs to customers

Paul Hill — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 21:18:01 +0000

Telly has announced the public beta for its ad-supported free TVs. It will ship out 500,000 TVs this year and millions more next year. It is still taking customer sign-ups on its website. Read more...

Netflix's ad-supported tier underperformed expectations according to ad agencies

Paul Hill — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:46:01 +0000

Netflix's ad-supported tier is underperforming expectations, according to some ad agencies that spoke to Digiday. The ad-supported tier is still new and could grow in popularity with its lower price. Read more...

Netflix plans to monetize account sharing starting 2023

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:58:01 +0000

Netflix's password sharing crackdown is set to be rolled out globally. The streaming service will charge extra to viewers watching from locations other than the set primary residence. Read more...

Things are looking good for Netflix again in latest financial results

Usama Jawad — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:04:01 +0000

Netflix is finally turning things around again with the company reporting a strong quarter and $7.9 billion in revenue. It has also forecasted a significant growth in subscribers in the next quarter. Read more...

Netflix to launch lower cost, ad-supported plan in November

Steve Bennett — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:58:01 +0000

Netflix has confirmed that it will be launching an ad-supported tier of its subscription service on November 3rd. Called Basic with Ads, it will start at a lower price of $6.99 a month. Read more...

Netflix ad-supported subscription could cost around $8/month with small ad breaks

Alap Naik Desai — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 05:08:01 +0000

Netflix seems to be fine-tuning its upcoming ad-supported subscription tier. The new plan could cost half of the Standard tier which offers ad-free 1080p streaming, and have small commercial breaks. Read more...

Netflix's new subscription tier with ads could restrict downloads for offline viewing

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:10:01 +0000

Netflix might restrict offline viewing of content for subscribers who opt for the ad-supported subscription. The company has already indicated it will impose restrictions on content. Read more...

Unified HBO Max/Discovery+ streaming service to arrive next year with an ad-lite tier

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:16:01 +0000

HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming services are merging. A unified service offering content from both platforms should arrive next year. The new service will have ad-free and ad-lite subscriptions. Read more...

Netflix confirms its lower priced subscription tier with ads won't be coming this year

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 22:36:01 +0000

Netflix has indicated that its ad-subsidized subscription tier, in which Microsoft is deeply involved, won't be arriving this year. The streaming company will offer the new plan in select regions. Read more...

Microsoft will supply AdTech to Netflix for its new, cheaper subscription tier with ads

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:58:01 +0000

Netflix confirmed that Microsoft will offer its expertise to develop a new subscription tier for the streaming company that will contain ads. Microsoft would offer AdTech and Sales support as well. Read more...

Ads will interrupt shows streaming on Netflix but will lower the price of subscription

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:38:01 +0000

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has confirmed that the streaming company will offer a subscription that contains ads. Packages available now won't be altered, and the new tier would be cheaper. Read more...

Netflix planning lower priced plan with ads and penalize password sharing, suggests report

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 10 May 2022 21:56:01 +0000

Netflix is contemplating adding a new subscription tier that could cost less but would have ads. The streaming company could also start charging subscribers who share passwords with non-paying users. Read more...

Netflix will stay ad-free even if it means higher entry price point to streaming service

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:42:02 +0000

Netflix has confirmed that it will not insert ads to lower the entry price of subscriptions on its streaming service. The company could, however, explore an ad-subsidized model owing to competition. Read more...

Disney+ will launch a cheaper, ad-supported, tier from late 2022

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:18:01 +0000

Disney+ will receive an ad-supported tier later this year which will allow the company to make the service available at a lower price. Exact pricing details are due at a later date. Read more...

Plex reaches 200 free-to-stream live TV channels

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:36:01 +0000

Plex has announced that it now offers 200 live channels that are free to watch thanks to ad support. Several of the new channels are available globally so anyone can jump on and tune in. Read more...

Amazon is discounting the Fire HD 10 Tablet (64GB) by 43% today

Steven Parker — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:50:01 +0000

In among Amazon's Deal of the Day you can pick up the Fire HD 10 Tablet at 43% off today. It is the 9th generation, Full HD tablet with 2GB RAM onboard. However, this deal ends soon. Read more...

Students can now stream Hulu for just $1.99 a month

Usman Khan Lodhi — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 18:48:01 +0000

College students can now access Hulu's ad-supported plan for $1.99 per month, a discount of $4 from the plan's usual cost. The offer is restricted to students living in the United States. Read more...

Plex adds more streaming content thanks to new partnership

Paul Hill — Tue, 12 May 2020 21:34:01 +0000

Plex and Endemol Shine Group have announced a partnership which will see more free content arrive on Plex. Films including Mr Bean will be available in a number of countries including the U.S. and UK. Read more...

Plex introduces ad-supported video content from Crackle

Paul Hill — Fri, 01 May 2020 13:00:01 +0000

Plex has announced that it has partnered with Crackle to bring ad-supported video content to its platform. The new content is accessible to all users that are based in the United States. Read more...

Plex announces the launch of ad-supported VOD content worldwide

Paul Hill — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:00:01 +0000

Plex has launched ad-supported video on demand content to its platform from several big publishers. The new content is available globally and can be watched on almost any connected device. Read more...

Plex set to add free Lionsgate content to its platform later this year

Paul Hill — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:26:01 +0000

Plex will begin hosting Lionsgate content for free on its platform, worldwide, from the end of the year. The content will be free for users but will require them to sit through ads. Read more...

Spotify makes improvements to its ad-supported experience

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:00:01 +0000

Spotify announced today that it will be making improvements to its ad-supported experience, giving users more control. The new update will be rolling out globally over the coming weeks. Read more...