10 Big Streaming Changes for February 2024!

Summary

The video covers ten streaming TV news updates for February 2024. Highlights include Max extending its free trial of the Bleacher Report sports add-on through March Madness, another Netflix price hike coming mid-late this year, Fubo raising prices while upgrading its cloud DVR, Sling Free adding cloud DVR, mixed reactions to YouTube TV's library redesign slowly rolling out, T-Mobile giving Hulu with ads to 5G customers, T-Mobile raising its home internet price but keeping discounts for phone customers, Peacock dropping its live MSNBC and CNBC news shows, and details on streaming the Super Bowl and Grammys with Paramount+.

Takeaways

• 😀 Max extended free trial of Bleacher Report sports add-on through March Madness
• 😕 Netflix teasing another price hike this year
• 💸 FuboTV increased prices on several plans in February
• 📺 Sling Free added 10 hours of cloud DVR storage
• 👎 YouTube TV users unhappy with redesigned library rollout
• 🎁 T-Mobile added Hulu with ads free for Go 5G Next plan customers
• 💰 T-Mobile Home Internet price increased to $60/month
• 📺 Peacock dropped live morning news shows Morning Joe and Squawk Box
• 🏈 Super Bowl 2024 can be streamed on both Paramount+ plans
• 🏆 Grammys 2023 only streamable live on premium Paramount+ plan

Q & A

What streaming service is Max?

Max is a fictional streaming service mentioned in the transcript.

What is the Bleacher Report sports add-on?

The Bleacher Report sports add-on is a feature of the fictional Max streaming service that offers live sports streaming.

Why was the free trial of the Bleacher Report add-on extended?

The free trial was extended due to technical issues. Subscribers can continue streaming live sports for free for a few more months.

What major sporting event is coming up that the extended Bleacher Report trial will cover?

March Madness college basketball tournament.

How much does Netflix plan to increase prices by?

The transcript does not specify an amount, just that Netflix plans a price increase in mid or late 2024.

What is moving to Netflix in 2025?

WWE Raw is moving to Netflix in January 2025 as part of a $5 billion deal.

What changes did fuboTV make when they increased prices?

fuboTV increased prices by $5/month for most plans. They also upgraded the cloud DVR storage to unlimited hours.

What new feature is Sling TV offering?

Sling is offering 10 hours of cloud DVR storage for Sling Free users.

Where can you stream the Super Bowl live?

You can stream the Super Bowl live on Paramount+ on either plan.

What do you need to stream the Grammys live?

You need the premium Paramount+ with Showtime plan to stream the Grammys live.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Extended Free Sports Streaming Trial

Max has extended its free trial of the Bleacher Report sports add-on for a few more months due to technical issues. Subscribers can continue streaming live sports for free until the end of March Madness. The add-on is expected to cost $9.99 per month when charged.

05:01

😬 Netflix Price Hike Teased, WWE Raw Deal

Netflix teased another upcoming price hike in a letter to shareholders, though no timeline was given. Separately, Netflix signed a $5 billion deal to add WWE Raw starting in January 2025.

Keywords

💡Streaming TV

The video focuses on updates and news related to streaming TV services in 2024. This refers to services like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube TV etc that allow users to access TV content over the internet without a traditional cable subscription.

💡Free trials

Many streaming services offer free trial periods to attract new users. The script mentions how Max has extended free trials of its Bleacher Report sports add-on, allowing users to access live sports for free for a few more months.

💡Price hikes

With rising costs and more content investments, streaming services often increase subscription prices over time. The script highlights expected price hikes by Netflix and live TV service fuboTV.

💡Cloud DVR

A defining feature of live TV streaming is the ability to record content to a cloud DVR for viewing later. The script notes how sling and fuboTV are enhancing their cloud DVR offerings.

💡Live news

Streaming services like Peacock offer live news channels to complement their on-demand libraries. However, the script states that Peacock is dropping live broadcasts of certain morning news shows.

💡Live sports

Live sports are a major draw for streaming TV, offered via add-ons like Bleacher Report. The script emphasizes the value this brings for events like March Madness college basketball tournament.

💡Super Bowl

As one of the biggest live TV events, the script notes that the 2024 Super Bowl will stream on Paramount+ this year, available even on the cheaper Essential plan.

💡Grammy Awards

Award shows are popular live TV programs. However, the script contrasts Super Bowl streaming availability by noting that only Paramount+'s premium tier will stream the 2024 Grammy Awards.

💡Perks

To attract subscribers, some services bundle streaming perks. For example, the script mentions how T-Mobile wireless customers now get free Hulu access with ads based on their 5G phone plan.

💡Interface changes

Streaming services constantly refine interfaces and features. The script calls out backlash to YouTube TV's redesigned DVR library interface recently rolled out.

Highlights

Max's free trial of the BR Sports add-on has been extended

Extended trial was supposed to expire end of February, now continues free for a few more months

Bleacher Report add-on includes live games from 3 March Madness networks

Netflix teasing another price increase in letter to shareholders

WWE Raw moving to Netflix in 2025 in $5 billion deal

Many fubo subscribers paying more after January price hike of $5/month

Fubo upgrading cloud DVR to unlimited hours

Sling Free adding 10 hours of cloud DVR storage

YouTube TV users unhappy with redesigned library rollout

New T-Mobile customers get Hulu with ads free

T-Mobile Home Internet price now starts at $60/month, up from $50

Peacock dropping live MSNBC and CNBC morning news shows

Super Bowl 2024 available on both Paramount+ plans

Grammys require Paramount+ premium to stream live

More Paramount+ details on website

Transcripts

today I'm back with streaming TV news

and updates for February 2024 and let's

get started with a big change affecting

Max subscribers number one Max's free

trial of the BR Sports add-on has been

extended every Max subscriber is getting

more time to try out the Bleacher Report

Sports add-on and you will not have to

pay extra for it now this extended trial

period it was supposed to expire at the

end of February but there have been some

technical issues and Max subscribers can

now continue streaming live sports free

of charge for a few more months and why

that matter two words for you March

Madness The Bleacher Report add-on

includes live games from three of the

four networks that carry March Madness

and those are TBS TNT and True TV the

fourth Network CBS it's not included but

you can always stream that with

Paramount Plus's Premium plan The

Bleacher Report add-on is expected to

cost

$9.99 a month whenever they decide to

charge for it and that's on top of your

regular Mac subscription no word yet on

the exact end date for the extended free

trial number two another price hike for

Netflix no surprise here Netflix is

teasing another price increase this news

came in a letter to its shareholders

released in late January I'll show you

the quote on the screen that I'm

referring to it says in part as we

invest in and improve Netflix we'll

occasionally ask our members to pay a

little extra to reflect those

improvements now the service didn't give

a timeline for a price hike but don't be

surprised if it happens sometime in the

middle or later part of the Year

meanwhile more big Netflix news WWE Raw

is moving to Netflix starting in January

2025 it's a $5 billion deal no wonder

they're about to raise the price number

three fubo price hike February is the

first month that many fubo subscribers

will be paying more for the the live TV

streaming service this comes after a

price increase in mid January several

plans increase by five bucks a month and

the sports heavy service now starts at

$79.99 a month for the Pro Plan most

subscribers pay a regional Sports fee on

top of that and those fees increased by

a dollar a month when it announced the

price hike fubo said it would be

upgrading the cloud DVR to unlimited

hours and that should happen in the

coming months fubo also said more

channels are on on the way on top of the

70 plus added last year number four

sling freest stream adds Cloud DVR Cloud

DVR not just for paying sling TV

subscribers anymore now you can get 10

hours of cloud DVR storage with sling

free stream this is rolling out to

existing users over the next few months

I have sling free stream and I don't

have this feature yet but in a news

release sling TV said that all new users

who create a sling freest Stream Account

they'll get the DVR storage right away

might be worth checking out sling free

stream has grown to more than 500 free

channels number five is YouTube TV

Library backlash more users are getting

YouTube TV's redesigned library and from

what I've seen on Reddit they don't seem

to like it very much I made a video

about this back in May 2023 I remember

getting the redesigned Cloud DVR Library

around that time and so did many other

subscribers but then it just disappeared

and we didn't hear anything else about

it so far at least for me the redesign

library has not come back let me know

what yours looks like the one thing I've

learned about YouTube TV over the years

is they're constantly changing things

and rolling out the changes in a very

slow manner not always communicating

them with users in the best way number

six T-Mobile ads Hulu some T-Mobile

wireless customers just got a new

streaming perk Hulu with ads this is for

new and existing go 5G next customers

and it is the fourth streaming perk for

that Premium plan people who have go 5G

next also get Netflix standard with ads

Apple TV plus and

MLB.TV alog together it's about $400 a

year in streaming perks too bad the

phone plan is $100 a month for a single

line of service I'll stick with visible

$25 a month number seven T-Mobile home

internet changes T-Mobile home internet

just got more expensive the starting

price is now $60 a month instead of 50

but discounts continue if you bundle

with a T-Mobile phone plan the company

also watered down its price lock and

added new find print that says it may

deprioritize heavy data users at

recording time T-Mobile is still

offering $150 back for New signups

number eight peacock is dropping some

live news peacock launched a morning

live newshub less than a year ago I told

you about it at the time and it featured

msnbc's Morning Joe and cnbc's squawkbox

now live broadcast of those shows no

longer on peacock there are still live

news options on peacock though just not

the ones I've mentioned and NBC News Now

was one of the channels that you can

still watch as for MSNBC and CNBC you

will need a live TV streaming service

for those channels number nine Super

Bowl 2024 streams on Paramount plus the

Super Bowl airs on CBS this year you can

also catch the February 11th game live

on Paramount Plus either plan will do

yeah that means the cheaper version is

fine for the big game it says so right

here on the services website Paramount

plus normally offers 7 days free there

are also frequent promo codes to get 30

days free at recording time try stream

NFL number 10 stream the Grammys on

Paramount plus it's a big month for

Paramount plus February is in the middle

of award season and the Grammys return

to CBS and Paramount plus this year the

award show is Sunday February 4th 1 week

before the Super Bowl but unlike the

Super Bowl you cannot stream the Grammys

live with the cheaper Plan called

Paramount plus essential you will need

Paramount plus with Showtime the Premium

plan that includes a 24/7 feed of your

local CBS station more details and links

on my website that's Michael saav

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