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EXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks, whose streaming past was marked by Netflix deals that helped build cornerstone shows like Breaking Bad, has been charting its streaming future with four increasingly viable direct-to-consumer streaming services. None of the outlets is a mass-audience juggernaut, but that’s never been the plan…

Helios & Matheson, owner of distressed movie subscription service MoviePass, said it has made a confidential filing with the SEC setting the stage for the unit’s planned spinoff. MoviePass would remain under the control of Helios & Matheson, but would have its own financial structure and be traded separately. Helios…

Netflix is raising subscription prices by 13% to 18%, the steepest increases since the company began streaming video more than a decade ago. The price hikes will take effect immediately for new subscribers and will be phased in over three months for existing subscribers. They comes two days before the company releases…

Smithsonian Networks is entering the booming subscription streaming space, announcing the launch of Smithsonian Channel Plus. The ad-free, on-demand platform will cost $5 a month for access to more than a thousand hours of programming spanning history, air and space, nature and wildlife, science, travel and pop…

Microsoft may be contemplating a novel subscription offer: one that includes the video game console in the monthly subscription fee. The service, dubbed Xbox All Access, would launch as soon as this month, offering two tiers of pricing. For a $22 monthly fee, gamers would get an Xbox One S console, access to the Xbox…