- January 24, 2024
For many of us, the new year is all about catching up on the latest films or music we may have missed in 2023. To that end, PYMNTS clicks over ...
- December 20, 2023
The holiday season likely inspires families to stream their favorite festive films or music.
The services they use to watch these movies or listen to these tunes are as varied as ...
- December 14, 2023
From directly giftable subscriptions to traditional gift cards, video streaming services are finding ways to capture consumers’ holiday season spending.
Notably, leading players in the space do not offer direct subscription ...
- November 21, 2023
Hulu has announced a Black Friday promotion that offers the streaming service’s Hulu (With Ads) plan at 99 cents a month for 12 months.
The offer is available to new and eligible returning customers ...
- November 21, 2023
Netflix couldn’t stay on top as YouTube grabbed the lead in this edition of the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps. Other notable changes include Twitch climbing out of the lower ...
- October 24, 2023
This month’s PYMNTS Provider Rankings of Streaming Apps has a lot of movers and shakers.
Netflix jumps to No. 1, knocking down YouTube. A tie in the first half of the ...
- September 22, 2023
Amazon will include “limited advertisements” on Prime Video shows and movies beginning in 2024.
The streaming service will also offer an ad-free option at additional cost, Amazon said in a Friday ...
- August 18, 2023
The forefront of entertainment is alive with activity and innovation. A quick glance at the PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps provides a clear insight into the ever-changing landscape of ...
- August 15, 2023
The days of sitting down to enjoy your favorite television show on traditional broadcast or cable are rapidly declining. For the first time, the total share watched among American viewers ...
- August 13, 2023
The House That Mickey Built may be following in Netflix’s footsteps when it comes to subscriptions.
During the company’s Q3 2023 earnings presentation last week (Aug. 9), Disney announced plans to ...
- August 10, 2023
The Walt Disney Co. announced this week that it is raising the price of its streaming services starting Oct. 12, including the ad-free version of Disney+ and Hulu, which will ...
- August 10, 2023
Disney+ streaming service subscribers fell in the fiscal third quarter, even as The Walt Disney Co. made plans to raise monthly fees, crack down on password sharing and create a ...
- May 5, 2023
The masters of entertainment are out in force and making moves. One look at the PYMNTS Provide Ranking of Streaming Apps reveals all one needs to know about the gyrations of the ...
- April 7, 2023
When streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu first emerged, they quickly fueled a consumer behavior shift where sitting through commercials was no longer acceptable and waiting a week for the ...
- March 17, 2023
Given the time billions of us devote to streaming entertainment, it’s only fitting that we should rank these services — and that we do. And the Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps ...
- December 8, 2022
Winter is the best time to stay inside and catch up on your favorite programs.
PYMNTS’ latest provider ranking of streaming apps reflects the best lineup of apps to stream your ...
- September 13, 2022
We’re headed into fall — and cold weather looms, as does prime TV binging season.
This time around, the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps features a bit of a shakeup, ...
- July 11, 2022
Another month has passed, so the streaming apps are ready for their close-up.
As happens every 30 days or so, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps puts the spotlight on these ...
- May 31, 2022
For the most part, this month’s Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps advances the plot with familiar pacing — but there are three exceptions that provide some bursts of action.
In this ...
- May 3, 2022
If you enjoy seeing recurring characters, you’ll like PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps. The same 11 contenders have earned places in the top 10 this month.
This episode isn’t ...
- March 30, 2022
Classics, action, new episodes — PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps has it all. This month, some contenders remain where they were last time, some move up a spot ...
- February 10, 2022
Don’t you love surprises in your entertainment? We do. Be it a science fiction series on Netflix, a murder mystery on Amazon Prime or our Marvel favorites on Disney+.
What’s going ...
- August 2, 2021
There are now more than 200 streaming services vying for eyeballs, attention and consumer spend. It’s one of the reasons that Vindicia Chief Operating Officer Roy Barak said streaming services ...
- March 15, 2021
Remember the old joke about how cable offered the opportunity to have over 200 hundred channels of nothing to watch? As of today, that joke seems to apply to the ...
- December 14, 2020
Subscription services are taking off during the pandemic, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers are no exception. Many of these solutions providers are offering key services for businesses with employees working from ...
- September 18, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a plethora of effects in addition to its devastating impact on public health, including setting in motion an economic free fall. Government-mandated social distancing ...
- February 24, 2020
About 50 percent of U.S. states have already begun taxing residents’ streaming subscriptions to services like Netflix and Hulu, and others are considering doing the same, CNBC reported on Monday ...
- February 3, 2020
In the space of about 18 months, it seems that everyone is trying to rule the subscription streaming world.
There are the incumbent players — the big, original three of streaming ...
- January 6, 2020
Key subscription features like free shipping, real-time messaging and mobile optimization no longer pack the competitive punch they once did – now all three are offered by 90 percent of ...
- October 23, 2019
There is only so much time in a day to watch programming and only so much monthly budget to devote to food delivery services. Has the subscription commerce market reached ...
- September 24, 2019
Subscription commerce is more than just meal kits and monthly razor shipments. Increasingly, tech companies are also jumping into the fray. Digital entertainment has become a cornerstone of subscription commerce ...
- September 24, 2019
Streaming video services have taken the home entertainment industry by storm over the last 10 years. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) reported last year that, for the first ...
- August 19, 2019
In many ways, consumers are living in a golden age of subscription commerce, with streaming services like Netflix offering award-winning series’ and movies, while Amazon Prime provides members with access ...
- July 31, 2019
Facebook has reached out to Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Disney and Amazon about putting their services on a brand new streaming device the social media company is planning on releasing, according ...
- June 24, 2019
In late May, millions of fans streamed the finale of the popular fantasy series Game of Thrones (GoT). When the series ended, however, HBO faced a different kind of battle: ...
- June 12, 2019
In the era of streaming entertainment and online news, the number of companies providing digital platforms for content is on the rise. And consumers now have a plethora of choices ...
- February 20, 2019
In a digital commerce ecosystem, two parties that have never met before must agree to transactions or assignments, deliver and receive products and, perhaps most importantly, ensure payments occur as ...
- February 14, 2019
With all sorts of digital services at their fingertips, consumers are looking for convenience when they purchase products or services. Consumers, for instance, are swapping their cable channels for digital ...
- February 14, 2019
As Apple finalizes its new streaming video service, sources say that Netflix and Hulu are not expected to participate in it.
Apple’s service, which will feature free original content for device owners and ...
- February 12, 2019
From consumer packaged goods (CPG) to technology, companies in all sorts of industries are adopting the subscription business model. But, despite the differences in their offerings, merchants that offer subscriptions ...
