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The latest news, reviews, and rumors from the biggest video streaming platforms on the planet. With Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV+ all competing in the streaming wars for your attention, Digital Trends is here to break down everything you need to know. Whether you’re looking for the best shows and movies or just trying to decide which platform you want to subscribe to, we’ve done all the research, so you don’t have to.
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After two decades on its own, Roku is being sold for $22 billion to this company
Fox is buying Roku in a blockbuster $22 billion deal that could reshape the streaming landscape, pairing one of TV's biggest content libraries with a platform used in more than 100 million households worldwide.
YouTube’s Home feed is becoming whatever you ask it to be
YouTube is adding a prompt-based Home feed chip that lets signed-in U.S. viewers build custom video streams around specific moods, interests, or topics, with watch and search history required.
Prime Video’s Spider-Noir is the bold superhero show that the Spider-Man franchise desperately needs
Spider-Noir review: Nicolas Cage's hard-boiled Prime Video series proves the Spider-Man franchise doesn't need Peter Parker to be great.
Netflix has its own AI studio now, and AI-generated content is coming for your feed whether you like it or not
Netflix has been secretly building an AI animation studio called INKubator to produce animated shorts and specials using generative AI tools.
More ads are coming to Netflix, despite 250 million users already paying to watch stuff with ads
Netflix's ad-supported tier now reaches 250 million monthly active viewers. If you're on the cheaper plan, the way you experience ads on Netflix is about to change in some pretty significant ways.
Prime Video just dropped the most disappointing news about Henry Cavill’s live-action Voltron movie
Amazon confirmed Henry Cavill's live-action Voltron movie will skip theaters and premiere on Prime Video, disappointing fans who expected a big-screen release.
The Rings of Power season 3 release date is set, and the One Ring is coming sooner than expected
Prime Video has confirmed a release date for Rings of Power season 3, with new cast members and the One Ring finally entering the story.
Netflix is testing its own voice search feature and it sounds less frustrating
Netflix is testing a native AI-powered voice search that lets you find shows by mood or vibe, with text-based results and no personalization yet.
5 great Netflix shows to watch on New Year’s Day and beyond
The first day of the year is also the right time to binge the five great Netflix shows to watch on New Year's Day.
This Emmy-nominated sci-fi series is one of 3 underrated Prime Video shows to watch this weekend (May 2-3)
A cancelled spy thriller, a rotoscoped animated drama, and a melancholic sci-fi anthology make up this weekend's three underrated Prime Video shows that never got the audience they deserved.
This indie movie with 99% RT score is one of the 3 underrated Hulu movies to watch this weekend (May 2-3)
These three films on Hulu this weekend explore what happens when reaching for something pulls you somewhere you can't come back from.
Netflix finally opens to proper theatrical releases, starting with the next “Narnia” film
Netflix is giving Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew a wide theatrical release with a full 45-day exclusivity window — a first for the streamer, and a sign that its relationship with cinemas is finally maturing.
Netflix gets its own “Clips” vertical video feed to lure you away from TikToks and Reels
Netflix’s new Clips feed brings swipeable vertical videos into the app, letting users discover shows through short snippets, save them, and jump straight into full episodes.
Netflix renews Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 for Season 2 despite its worst-ever franchise ratings
Netflix has renewed Stranger Things: Tales From '85 for season 2 despite divisive reviews. The animated spinoff holds the franchise's lowest scores on both Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.
YouTube TV custom multiview lets you mix NFL Sunday Ticket with any channel
YouTube TV officially launched fully custom Multiview on April 28, 2026, letting subscribers mix any live channel, including NFL Sunday Ticket add-ons, into a four-stream view.
3 underrated Netflix shows you should watch this weekend (April 24-26)
This weekend's Netflix watchlist spans three very different worlds. A 19th-century murder mystery based on a Margaret Atwood novel, a Danish serial killer thriller, and a Japanese sumo drama that is impossible to put down.
YouTube TV now lets you create the multiview layout of your dream
YouTube has a Multiview feature, which lets you watch up to four live streams simultaneously on a single screen. Previously, you were stuck with preselected channel combinations that were mostly limited to live sports but it’s soon going to change. The platform recently used Multiview to stream Coachella, so viewers could watch multiple stages at […]
Dante vs. Vergil showdown in Devil May Cry Season 2 trailer has us completely hooked
Netflix has dropped a trailer for Devil May Cry Season 2, teasing an epic clash between Dante and Vergil and setting up two major villains.
The Boys season 5 is out, and the show continues to be a documentary of modern America
Though The Boys about superheroes, the hit Prime Video show has never felt more like real-world America now that season 5 is out.
AI streaming is going mainstream in China, whether audiences want it or not
IQiyi, China's Netflix, is overhauling its entire business around AI-generated content and launching a new tool that can handle almost every aspect of filmmaking.
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video (April 2026)
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video this month include Crime 101, Pretty Lethal, The Menu, Super 8, The Great Escape, Sinners, and more.
Netflix is about to feel more like social media with a vertical feed coming soon
Netflix is launching a vertical video discovery feed by end of April, letting you swipe through show and movie clips before jumping into a full watch.
Apple TV and Peacock Premium Plus just got cheaper together, and Amazon is the one making it happen
That's a nice deal!
The smart home was supposed to be open, but it’s becoming a toll booth
The smart home promised seamless convenience. What it increasingly delivers is a polished system of gatekeeping, where screens, speakers, and dashboards shape what gets seen, what gets used, and what keeps charging after the hardware is already paid for.
3 underrated Amazon Prime Video movies you should watch this weekend (April 10-12)
If you are looking for something genuinely good to watch this weekend, we have a a quietly disturbing psychological horror, a gritty crime drama, and a retro sci-fi mystery that deserves to be on your watchlist.
3 underrated Netflix movies you should watch this weekend (April 10-12)
Looking for something different this weekend? These three underrated Netflix movies skip the usual recommendations and deliver raw emotion, dark storytelling, and unexpected humor that deserve a spot on your watchlist.
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 – release date, episodes, new characters and timeline explained
Stranger Things: Tales from '85 is an animated Netflix spinoff set in winter 1985, bringing back Eleven, Mike, and the gang alongside a new character named Nikki Baxter and a fresh monster called the Snowshark.
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