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The 2024-2025 Premier Leagues season is off and running. The season started on Aug. 17 with the first of 31 soccer matches scheduled across on NBC, USA, Telemundo and Peacock.
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Where to Stream Premier League Games
Soccer lovers can stream Premier League games with a free trail from streaming platforms such as DirecTV, Fubo TV and Hulu + Live TV. All three platforms offer live, local and cable channels including NBC and USA Network.
Although most of the Premier League games are set to air on NBC and USA, some of them will also air on Telemundo. You can stream Premier League games live and on-demand with a subscription to DirecTV, Sling TV, Fubo, Peacock and Hulu + Live TV.
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If you’re on a budget, now’s a good time to find end-of-summer discounts on streaming platforms such as DirecTV Stream, which is discounted to $49.99/month for a limited time. DirecTV Stream features over 90 cable channels, plus DVR.
Fubo is also on sale for $49.99/month after a free trial for a week. Fubo Pro (reg. $79.99) lets you stream 194 channels with unlimited DVR and streaming on up to 10 screens.
Sling TV’s streaming plans start at $20/month for up 34 channels. Save $72 when you prepay for four months of Sling TV service.
How to Watch Premier League on Peacock
Peacock is another way to stream Premier League games from anywhere. Streaming plans start at $7.99/month for access to the Premium and $13.99/month for Peacock Premium Plus with live NBC.
Want more ways to watch? ExpressVPN allows you to stream Premier League matches from anywhere around the globe.
See below for a schedule of games taking place over Labor Day weekend and where to watch.
Premier League Schedule: Where to Watch
Saturday, Aug. 31
Arsenal vs. Brighton, USA/Universo
Everton vs. Bournemouth, USA/Universo
Brentford vs. Southampton, Peacock
Ipswich vs. Fulham, Peacock
Leicester vs. Aston Villa, Peacock
Nottm Forest vs. Wolves, Peacock
West Ham vs. Manchester City, Peacock/NBC/Universo
Sunday, Sept. 1
Newcastle vs. Spurs, USA/Telemundo
Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace, Peacock
Manchester United vs. Liverpool, Peacock
TikTok creates viral hits. YouTube is unparalleled in its ubiquity. But music subscription services pay the bills.
More than three out of every five dollars earned by U.S. record labels in the first half of 2024 — 60.2% to be exact — came from premium subscription services, according to the RIAA’s mid-year report. That marks the first time subscriptions exceeded a 60% share of total revenue, topping the 59.5% share in the first half of 2023 and the 59.3% mark for full-year 2023.
Ad-supported on-demand streaming, on the other hand, has lost momentum, growing just 2.5%, half the rate of paid subscriptions. The slowdown has been dramatic: Three years ago, advertising revenue rebounded from a pandemic slowdown by surging 54.1% in the first half of 2021 and another 17.7% in the first half of 2022. Its share of total industry revenue — 10.4% — has slipped, too, from 10.5.%, 11.3% and 10.5% in the three preceding first-half periods.
Other ad-supported segments also lag paid subscriptions’ growth rate. SoundExchange distributions, which include some ad-supported streaming as well as royalties paid by satellite radio subscribers, rose just 3.8% to $517 million. Other ad-supported streaming, which covers services not operating under statutory licenses, fell 1.5% to $155 million.
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The situation around advertising is worse than the numbers might suggest. Ad-supported, on-demand streaming isn’t confined to services such as Spotify’s free tier and YouTube. A new generation of platforms, such as TikTok and Instagram, are grouped into this category, too. Without these emerging platforms, ad-supported streaming would look even worse off.
For an industry that must constantly seek growth, advertising is too small to play the role. In the most recent quarter, Spotify got 12% of its revenue from advertising — both music and podcasts — compared to 88% from subscriptions. Even if advertising becomes a bigger part of the business, CEO Daniel Ek said during the company’s April 23 earnings call, it won’t be a major factor in helping the company reach 20% revenue growth. “Anything we can do on our subscription side will obviously materially outperform any improvement on the ad side,” said Ek.
Free music has played an important role in building today’s music ecosystem, though. In 2009, author Chris Anderson followed The Long Tail with a lesser-known book titled Free that promoted the notion that not charging for digital goods can be a wise strategy. While The Long Tail was a smash success, Free never rose to the same level of renown. But Anderson’s idea proved to have merit. The same year Free was published, Spotify launched a “freemium” music streaming service in the United Kingdom—the world’s third-largest music market—that utilized a free, ad-supported tier intended to drive listeners to the paid version. Ad-supported royalties were miniscule, but it worked as planned. Free listening turned out to be an effective tool to attract customers that would, at some point in the future, become some of Spotify’s 246 million subscribers.
The growth potential for the subscription business lays outside the U.S. Globally, subscription streaming accounted for 48.9% of recorded music revenue in 2023, according to the IFPI, more than 11 percentage points below the share in the U.S. (The RIAA reports retail value in the U.S. while the IFPI reports wholesale values for each market.) Worldwide subscription penetration is only 15%, Warner Music Group CFO Bryan Castellani noted during an Aug. 7 earnings call, “and there’s a lot of headroom to go from 800 million subscriptions today to well over a billion over the next five years.”
The future may be a combination of free and subscription. In May, Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob Stringer called for streaming platforms to charge users of ad-supported tiers a “modest fee” to make free streaming “more than a marketing funnel” to attract customers. Stringer also called on short-form video platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts to step up their payments to rights owners. “More and more, these are primary consumption sources, and they need to be valued accordingly,” he said.
With subscriptions now exceeding 60% of U.S. revenue and advertising losing share, free platforms will likely come under more pressure to deliver more royalties. Until that happens, though, expect the industry to increasingly put its hopes for revenue growth in subscriptions.
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It’s Barbie night in the WNBA! Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky will host the first-ever Barbie-themed game night against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Friday (Aug. 30).
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The game will be held at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena and will feature family-friendly activations, a Barbie photo booth, hair braiding stations complete with Barbie colors, and giveaways including a custom Barbie x Chicago Sky sherpa belt bag, which will be gifted to the first 2,000 fans. It also marks another matchup between WNBA rookies Reese (aka the Bayou Barbie) and Clark.
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A special halftime performer will also be announced.
“The Chicago Sky are thrilled to be the first WNBA team to partner with Barbie, the world’s most iconic and diverse doll brand that reminds girls they can be anything,” Tania Haladner, Chicago Sky’s Chief Marketing Officer said in a statement. “Barbie aligns perfectly with the Sky’s mission to empower girls and women to explore limitless possibilities, and we can’t wait to bring inspiring content to fans.”
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Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever: How to Stream Live Online
The Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. PT. The game will air live on Ion and WNBA League Pass and stream on Prime Video.
Basketball fans can watch the Sky vs. Fever game live on Ion, which is available on DirecTV Stream, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV.
DirecTV’s streaming plans are currently on sale for a low as $49.99 (regularly $79.99) after a five-day free trial. Join today and receive instant access to 90+ channels including sports networks such as ESPN, Ion, NBA League Pass and Big 10 Network.
Want more ways to stream free? Fubo ($75/month) and Hulu + Live TV ($77/month) offer free trials and access to over 90 channels.
Although DirecTV Stream, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV don’t offer WNBA League Pass, fans can subscribe to League Pass through Prime Video. Or subscribe to WNBA League Pass online and stream on Roku. WNBA League pass is $12.99/month or $35/per season (use ExpressVPN to stream internationally).
How to Get Tickets to the Sky vs. Fever Game
Want to catch the game in person? There’s still time to score last-minute tickets to watch the Sky vs. Fever in what is already being called one of the most expensive WNBA games thus far, as ticket prices are skyrocketing for the highly anticipated game.
Currently, tickets to the game are available on sites such as StubHub, Seat Geek and GameTime for $150 and up.
The nearly impossible, the previously unthinkable, is happening: Oasis has announced a reunion, with Liam and Noel Gallagher re-forming the British rock group that made them famous after 15 years and countless verbal jabs at each other. And over the past few days, U.S. music listeners have toasted the unlikely comeback by revisiting (or discovering) […]
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Country’s biggest stars gathered together to pay tribute to the late Toby Keith at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, and now you can watch Toby Keith: An American Icon at home. The tribute show will air Wednesday (Aug. 27) on NBC at 9 p.m. ET/PT and can be streamed the next day on Peacock.
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Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson, Carrie Underwood, Jelly Roll and Darius Rucker were just a few of the major artists who took to the stage back in July to honor the Country Hall of Famer in front of a sold-out audience. Throughout the two-hour special, you’ll be able to hear heartwarming performances of songs by Keith that honor his life and legacy as well as a special performance by his daughter Krystal Keith.
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Keep reading to learn the streaming options available to watch Toby Keith: An American Icon online.
How to Watch Toby Keith: An American Icon At Home for Free
The easiest way to watch Toby Keith: An American Icon is through cable, but if you don’t want to splurge on a TV package, you can still watch NBC without cable. Live TV streamers are offering free trials or promos that’ll score you NBC in addition to hundreds of other live channels for as low as $0.
Below, ShopBillboard broke down the best options to stream Toby Keith: An American Icon online for free.
DirecTV Stream
You can watch NBC on DirecTV Stream, which also includes your local NBC station and more than 90 other live channels. New users who sign up can score a five day free trial through DirecTV Stream when you sign up for one of its four packages. All of the offered streaming package include NBC, CNBC and MSNBC. Bonus offer: you can get $30 off the first three months after your free trial ends, which will drop the price to as low as $49.99 a month (reg. $79.99 a month).
In addition to being able to watch your local channels, you’ll also receive unlimited DVR storage and the ability to stream on as many smart devices as you want.
Sling TV
Sling TV’s newest promo will get you 50% off the first month when you sign up for one of its three streaming packages. For access to NBC, you’ll need to sign up for the Blue package that includes the live channel as well as sports, news and entertainment channels as well as 50 hours of DVR storage for only $22.50 (reg. $45 a month).
If you want even more channel options, you can combine the Orange + Blue Package for just $30 (reg. $60), which will get you all 48 channels and can be streamed on up to three devices at once.
FuboTV
You can also watch Toby Keith: An American Icon on FuboTV, which has the NBC channel as part of all of its streaming packages. Even better: the live TV platform is offering a seven day free trial that’ll let you watch the Toby Keith tribute show and 199+ channels for no cost.
Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged at least $79.99 a month for the Fubo Pro Plan that’s the cheapest option and includes 199 channels, 1,000 hours of DVR storage and can be streamed on up to 10 devices at once. Or, for more channel options, you can upgrade to Fubo’s Premier plan for $99.99 a month and get everything in the Elite plan in addition to Showtime and 275 channels.
Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV is one of the best streaming deals on the list as it comes with the most options. Right now, the streamer is offering a rare three day free trial, which will let you watch Toby Keith: An American Icon for free, and more. Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription fee of $77 a month.
Not only will you get access to NBC, but more than 94 other channels to flip through. You’ll also have access to the entire Hulu library to stream exclusive and original content. Signing up for Hulu + Live TV will even grant you instant access to ESPN+ and Disney+ for no additional cost.
How to Watch Toby Keith: An American Icon at Home
Peacock is considered the official streaming platform for NBC and other channels owned by the platform including USA Network and Bravo. Toby Keith: An American Icon will be available to stream the day after it airs on NBC or you can sign up for the Premium Plus plan for $13.99 a month and get access to your local NBC channel.
While there is no free trial, the streamer has a couple of affordable streaming plans to choose from for as low as $7.99 a month or you can choose an annual plan starting at $79.99 a year (that’ll get you 12 months of streaming for the price of 10).
Besides Toby Keith: An American Icon, you can look forward to streaming includes Apple Never Falls, Poker Face, Ted, The Traitors, Couple to Throuple, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, Bel-Air, Love Island, Love Island Games, One of Us Is Lying, Dr. Death, Yellowstone, Suits, The Office, Modern Family and Parks & Recreation. Bravo fans can also tune into content like Vanderpump Rules, Below Deck, The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip and Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard.
Check below for an official sneak peek of Keith’s tribute special.
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Taye Diggs and Megan Good star in the romantic drama Terry McMillan Presents: Forever premiering on Lifetime on Saturday (Aug. 24).
Diggs plays Johnnie, a man whose life reaches a turning point after he returns home from the military and gets served divorce papers. Good plays Carlie, a police officer and single mother of three daughters who pulls Johnnie over for speeding. Sparks fly between the two but to win Carlie’s heart, he has to get her daughters’ approval first.
Diggs, Good and Terry McMillan are executive producers on the film along with Charles Murray who also directs. Richard Foster and Chet Fenster are executive producers for GroupM Motion Entertainment, Shelby Stone, Autumn Federici and Jake Helgren serve as producers for The Ninth House and Bart Baker penned the script.
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If you don’t have cable, there are different ways to stream Terry McMillan Presents: Forever live and on-demand. The movie will premiered on Lifetime at 8 p.m. ET. To watch for free, subscribe to DirecTV Stream or Philo.
Philo is free for the first week and $28 per month after the trial period. The streamer offers 75+ channels including Lifetime, WEtv, MTV, VH1, A&E, HGTV, Food Network and Hallmark.
DirecTV Stream includes local networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox in addition to over 90 cable channels (Lifetime, OWN, WEtv TLC, TNT, MTV, ESPN, HGTV, Food Network, E!, Bravo and more). Streaming plans start at $49.99 per month after a free trial for five days.
Terry McMillan Presents: Forever is the second movie in McMillan’s film series behind Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love which stars Garcelle Beauvais and premiered on Aug. 17.
McMillan is best known for her bestselling novels that have been turned into class films such as How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale. Terry McMillan Presents: Forever reunites McMillan and Diggs, who starred in How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
Watch the trailer for Terry McMillan Presents: Forever below.
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Reasonable Doubt, the Hulu series starring Emayatzy Corinealdi as Jax Stewart, a Los Angeles-based attorney fighting to save her marriage and her clients, returns for season 2 on Thursday (Aug. 22).
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In the new season, Jax takes on a high-profile murder case involving one of her closest friends. According to Hulu, “Jax brings in an ambitious defense attorney to lead the case, but things get tense very quickly. Can Jax defend her friend, save her marriage and protect her energy while being catapulted into the biggest case of her career? Or lose it all?”
Morris Chestnut joins the cast this season as attorney Corey Cash. The cast also includes McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo, Angela Grovey, Thaddeus J. Mixson and Aderinsola Olabode.
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How to Stream Reasonable Doubt
The first two episodes of from Season 2 dropped on Hulu on Thursday. New episodes will premiere Thursdays on the streaming platform.
Not subscribed to Hulu? You can join for free for the first week.
Plans start at $7.99/month after the free trial or $79.99 for the annual plan.
The subscription lets you stream Reasonable Doubt and other Hulu Originals such as Only Murders in the Building, The Kardashians, The Bear and Sho-Gun, Plus, Hulu allows subscribers to stream certain network TV shows for free.
Want to watch live channels too? Join Hulu + Live TV.
It’s for free for the first three days and includes 90+ channels. Hulu + Live TV costs $76.99/month after the free trial.
Hulu also offers student discounts ($1.99/month), bundle plans with Disney+, ESPN+ and Max, and you can stream on multiple devices: TV, phone, computer, gaming console or tablet.
Watch the trailer for the new season of Reasonable Doubt below.
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After fully embracing Charli XCX’s Brat summer, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for president has taken Harris’ connection to the pop singer one step further by sponsoring Spotify’s official “This is Charli XCX” playlist.
Listeners on Spotify’s free, ad-supposed tier will now see an ad running on the playlist stating that the content is presented by the Harris/Walz campaign — effectively promoting the campaign for Harris and her running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz. Spotify’s free users will see the ad on both mobile and desktop versions of the Spotify app.
The two-and-a-half hour, career-spanning playlist boasts some of Charli XCX’s best-known songs, including “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish, “Speed Drive” from the Barbie soundtrack and “Boom Clap” from 2014’s sucker.
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According to Spotify’s advertising policy, the streaming service sells political ads in the U.S., U.K. and India only and has done so for a number of years.
The fine print states that ads are limited to those placed by candidates; political parties; political committees; any entity registered or reporting under any federal, state or local campaign finance law; or other entities sponsoring ads on behalf of any of the above-listed categories. The ads may feature a candidate for elected office; a current elected officeholder; or a ballot measure, proposition or initiative. It adds that the title sponsor (in this case, the Harris/Walz campaign) is not the only sponsor and other ads may be heard during a listening session.
The Harris/Walz ad began running at midnight on Monday (Aug. 19) and is slated to end on Sunday night (Aug. 25). Spotify did not respond to a question asking whether Charli XCX had to sign off on the ad.
Other U.S. political campaigns that have run ads on Spotify this year include those of Sherrod Brown, Eric Hovde, Sandy Pensler, Rick Scott, Elissa Slotkin and Tim Sheehy.
Though Charli XCX has not commented on the ad buy, the singer has previously declared her support for Harris. On July 21, the day President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Harris, the pop star posted “kamala IS brat” on X (formerly Twitter). The KamalaHQ X page has also leaned in, with the home page displaying “kamala hq” in the Brat album’s signature lime green color.
The 2024 Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday night at Chicago’s United Center with performances from artists including Jason Isbell, Mickey Guyton and James Taylor.