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| 1 | | According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Amazon is planning to add a lower-cost ad-supported tier to the Prime Video service. The plans apparently remain in the early stages, with nothing yet set in stone. More: - One option Amazon is reportedly considering would move all current Prime Video subscribers onto an ad-supported plan, then give them the option to pay more and remove ads.
- Amazon declined to comment on the WSJ report.
- Currently, Prime Video is available as a standalone subscription -- without Amazon Prime shipping -- for $8.99 per month; a full Amazon Prime membership runs $14.99/month.
- Amazon already has a number of ad-supported video options, including Thursday Night Football streams, the Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) service, and the Fire TV Channels platform.
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| 2 | | Twitch reversed new policies surrounding advertising one day after they were announced following a mass creator backlash. In a statement, representatives for the Amazon-owned company wrote that the update was "bad for you and bad for Twitch," adding "we will not prevent your ability to enter into direct relationships with sponsors." More: - The new guidelines would have barred Twitch creators from including "burned-in" video or display ads during their streams.
- The regulations also limited branded logos to no more than 3% of the total screen space.
- Many Twitch creators argued that the new rules were onerous and would significantly impact their ability to earn money from their content; others noted that it would have a negative effect on special events, like The Game Awards, and also charity drives on Twitch.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR THURSDAY, JUNE 8 IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA: The iconic FXX sitcom returned to cable for a 16th season last night; new episodes hit Hulu on Thursdays. Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito co-star as the lovable gang of degenerates from Paddy's Pub. [Hulu] THE AMAZING MAURICE: 2022 animated fantasy-comedy film from the UK, based on the Terry Pratchett novel "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents." The story centers on a streetwise cat (Hugh Laurie) who teams up with a gang of rats and a fake pied piper (Hamish Patel) on an elaborate money-making scheme. Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Gemma Arterton, Hugh Bonneville, David Tennant, and others provide voices. [Hulu] NEVER HAVE I EVER: The comedy-drama series -- loosely inspired by the adolescence of co-creator Mindy Kaling -- returns for a fourth and final season this week. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan stars as Devi, an Indian-American teen dealing with the ups and downs of high school life in Sherman Oaks, California. Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Darren Barnet, and Jaren Lewison co-star. [Netflix] TOUR DE FRANCE: UNCHAINED: Behind-the-scenes docuseries following several cycling teams as they compete in the 2022 installment of the infamously grueling bicycle race, taking them from Copenhagen, Denmark to Paris' Champs-Élysées. [Netflix] BASED ON A TRUE STORY: Comic thriller series from creator and writer Craig Rosenberg ("The Boys"), starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina as a couple who devise an elaborate and ill-fated scheme to profit off of America's obsession with true crime. Tom Bateman, Liana Liberato, and Natalia Dyer co-star; Jason Bateman executive produced. [Peacock] MY FAULT (CULPA MÍA): Romantic drama feature from Spain, based on the first book in a trilogy of novels by author Mercedes Rom. Nicole Wallace stars as a 17-year-old who falls for her new stepbrother (Gabriel Guevara) after moving into her wealthy stepfather's mansion. Writer-director Domingo González makes his feature debut with the film. [Amazon] AMERICAN PAIN: 2022 true-crime documentary from CNN Films about twin Floridian bodybuilders Chris and Jeff George, who ran one of the largest "pill mills" in US history, and together trafficked more than $500 million worth of opioids. The Georges participated in the film, which also utilizes FBI wiretap recordings and undercover videos; Darren Foster ("Science Fair") directs. [Max] ONE OF THE BOYS: Limited coming-of-age drama series from Denmark, about a 16-year-old who discovers he's attracted to another young man while on a "male bonding" trip away from home with friends. Jonathan Tage Pedersen, Jacob Spang Olsen, Oliver Tikotzki, and Mingus Hassing Hellemann co-star. [Viaplay] | | | |
| 4 | | Episode 2 of Pete Davidson's semi-autobiographical Peacock comedy series "Bupkis" is now streaming for free on YouTube. The episode will also air on NBC after a "Saturday Night Live" rerun on June 10. More: - The "Bupkis" episode follows Pete's character as a boy (played by Preston Brodrick) as he attends a wedding, just weeks after losing his father in the 9/11 attacks.
- Bobby Cannavale co-stars in the episode as Pete's uncle.
- As a thematic tie-in to the episode, Peacock is offering all first responders a year's subscription for just $1.99/month; that deal expires on June 16.
- Peacock has not yet released any viewership data on "Bupkis," and has yet to renew the show for a second season.
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| 5 | | Crave announced a new ad-supported tier coming soon to its Canadian subscription streaming platform. Crave features content licensed from Showtime, HBO, Max, and Starz, along with local series such as "Letterkenny" and the Canadian version of "RuPaul's Drag Race." More: - There's no word on pricing yet for the lower-cost Crave ad tiers.
- The ad-supported tiers will feature the full runs of a number of popular US sitcoms, including "Friends," "The Office," and "The Big Bang Theory," along with films from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
- Owners Bell Media will announce more info about the Crave update during their next Upfront Presentation in Toronto.
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| 6 | | The next series from "Yellowstone" mastermind Taylor Sheridan -- the spy drama "Special Ops: Lioness" -- hits Paramount+ on Sunday, July 23. The series -- inspired by a real US military program -- stars Zoe Saldaña as a CIA operative working within an elite anti-terrorist unit. More: - Nicole Kidman co-stars as Kaitlyn Meade, the head of the CIA's "Lioness Program," while Laysla De Oliveira plays a former Marine now working undercover for the team.
- Michael Kelly and Morgan Freeman co-star.
- Saldaña and Kidman are both on board as executive producers, alongside filmmaker John Hillcoat.
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- During a chat with Elle Fanning for Variety, "Wednesday" star Jenna Ortega dropped a few details about Season 2 plans, including the decision to move away from romantic storylines and "lean into the horror aspect of the show a little bit more."
- The CW announced its summer programming line-up, including new episodes of "FBoy Island" and "Down to Earth with Zach Efron," and new series "Son of a Critch," "Run the Burbs," "Children Ruin Everything," and "Moonshine."
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 | Writer | | Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." | | This newsletter was edited by Eduardo Garcia | |
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