Comcast, Netflix & Apple become a band of brothers as the streaming wars begin anew
Sometimes you're brand-new, sometimes you're retro. In this case, you're both.
This follows Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery's recent announement of their own 3-way bundle - comprised of Max, Disney +, and Hulu - and public talks of a sports bundle of some time between Disney, Warner Bros., and Fox Corporation.
In essence, these media giants are re-inventing cable TV - complete with group packages for multiple channels (in this case, streaming services) - hoping to sell more memberships, even for a small discount, in exchange for coaxing consumers to subscribe to more streaming services.
Comcast is scheduling StreamSaver to go live just before they do a planned Peacock rate hike in July 2024.
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