The streaming scene has changed significantly over the past year or so, and for the worse: more expensive, less new programming, smaller libraries of older shows. And it’s coming at a time when consumers are being increasingly pressed by higher costs on all fronts. Prices for Disney’s ad-free tiers are rising sharply in October, while Amazon and Netflix also plan to jack up prices for those who don’t want to see commercials.
One benefit of streaming services is they’re a lot easier to cancel than cable. With prices soaring, now’s the time to be brutal in winnowing your subscriptions. A churn strategy takes some planning, but it pays off. Keep in mind that a billing cycle starts when you sign up, not necessarily at the beginning of the month.
After a two-year layoff, the French heist thriller series “Lupin” returns for its third season. Omar Sy stars as a master thief who’s now on the lam, and he carries the show largely on his charisma. It’s a fun one, and a welcome return for viewers. Notably, Warner Bros. Discovery’s WBD, -3.11% Max is launching its live-sports tier — the unfortunately named Bleacher Report Sports — on Oct. 5, just in time for the MLB playoffs and upcoming NBA season. The add-on tier will be free for all subscribers through February, when its price will shoot up to $9.99 a month.
Amazon’s Prime Video Prime Video has a fine lineup in October. Not great. Not terrible. But very OK. Prime Video also has a decent lineup of NFL Thursday Night Football; “The Burial” , a funeral-home drama movie starring Oscar-winners Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones; all 11 seasons of the classic sitcom “Frasier” , just in time for the reboot on Paramount+; as well as new eps every week of “The Boys” spinoff “Gen V” and the season finale of “The Wheel of Time” .It’s also a good time to dig into Prime Video’s extensive library, before commercials come early next year.
Who’s Disney+ for? Families with kids, hardcore “Star Wars” and Marvel fans. For people not in those groups, Disney’s DIS, -1.76% library can be lacking. Non-horror shows include new seasons of Fox’s “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burgers” , and Season 2 of the comedy “Shorsey” , the “Letterkenny” spinoff series about minor-league hockey that has a surprising amount of heart to go with its absolutely filthy dialogue.As an added bonus, all five seasons of ABC’s 1980s detective-agency rom-com “Moonlighting” , starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd, will stream for the first time ever .
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