Ben Bowman
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Founder @StreamingSmarter.com
Ted Sarandos will be visited by 3 ghosts tonight:
December 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Ted Sarandos will be visited by 3 ghosts tonight:
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Starting next summer, you'll be able to stream MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) in a standalone app.
MS NOW Launching DTC Streaming Service Next Summer
The channel formerly known as MSNBC is working on a direct-to-consumer streaming app.
streamingsmarter.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Starting next summer, you'll be able to stream MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) in a standalone app.
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After briefly showing blurred nudity, then removing the film, the full version of "The Wolf of Wall Street" is back on Netflix. So what happened there? 🤔
Update: Netflix Restores Previously Censored Nudity in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Less than 11 hours after we published our story, Netflix has restored the unedited version of the film.
streamingsmarter.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
After briefly showing blurred nudity, then removing the film, the full version of "The Wolf of Wall Street" is back on Netflix. So what happened there? 🤔
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Margot Robbie's nude scene in "The Wolf of Wall Street" has been blurred by Netflix 🫣
Netflix Blurs Margot Robbie’s Nude Scene in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Netflix censors have altered one of the most famous movie scenes in the last 25 years.
streamingsmarter.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Margot Robbie's nude scene in "The Wolf of Wall Street" has been blurred by Netflix 🫣
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“.. A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds of the meeting Tuesday showed that during nine separate instances, Trump’s eyes were closed for extended periods or he appeared to struggle to keep them open, amounting cumulatively to nearly six minutes.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“.. A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds of the meeting Tuesday showed that during nine separate instances, Trump’s eyes were closed for extended periods or he appeared to struggle to keep them open, amounting cumulatively to nearly six minutes.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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It's now or never: streamingsmarter.com/deals/
#CyberMonday #streaming #deals #hbomax #paramountplus #appletv #disneyplus
#CyberMonday #streaming #deals #hbomax #paramountplus #appletv #disneyplus
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's now or never: streamingsmarter.com/deals/
#CyberMonday #streaming #deals #hbomax #paramountplus #appletv #disneyplus
#CyberMonday #streaming #deals #hbomax #paramountplus #appletv #disneyplus
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Here's every Black Friday streaming deal. Jump on 'em before Monday or you'll have to wait another year. #BlackFriday
streamingsmarter.com/deals/
streamingsmarter.com/deals/
Best Streaming Deals Right Now - Streaming Smarter
Stop wasting money on full-priced streaming services. Here's every current deal and promo code available. Updated daily.
streamingsmarter.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Here's every Black Friday streaming deal. Jump on 'em before Monday or you'll have to wait another year. #BlackFriday
streamingsmarter.com/deals/
streamingsmarter.com/deals/
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The biggest collection of Black Friday streaming deals is here! Save up to 75% on Apple TV, Crunchyroll, Britbox, AMC+, Acorn TV, and more
Prime Video Goes Wild with Black Friday Deals on Apple TV, AMC+, Britbox, and More
Prime Video slashes prices on great services like Apple TV, Crunchyroll, Britbox, Acorn TV, AMC+ and much more!
streamingsmarter.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The biggest collection of Black Friday streaming deals is here! Save up to 75% on Apple TV, Crunchyroll, Britbox, AMC+, Acorn TV, and more
"Mom! I can't! I'm building the Metaverse!"
November 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"Mom! I can't! I'm building the Metaverse!"
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Makes sense. She usually has plans on January 6th.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Makes sense. She usually has plans on January 6th.
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Black Friday doorbuster 🔥 Get Frndly TV for just 99 cents. Watch 50+ channels and all the Hallmark Christmas movies! 🎄
Black Friday Sale: Watch Frndly TV for 99 cents/month for 3 Months
Frndly TV is now available for just 99 cents! Start streaming ION, Hallmark Channel, Me TV, and more!
streamingsmarter.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Black Friday doorbuster 🔥 Get Frndly TV for just 99 cents. Watch 50+ channels and all the Hallmark Christmas movies! 🎄
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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MLB on Netflix??? Here's how the 2026 baseball season will look different across your streaming services ⚾
MLB Signs New Rights Deal Bringing Games to Netflix and Beyond
MLB broadcast rights for the next 3 years just got a major shake-up, with Netflix grabbing some key games.
streamingsmarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
MLB on Netflix??? Here's how the 2026 baseball season will look different across your streaming services ⚾
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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It's a truce! YouTube TV subscribers once again have access to ABC, ESPN, and the other Disney-owned channels.
YouTube TV Regains ABC, ESPN, and Disney Channels
The battle is over. YouTube TV once again has ABC, ESPN, and the other Disney-owned channels it lost in October.
streamingsmarter.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It's a truce! YouTube TV subscribers once again have access to ABC, ESPN, and the other Disney-owned channels.
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With the Hulu app on death row, Disney+ revamps its app for better navigation. Take a look at the makeover 👀
Disney+ App Has New Look Ahead of Hulu Shutdown
With Hulu headed for death row, Disney+ revamps its app to reflect the upcoming integration.
streamingsmarter.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
With the Hulu app on death row, Disney+ revamps its app for better navigation. Take a look at the makeover 👀
First, it's the Magnificent Mile.
Second, his garbage hotel adjacent to Michigan Ave. has been sitting with 70,000 square feet of empty retail space since it opened 16 years ago.
Second, his garbage hotel adjacent to Michigan Ave. has been sitting with 70,000 square feet of empty retail space since it opened 16 years ago.
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
First, it's the Magnificent Mile.
Second, his garbage hotel adjacent to Michigan Ave. has been sitting with 70,000 square feet of empty retail space since it opened 16 years ago.
Second, his garbage hotel adjacent to Michigan Ave. has been sitting with 70,000 square feet of empty retail space since it opened 16 years ago.
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So much for keeping politics out of sports huh
Daily Slop - 8 Nov 25 - President Donald Trump will be in the owner’s box on Sunday; wants new Commanders stadium named for him
Daily Slop - 8 Nov 25 - President Donald Trump will be in the owner’s box on Sunday; wants new Commanders stadium named for him
Articles, podcasts & tweets about the Commanders, NFC East, and NFL
www.hogshaven.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So much for keeping politics out of sports huh
Thank you for this important bulletin
Dwayne Johnson on the prospect of hosting — or perhaps cohosting the #Oscars in the future: "Oh, that would be fun. Yeah, that would be cool."
‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Dwayne Johnson on ‘The Smashing Machine,’ Its Box Office, ‘Jumanji’ and ‘Moana’ Sequels and That bin Laden Tweet
“I was ready to chase the challenge and not chase the box office,” the wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson said in reference to his latest film — Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, an A24 production in which Johnson portrays Mark Kerr, an early MMA fighter whose life took a dark turn — during a recent recording of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast in front of 500 film students at Chapman University in Orange County.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Thank you for this important bulletin
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HBO Max leader: "No consumers are asking for more content." 🙄
HBO Max Leader After Price Hike: ‘No Consumers Are Asking for More Content’
You don't want more movies and shows, do you?
streamingsmarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
HBO Max leader: "No consumers are asking for more content." 🙄
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Fubo: (Reports flat subscribers YoY)
Fubo's CEO: "wE'rE gOiNg StReAkInG!"
Fubo's CEO: "wE'rE gOiNg StReAkInG!"
Fubo CEO Goes on Embarrassing Victory Lap on X as Service Remains Flat on Subscribers YoY
Fubo's CEO is in a great mood, even as his company's subscriber base is basically the same as last year.
streamingsmarter.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Fubo: (Reports flat subscribers YoY)
Fubo's CEO: "wE'rE gOiNg StReAkInG!"
Fubo's CEO: "wE'rE gOiNg StReAkInG!"
Bluesky, please give me a setting to remove all photos of people at the gym, pets, and dinners.
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Bluesky, please give me a setting to remove all photos of people at the gym, pets, and dinners.
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
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YouTube TV loses ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, FX, and more 🚨
10 Million YouTube TV Subscribers Lose ABC, ESPN, and Disney Channels in Carriage Dispute
Disney pulls its channels from YouTube TV in a carriage dispute.
streamingsmarter.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 AM
YouTube TV loses ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, FX, and more 🚨