Fox Corp. to Acquire Tubi Free-Streaming Service for $440 Million, Sells Stake in Roku

Variety's chief TV critics take a closer look at the new streaming service and debate the pros and cons of its mobile-only interface.

Quibi officially launched on Monday, April 6, adding yet another streaming service to the increasingly crowded landscape. Quibi does set itself apart from other services, such as Hulu, Netflix, and even YouTube, with its unique strategy to only create short-form videos that you have to watch on your phones.

You might already watch a lot of stuff on your phone, since there's no shortage of options, between big platforms like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and Twitch, or the social media streams of TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. But what if some of those programming options — particularly the ones on Netflix and Hulu — are just too long for the handheld viewing experience?

Even before the coronavirus pandemic had us all under lockdown, if you made the decision to stay indoors and never leave your house for the next five years, you’d still have no chance to finish watching all the shows, movies, stand-up specials and documentaries now available on a myriad of streaming services.

With everyone listening to medical doctors and spending a great deal more time in their homes amidst the coronavirus pandemic, multiple streaming services and pay cable networks are currently offering 30-day free trials or discounted pricing to new subscribers in an effort to help families safely pass the time indoors.

With everyone listening to medical doctors and spending a great deal more time in their homes amidst the coronavirus pandemic, multiple streaming services and pay cable networks are currently offering 30-day free trials or discounted pricing to new subscribers in an effort to help families safely pass the time indoors.

After freeing his Monster mixtape onto streaming services for the project's fifth anniversary last year, today (April 3), Future opts to repeat the cycle by releasing his Zaytoven-produced opus, Beast Mode to all digital platforms.Released in January 2015, Beast Mode was the second of three mixtapes to enshrine Future's status as a decorated trap savant.The eight-song project boasted features from Juvenile and Young Scooter. In 2018, Future and Zaytoven doubled up and released Beast Mode 2.

Future’s 2015 mixtape, Beast Mode, is now available on all streaming platforms. He released it as part of a legendary run of projects kicking off with Monster, which the Atlanta rapper brought to streaming services for the first time in October 2019.

Days after vinyl copies of his songs arrived at fans' doorsteps, Frank Ocean released his new singles, “Cayendo” and “Dear April,” on streaming services. Although the vinyls feature both acoustic and remixed versions of the songs, only the latter are currently available on streaming.

Disney+ officially launched in the UK this March and saw thousands of people sign up during lockdown.

The double A side single was previously a vinyl exclusive

We usually only hear about the big streaming services, like Netflix and Hulu and Amazon Prime. But did you know there are hundreds (yes, hundreds) of streaming services and channels readily available at your fingertips? It's true, and TV Guide has compiled a comprehensive — some might say exhaustive — guide to these streaming options so you can determine which of these many services is right for you.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

By Tim Dams

The coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the way we live, and all of Hollywood has pretty much been put on pause as a result of social distancing efforts across the globe. In addition to shutting down film and TV productions worldwide, the increase in people self-quarantining at home and binge-watching content has led to increasingly taxing strain on internet infrastructures in some countries.

Comcast and Fox Corp. have come to terms on a broad carriage agreement covering all of Fox’s cable channels, including Fox News, and its O&O local TV stations.

By Jill Goldsmith

By Jill Goldsmith

Fox Corporation joined other media companies like Walt Disney and ViacomCBS Tuesday with an acknowledgement that the continuing coronavirus pandemic may have an effect on its financial operations.

With everyone spending a great deal more time in their homes amidst the coronavirus pandemic, multiple streaming services and pay cable networks are offering free 30-day trials or discounted pricing to new subscribers in an effort to help families safely pass the time indoors. So if you don't have subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, or Disney+ — or if you're just looking for something new — there are still plenty of options at your fingertips.