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YouTube TV's new Entertainment Plus package offers bundle deal for these popular channels
You could save $60 every year
Google’s YouTube TV offers over 85 live television channels in its basic $65/month subscription tier, but the company has been experimenting with specialized add-ons to offer consumers more choices. The Sports Plus add-on was introduced last year, and now Google is debuting Entertainment Plus — a bundle of three popular networks that could save you up to $60 a year.
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The Roku Channel, currently a library of free ad-supported movies and TV shows, will soon grow to include paid subscription services including, most notably, Showtime and Starz. The savvy business move will draw in more channel viewers and likely boost ad revenue, as well as allow the company to play a more active role in the content that runs on its devices. From a user perspective, there are two main benefits: easier, consolidated content searching in one channel, and the ability to pay for multiple subscriptions through one monthly bill.However, many of the big names in paid streaming are left out from this announcement - right now, Roku lists the following as its major partners:
Starz has announced that its channels are now streaming on YouTube TV. Subscribers can add all 14 Starz and Starz Encore channels to their service for $9 a month. That fee gives access to both live programming as well as Starz's on-demand content that includes originals and recent movie releases.
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- Since Google's support pages are very inconsistent with their information, I actually miscalculated and forgot about two other partners that aren't listed in one of the pages but are in another: Crackle and Red Bull. We've already covered these being added in the past so they're not new, but just for proper math's sake, the correct total of video partners is now 9 in the US and not 7.
Yelling at your Google Home to play a series or movie on your Chromecast-connected TV is one of those First World luxuries that become more and more mundane as you use them. Up until now in the US, you've been able to play YouTube TV, Netflix, CBS All Access, CWTV, HBO Now, and Viki — and now the seventh service is making its way through: Starz.
Starz, the premium cable channel that offers movies and original series, now works with Spotify, the premium streaming music service. Which is... odd. An updated version of the Starz Android app now includes integrated streaming tracks from Spotify, all of which are either original music or soundtrack selections from those Starz series and movies. Apparently there are "more than 3,500" selections that are at least tangentially related to the Starz catalog.
Sports are more enjoyable on TV than phones and tablets. It's a demonstrable fact. You don't see bars hanging Samsung Galaxy Tabs on walls do you?
Starz has long had multiple streaming plans and apps in the Play Store, but the service is refocusing with a single main app for digital and cable subscribers. The Starz Play app is the new hub for Starz content, but now it's just called "Starz." The other apps are still in the Play Store, but for how long is anyone's guess.
Watching TV doesn't mean what it used to. Not only can you choose which streaming services to commit to, but you now have multiple ways to subscribe to them. Amazon is adding another option for the likes of Showtime and Starz via its new Streaming Partners Program.Going forward, Amazon will give Prime customers free trials on subscriptions and discounted pricing. Instead of paying $11 for Showtime or adding Starz to a cable plan, you can get both for $8.99 a month. Other add-on subscriptions include Comedy Acorn TV, Central Stand-Up Plus, Gaia, Lifetime Movie Club, and Qello Concerts.In return for lower prices, Amazon's partners get more customers without the hassle of managing their credit cards and providing customer service. Amazon handles everything on its end.This approach is similar to what users experience using Hulu, which also provides access to Showtime content for a discounted $8.99 a month.Amazon's full selection is available at amazon.com/videosubscriptions.
STARZ may not have as many subscribers as HBO, but the premium cable network has several popular shows with millions of loyal followers. Today, watching these shows got a little easier for Android TV owners as the STARZ Play Android TV app was added to the Playstore. Unlike HBO's Android TV launch, the app is available for all devices out of the gate, both TVs and streaming boxes.
Starz Releases Trio Of Video Streaming Apps: STARZ Play, ENCORE Play, and MOVIEPLEX Play
Are you tired of seeing Starz on your television screen? Do you want to watch Starz as you sit on your back porch? Wouldn't it be great to have your favorite
Are you tired of seeing Starz on your television screen? Do you want to watch Starz as you sit on your back porch? Wouldn't it be great to have your favorite Starz content available on the go? If you feel this way, thank your lucky Starz, because the Play Store has just been hit by a trio of video streaming apps that allow you to see Starz wherever your heart desires.