Re: [NEWS] Apple TV+ streaming free for two days

moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

On 12/30/2024 9:59 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

shawn wrote:

On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:03:36 -0500, Robin Miller
<robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
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Your Name wrote:

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The article keeps saying "three days", but Apple's Twitter / X post
actually only says "Jan 4-5".
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      Apple TV+ Will Be Free to Stream for Three Days
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      Tech giant promotes free worldwide access to original titles
      including 'Severance,' 'Shrinking,' 'Ted Lasso,' 'The Morning
      Show' and more.
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      Apple is hoping those who don't subscribe to Apple TV+ will
      ring in 2025 by binge-watching some of its original TV shows
      and movies - free for anyone with an Apple ID for three days.
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      The full Apple TV+ catalog will be free to stream to users
      worldwide the first weekend of the year (from Friday, Jan. 3,
      to Sunday, Jan. 5), on on any device where the streaming
      service is available. All you need is an Apple ID and password
      to sign in for the free two-day weekend promotional period.
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      The free promo is, of course, intended to drive people to sign
      up for Apple TV+ at the regular price: $9.99/month (or
      $99.99/year) in the U.S. Apple does not publicly disclose how
      many subscribers it has for Apple TV+, which it launched in
      November 2019.
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      Apple touted a range of TV series available on the streaming
      service, including "Severance" (which returns for Season 2 on
      Jan. 17), the Emmy-winning "Ted Lasso" and "The Morning Show,"
      and others including "Silo," "Shrinking," "Bad Sisters,"
      "Slow Horses," "Disclaimer" and "Presumed Innocent." It also
      suggested users can "get your mind blown by celebrated sci-fi
      series" like "Dark Matter," "For All Mankind" and "Foundation."
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      In addition, the Apple TV+ lineup includes family movies like
      "Fly Me to the Moon," starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing
      Tatum, and "The Family Plan," starring Mark Wahlberg and
      Michelle Monaghan; plus action-comedy "Wolfs" starring George
      Clooney and Brad Pitt, and "The Instigators" starring Matt
      Damon and Casey Affleck.
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      Twitter / X post:
      <https://x.com/AppleTV/status/1873730763356795379>
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<https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/apple-tv-plus-free-
streaming-1236262179/>
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The article on Apple's website says Friday through Sunday. Thanks! Has
season 2 of Silo fully unspooled yet?
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https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2024/12/get-a-free-all-access-pass-
to-apple-tv-the-first-weekend-of-2025/
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Looks like it will be two to three weeks before the season is ended as
it's only on episode 7 of season 2.
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Thanks, Shawn. I won't hurry to catch it then if it hasn't been released
in full.

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Anyone know why streamers do this weekly-dribble crap?  I can't imagine
any viewer saying, "Oh good, I have to put the plot away for a week..."
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 So they can get paid for the current episodes while still finishing the
later episodes