If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 2026-27 NFL season is underway, and fans who want to watch the games from home can now take advantage of a Fox One offer, which gets you a free trial to the official
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. DIRECTV is making a play for sports fans just as the fall calendar hits its busiest stretch, rolling out a discount on its sports-focused streaming pack that bundles ESPN Unlimited Plan, NFL RedZone from
Dish-owned Sling TV will no longer be offering its Sling Pass feature that allowed people to buy a single day of cable TV programming at a time, as reported by The Desk. The feature was announced last year and offered a day pass, a weekend pass, and a week-long pass option to be able to
Many of Netflix’s biggest critically acclaimed hits have been the products of its multiyear production deals with noted directors like David Fincher and Shawn Levy. In the past few weeks, though, the streamer has brought some of those partnerships to an end in a way that feels indicative of a larger strategic shift. With rival
It took Larry and David Ellison two years to assemble a media behemoth. Now that they’ve bought Paramount, and are about to add Warner Bros. Discovery, the hard part starts: First, they have to figure out how to merge the two companies — and then they have to figure out how to compete with Netflix
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