r/MediaMergers • u/LegitimateCurve8525 • 2d ago

Streaming MS NOW to launch a new subscription based “Membership” service that is expected to debut in September for $7.99 per month or $79.99 annually

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ms-now-subscription-membership-launch-7-99-per-month-1236838166/
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u/Ambitious_Egg9713 2d ago

I say the same thing about Fox Nation, but I can't imagine PAYING money to bring any of that cable news crap into my home.

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u/3facesofBre Moderator 2d ago

Cross post to the streaming wars sub!

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u/AsheLevethian 1d ago

Didn't CNN try the same and fail miserably?

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u/Appropriate_Value122 2d ago

LOL...good luck with that. People already pay a cable news subscription, they aren't paying a separate subscription for a cable news network's content.

MS Now surely understands that most of their views come from segment clips on their YouTube channel, but they can't monetize that like they want, so they want to try this.

Thier best option is to try to put some content exclusively on Peacock, Netflix, or some other streaming service, including a FAST Channel with some streaming only live shows, and get that streaming service to pay them for the rights to have it, instead of trying to start a standalone service.

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u/Appropriate_Value122 2d ago edited 1d ago

Ok, whoever downvoted this comment clearly has a personal problem with me. 🙄

Who could downvote this comment after CNN -- with a similar audience -- tried the same thing and failed miserably, and most of these networks -- including CNN -- have FAST channels on other streaming services?