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26.10.25 - 17:45
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Which Streaming Services Are The Most Expensive (ZeroHedge)
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Which Streaming Services Are The Most Expensive
Prices have increased again for subscription services to streaming platforms in 2024 and 2025.
Disney+ is the latest to raise its costs, increasing from $15.99 per month to $18.99 per month as of October 21, 2025.
As Statista's Anna Fleck shows in the chart below, this places it on the upper end of monthly pricing, alongside Hulu, which raised its monthly prices from $17.99 to $18.99 in October 2024.
You will find more infographics at Statista
Both Disney+ and Hulu saw their churn rates double in September, from four to eight percent and five to ten percent, respectively.
While the announcements of increased prices set for October could have contributed to higher rates of subscription cancellations than usual, The Hollywood Reporter notes that the increase in cancellations notably coincides with the temporary removal of Jimmy Kimmel from ABC, a Disney subsidiary.
This is thought to be the main reason for the increased churn rate, as other s...
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26.10.25 - 08:24
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Cruise control: could a £5 ′entry′ fee help balance Orkney′s needs with tourist demand? (The Guardian)
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With tourists outnumbering locals by 20:1, islanders say levy is needed to help protect neolithic sites and maintain public servicesArtisan jewellery, gift and whisky shops crowd the main street of Kirkwall on Orkney. The town even has a new sushi shop, offering bento boxes and matcha cheesecake.Once home to the Viking earls who ruled the islands, Kirkwall has hit it rich: it tops the UK's charts for cruise ship visits, as American, German and Italian tourists descend on remarkable neolithic sites such as Skara Brae and its medieval cathedral. Continue reading......
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25.10.25 - 12:06
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NBA gambling scandal shines harsh light on US sports′ embrace of betting (The Guardian)
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Two sweeping federal indictments have implicated big names in basketball and raised uncomfortable questions about who benefits from legalized gamblingThe NBA gambling scandal is the biggest story of the year in US sports, a culmination of the years-long embrace between professional leagues and the multibillion-dollar gambling industry that has now crossed the line from synergy into scandal.In two sweeping federal indictments unsealed in Brooklyn on Thursday, prosecutors charged more than 30 people – including the Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA player and assistant Damon Jones – with schemes that turned inside information and rigged card games into engines of profit for organized crime. Continue reading......
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24.10.25 - 20:03
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NBA Gambling Scandal Sparks Legal Challenge for League (Bloomberg)
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The FBI director announced dozens of arrests across 11 states into alleged gambling rings involving NBA coach Chauncey Billups and NBA player Terry Rozier. Officials say poker games were rigged with high-tech card scanners, subtle cues during gameplay, and a network of illegitimate players. Ellen Zavian, an American Sports Agent and Attorney and Professor of Sports Law at George Washington University, commented on the case on "Bloomberg Markets" with Scarlet Fu. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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