Customers slightly more satisfied with ad-free options, survey reveals
A new survey revealed customers are happier with ad-free streaming services compared to ad-supported options — but only slightly.
Discovery Plus
Discovery Plus is a subscription streaming video service that contains reality-based and educational television programs. The service offers two subscription plans: One subsidized by advertisements ($5 a month) and an interruption-free version ($8 a month). The service is operated by Discovery Communications.
Discovery Plus now integrated into Sling TV
Sling TV has incorporated subscription service Discovery Plus into its platform, priced at $5 a month.
HBO Max, Discovery Plus to merge next summer, executive says
Streaming services HBO Max and Discovery Plus will merge into a single app by next summer, executives affirmed on Thursday.
Discovery execs weigh merging CNN Plus with HBO Max
A strategy being considered would incorporate CNN Plus content into HBO Max while winding down several daily news shows.
Discovery Plus gets integrated into Roku Channel
Roku users can now purchase a subscription to the lifestyle and general entertainment streaming service Discovery Plus from within the Roku Channel
CNN Plus could be bundled with HBO Max, exec says
The $6 a month streaming news service is expected to be offered as a bundle with HBO Max down the road, Jason Kilar said.
Discovery seeks to bundle, then merge, apps down the road
A Discovery executive said it will take “months” to offer a combined HBO Max-Discovery Plus service.
Cheaper Discovery Plus tier brings more revenue, exec says
Still, Discovery is leaning away from offering a totally-free, ad-supported version of its streaming services in the future.
Survey: Cord-cutters want access to lifestyle, knowledge channels
Television viewers who have dropped their expensive cable or satellite TV packages still want access to channels that offer lifestyle and knowledge programming, according to a new survey. The survey carried out by Beta Research in March and published earlier this week found most cord-cutters still crave the Discovery Channel, with nearly two out of five non-cable subscribers desiring access to the network. Other channels that scored high on a customer’s wish list include Discovery-owned Animal Planet, Food Network, HGTV and Investigation Discovery (ID) along with competing networks History (owned by A+E Networks), Comedy Central (ViacomCBS) and FX (the Walt Disney Company). More than 1,400 television watchers were evaluated as part of the survey, Beta Research said, including a sub-sample of more than 580 customers who have cut the cord on cable and satellite. The survey is good news for … Read more
Discovery Plus lands 15 million paying subscribers
Discovery has 15 million global paying subscribers to its Discovery Plus streaming service.
