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HBO Max is set to launch in the UK and Ireland on March 26, with ad-supported tiers costing £4.99 or £5.99 per month and ad-free at £9.99 or £14.99 per month (K.J. Yossman/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/hbo-max-uk-launch-date-subsc…

HBO Max Sets U.K. Launch Date, Subscription Prices
HBO Max is set to launch in the U.K. in March 2026.

YouTube launches genre-specific YouTube TV Plans as lower-cost alternatives to the $82.99 monthly subscription; the Sports Plan is priced at $64.99 per month (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/09/youtube-tv-plans-launch/

YouTube TV Plans launch this week from $55/month with $65 Sports Plan 
“YouTube TV Plans” are rolling out this week as cheaper alternatives to paying $82.99 per month for over 100 channels.

UK's weekly street newspaper Big Issue makes its two top digital editors redundant as part of a "difficult but necessary" restructure of the organization (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/

Big Issue makes staff cuts 'to ensure long-term stability'
Weekly street newspaper Big Issue has made its two top digital editors redundant as part of a restructure of the organisation.

HBO Max and RTL strike a bundle partnership in Germany ahead of HBO Max's local launch on January 13; RTL's Ad Alliance already handles HBO Max's ad sales (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/hbo-max-rtl-partner-germany-content…

HBO Max & RTL+ Partner Up In Germany Ahead Of Jan 13 Launch
HBO Max & RTL+ have partnered in Germany on a bundle and content like 'The White Lotus' and 'House of the Dragon'.

Bill O'Reilly launches a new weekly interview podcast called We'll Do It Live, debuting in the same week as Sean Hannity's similar show Hang Out (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bill-oreilly-interview-po…

New Bill O'Reilly Interview Podcast 'We'll Do It Live' Debuts
New Bill O'Reilly Interview Podcast 'We'll Do It Live' Debuts From Fox's Red Seat Ventures

Disney announces it is adding vertical videos to Disney later this year, following the launch of ESPN's "Verts" in the ESPN app last August (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/disney-plus-vertical-videos-ces-1236665836/
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Disney+ To Add Vertical Videos In Push To Boost Daily Engagement
Looking to boost daily engagement, Disney+ will add vertical videos later this year, Disney announced at its annual Tech + Date Showcase event at CES.

Spotify rolls out music videos to Premium subscribers in the US and Canada, following a beta launch in nearly 100 markets last year (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spot…

Simon & Schuster names ex-Amazon executive Greg Greeley as its new CEO, succeeding Jonathan Karp, who will launch a Simon & Schuster imprint called Simon Six (Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/simon-s

Two former Polygon editors say they are launching Mothership, a new game publication, on January 26, to analyze games through the lens of gender and identity (Danielle Riendeau/Game Developer)
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/new-gender-fo…

New, gender-focused video game site Mothership announced
The new publication will focus on gender inclusivity and building community.

A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison over national security charges, ending a five-year legal saga (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-tel