For instance, AT&T, which operates live TV service AT&T TV Now, purchased
WarnerMedia and all of its subsidiaries—including CNN, Crunchyroll, The CW
[part-owner), DC Comics, and HBO—which has led to the HBO Max streaming
service, set to launch in 2020. Disney purchased 21st Century Fox and is
launching its own video streaming service, called Disney+, on Nov. 12 for $6.99
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combined Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ bundle for $12.99 per month. And at its
September event, Apple announced that Apple TV+ will cost $4.99 per month
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CBS and Viacom recently announced a merger (again), but it’s not yet clear how
ViacomCBS’s inevitable combined streaming service will take shape. Viacom
brings the free, ad-supported Pluto TV service, Paramount Pictures, and
Viacom Media Network (Comedy Central, BET, MTV, and Nick) to the deal.
Ownership of The CW will be split between ViacomCBS and AT&T. NBC will
also launch its own streaming service in 2020, called Peacock.
The best video streaming services featured in this roundup:
Netflix
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content at all times, with new titles exchanged for older ones monthly. And then
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catalog includes shows such as Altered Carbon, Black Mirror, Bojack
Horseman, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Crown, Lost in Space,
Mindhunter, Narcos, Orange is the New Black, and Stranger Things. The
company is expected to spend somewhere in the range of $15 billion on original
content this year, so it will likely retain its advantage for the foreseeable future.
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most high-quality movies of any
streaming service, eclipsing
competitors such as Hulu, Amazon
Prime Video, and HBO.