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Another free streaming service approaches

And 'Top Gun: Maverick' gets home release date

Aug 05, 2022
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What to know

  • Warner Bros. Discovery eyeing free, ad-supported TV service… Be it Paramount’s Pluto TV, or Fox’s Tubi, or Amazon’s Freevee, everyone is getting into the FAST game these days. They’re all looking to make ad revenue wherever possible. Such an offering makes sense for WBD, what with its deep library of scripted and non-scripted programming — and mountain of monetary losses. From a consumer standpoint, the more free TV the better. And could this mean that certain HBO shows will be offered free with ads? Maybe! It’s not HBO, it’s TV. 📺

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