Here are the newest and best deals from the major TV streaming services. Get deals on MGM+, Starz and Topic.
Acorn TV Subscription Deals
Acorn TV specializes in British films and TV shows, particularly mystery series like Dagliesh, Harry Wild, Manhunt, Line of Duty, Foyle’s War, George Gently, Midsomer Murders, and Murdoch Mysteries.
Acorn has a 7-day trial, after which you pay $6.99 a month. You can also get a one-year subscription for $69,99, the price of 10 months. For more details or to order, visit:
Amazon Prime Video Subscription Deals
Amazon Prime Video has dozens of original series and movies, plus thousands of new and classic TV shows and movies. An Amazon Prime membership gives you both Prime Video plus free shipping on Amazon orders, free Prime Music, and more benefits.
You can subscribe and get a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime at:
After your free trial you’ll be billed at $14.99 / month or $139 / year.
More Amazon Prime Discounts
If you are a student or EBT/Medicaid recipient you can get Amazon Prime with special discounts. View more at: Amazon Prime Discounts
Amazon Prime members also get up to 50% off on movie purchases and rentals. See the current movie rental deals at: Amazon Prime Movie Deals
Amazon Prime Video $8.99 / Mo
If you just want Amazon Prime Video, without the Amazon Prime benefits of free shipping, you can get it for $8.99 a month. To get the $8.99 Amazon Prime Video deal, visit:
Amazon Prime Video only Subscription
You’ll need to create an Amazon account if you don’t have one. Then click on Plan Change and you should see the option for the $8.99 subscription.
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AMC+ Subscription Deals
AMC+ has exclusive new series like The Ipcress File and classic AMC series like Mad Men and The Walking Dead. AMC+ also has top shows from BBC America, IFC, Sundance TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and IFC Films Unlimited.
AMC+ normally costs $8.99 a month or $83.88 for a full year. Start with a 7-day free trial. For more details or to sign up for the free trial visit:
Apple TV+ Subscription Deals
Apple TV+ has exclusive movies like Tetris, documentaries like Prehistoric Planet, and original series like The Morning Show, Ted Lasso and Slow Horses, and
Apple TV+ has exclusive movies like Spirited, series like Ted Lasso and Slow Horses, and documentaries like Prehistoric Planet. The regular subscription price for Apple TV+ is $6.99 with a free 7-day trial to start. For more details visit:
Apple TV+ Subscription – regular price
Instead of subscribing through Apple at the link above you can get better deals by signing up elsewhere. Get your first three months for free when you subscribe to Apple TV+ at Best Buy.
IBest Buy Apple TV+ Special: If you have a Best Buy rewards account you can purchase a three-month AppleTV+ subscription for free. Sign into your Best Buy rewards account and click Add to Cart to purchase an AppleTV+ subscription. The price is $0 so it’s totally free. Sign up at:
Get 3 Months of Apple TV+ Free at Best Buy
More Apple TV+ Subscription Deals
Here are more deals on Apple TV+ subscriptions:
- Purchase a new Apple device and get three months of Apple TV+ for free. READ MORE
- T-Mobile customers with a Go5G Plus plan can get a free Apple TV+ subscription. READ MORE
- College students can get a free Apple TV+ subscription when they purchase an Apple Music subscription. READ MORE
Apple TV+ Sharing
Apple says you can share an Apple+ subscription with up to five family members. For more details visit: Apple Family Sharing
BritBox Subscription Deals
BritBox is another streaming service like Acorn TV that specializes in British TV shows and movies. BritBox shows include British mystery collections like The Best of Agatha Christie, the Poirot Collection, Vera, and Jericho of Scotland Yard.
Britbox is regularly priced $8.99 a month or $89.99 a year. For more details or to subscribe visit:
Criterion Channel
Criterion offers more than 1,000 of the finest American and international classic films like Fellini’s 8 1/2, Chimes at Midnight, The Asphalt Jungle, The Long Goodbye and Fanny and Alexander.
Start with a 7-day free trial and then pay $10.99 a month or $99.99 for a full year. For more details or to subscribe visit:
Criterion Channel signup, free trial
Disney+ Subscription Deals
Disney+ is the exclusive home for many of your favorite movies and TV shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. Regular rate for Disney+ is $10.99 a month without ads, $7.99 with ads (Basic). However, a Disney+ price increase starts October 12, 2023, bringing the new premium rate to $13.99 a month. The with-ads plan price does not change. If you want to lock in the current rate and also get an annual plan discount, you can get Disney+ premium for $109.99 for one year.
Disney+ with Hulu Special
If you want both Disney+ and Hulu you can get this bundle deal: Disney+ basic with Hulu for $9.99 a month. Sign up for this deal at:
HBO Max Subscription Deals
HBO Max – now rebranded as just “Max” – is HBO’s online streaming service that gives you access to HBO’s original series such as Succession, Game of Thrones, plus many movies, recent and classic, and TV series such as Friends. HBO also partners with TCM to bring you many classic movies like The Maltese Falcon and Asphalt Jungle. Max also includes many popular shows from Discovery, HGTV, and Food Network.
Max normally costs $9.99 with commercials or $15.99 / month with no commercials, or $19.99 / mo for higher 4k quality and Dolby Atmos audio. Save up to 20% when you buy a one-year subscription. HBO Max offers offers sale prices several times a year but no HBO Max promotions are currently active. Subscribe or read more at:
If you already get HBO through your cable or satellite TV provider, you may get HBO Max streaming for free. Details are at: Get HBO Max free.
You can view several free episodes of HBO Max series, without subscribing, at: HBO Max Free Shows
Hulu Subscription Deals
Hulu is a premium streaming service that offers some of the top TV, movies and documentaries. Regular price is $7.99 a month with ads, or $14.99 a month with no ads. Get your first month free. Subscribe at:
Add Disney (with ads) for just $2 more, a total of $9.99 a month.
Hulu Student Discount
If you have a college student in the household you can qualify for the Hulu student discount, which gives you a subscription for just $1.99 a month. Apply for the Hulu student discount.
Hulu also offers a full live TV version. Hulu + Live TV offers 75+ channels of live TV plus Disney+ and ESPN+. Hulu + Live TV is $75.99 a month.
MGM+ (Epix) Subscription Deals
MGM+ – formerly called Epix – is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The channel’s programming consists of recent and older theatrically released motion pictures, original series, documentaries, and music and comedy specials.
MGM+ is regularly priced at $5.99 a month or get a full 12 months for $49.99 for 12 months, a savings of almost 30%. Start with a 7 day free trial. Subscribe or read more at:
Netflix Subscription Deals
Netflix is the world’s top streaming service with 158 million paid memberships in over 190 countries. Netflix has dozens or original series and movies, plus thousands of TV shows and movies, both recent and classic, American and international.
Netflix offers four different plans, with lower prices for lower resolution video. Netflix also has a new ad-supported plan for $6.99. The four plans and monthly prices are:
- $6.99 Standard (720p resolution) with Ads
- $15.49 Standard – 1080p video
- $19.99 Premium – 4K + HDR video.
You can sign up at:
Free Netflix
Netflix does not have any discounts when you subscribe directly, but Netflix partners with T-Mobile and Verizon to offer a free Netflix subscription as follows:
- T-Mobile customers: Get one year of Netflix free with most T-Mobile Go5G and Go5G Plus Plans: READ MORE
- Verizon customers: Get one year of Netflix free when you buy one year of Masterclass or Super Duolingo ($83.99 / year). READ MORE
Sharing a Netflix Account
You can share a Netflix account with other “members of your household. You can watch on 4 different devices at the same time with Premium, 2 with Standard and 1 with Basic. More details from Netflix are at: Sharing Your Netflix Account
Noggin Subscription Deals
Noggin is a streaming TV channel plus an educational app designed with kids ages 2 to 6+ in mind. Noggin has 1,000+ ad-free Nick Jr. episodes plus original learning videos and educational games.
You can view the Noggin Channel through Amazon Prime Video, Roku Channel, Apple TV+, Dish and Sling. The Noggin app has additional interactive features and is available on iOS, Android, and Amazon Kindle apps using a Noggin account log-in.
Noggin is regularly priced at $7.99 a month. Start with a 60-day free trial. For more details or to subscribe, visit:
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Paramount+ Subscription Deals
Paramount+ (formerly known as CBS All Access) offers original series like 1883, Mayor of Kingstown, and Star Trek Discovery plus your favorite CBS shows.
Paramount+ offers a one week free trial, after which you normally pay $5.99 / mo for Paramount+ Essential (with commercials) or $9.99 / mo for Paramount+ Premium (the commercial free version). Get Paramount+ with Showtime for 11.99 / month.
Sign up at:
Paramount+ and Showtime Subscription Deal
More Paramount+ Subscription Deals
- Paramount+ now comes free with a Walmart+ subscription. Walmart+ is $12.95 a month or $98 a year. For details, visit: Paramount+ Free with Walmart+
- Students can get a 25% discount on a Paramount+ subscription; for details visit: Paramount+ Student Discount
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Peacock Subscription Deals
Peacock is a streaming service from NBCUniversal with full seasons of exclusive originals; next-day airings of current NBC, Bravo, and Telemundo hits; can’t-miss live sports; plus thousands of hours of TV shows and movies available.
Peacock Premium regularly costs $5.99 a month with ads or $11.99 with no ads. You can subscribe at:
Peacock Student Deal
Students can get Peacock Premium for $1.99 / mo for 12 months. See details at: Peacock Student Discount
Showtime Subscription Deals
Showtime’s streaming plan offers online access to commercial-free, award-winning SHOWTIME original series, can’t-miss movies, groundbreaking documentaries, laugh-out-loud comedy specials, hard-hitting sports and much more. Watch live TV or catch up on-demand on your TV, tablet, phone or computer. Plus, you can download full episodes and movies to your favorite mobile devices and watch them offline.
Showtime’s regular price is $10.99 a month. Get Paramount+ with Showtime for 11.99 / month.
Sign up at:
If you want just Showtime, it is not on sale but you can get it at:
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Starz Subscription Deals
Starz offers theatrically released motion pictures and first-run original television series such as Outlander, Power Book and Heels.
Starz normally costs $8.99 a month or $23.99 a quarter. Currently get this deal: Get Starz for $3 / mo for your first three months. For more details visit:
Sundance Now Subscription Deals
Sundance Now is known for true crime, thriller films and shows like John Le Carre’s The Little Drummer Girl and The Pact. Sundance Now content comes free with AMC+. Or you can get a separate subscription for $6.99 monthly or $59.99 for a full year. To subscribe, visit:
Topic Subscription Deals
Topic is a streaming service that has international series and films from more than 40 countries, including Nordic Noir, French political thrillers, and supernatural mysteries from Italy and Senegal.
Topic’s originals include the Agatha Christie inspired series, Hjerson. You can watch the Topic channel on any Roku TV or with a TV that has a Roku device attached.
Topic regularly costs $5.99 a month or $60 a year, however currently you can get this Topic special: Get your first two months for $2.99 a month (half price) with promo code PROMO50. You can subscribe at:
Free TV Streaming Channels
In addition to the premier, fee-based TV streaming services there are several that are always free, though like regular TV, they are supported by advertising and you’ll have to suffer through commercials. Here they are.
Freevee
Freevee is a free streaming service from Amazon. Freevee has many new and classic movies, and Amazon Prime Video original series like Bosch and Schitt’s Creek.
Notable series on Freevee include Bosch, Schitt’s Creek, The Chosen, Manhattan and Lost.
Free always: Freevee
Pluto TV
Pluto TV offers live TV channels plus on-demand movies and TV shows. Pluto TV is owned by ViacomCBS and was founded in 2013. As of March 2020 Pluto TV has deals with 170 content partners providing more than 250 channels worth of programming. Its content is available via its website and supported apps. As of March 2020, the service averages more than 20 million monthly active users.
Notable movie offerings include new and old classic movies like many of the James Bond movies, Terminator, Bull Durham, and In Harm’s Way. Also available are series TV shows like Midsomer Murders, Third Rock from the Son, Duck Dynasty, the Dick Van Dyke Show, the Adams Family and Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations.
Free always: Pluto TV
Tubi
Tubi is an ad-supported free steaming service owned by Fox. It offers over 20,000 older TV shows and movies to watch for free.
Notable movie offerings include popular movies like The Passion, Total Recall, Quigley Down Under, Zulu, Rio Lobo, and The Big Short. Also available are series TV shows like Alf, Dead Zone, 3rd Rock from the Sun and The Apprentice.
Free always: Tubitv.com
How to Stream TV Channels
For information on how to stream channels like Netflix and Amazon, see the story:
Choosing the Right TV or Device to Watch Streaming Video
What To Watch
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