Which streaming stories did you miss this week?
Which streaming stories did you miss this week?
YouTube has an announcing team for its first NFL game, and more stories that may have passed you by this week.
That taste of Friday freedom in the air this morning is ever so tantalizing. The weekend ahead is hopefully full of promise, but at the very least, it offers a chance to look back and reflect on the week past. In the streaming world, the week’s news was dominated by the Thursday launches of ESPN’s new streamer and Fox One, and it feels like the rollout of those services has kicked off the fall TV season a little early.
But if coverage of those stories led you to miss some other streaming news over the course of the week, fear not. The Streamable is here to fill in the gaps by presenting some other stories around the streaming world you may have missed this week.
Which streaming stories did you miss this week?
YouTube announcing team for NFL game revealed
For the first time in 2025, YouTube will stream an NFL game live. It represents a major shift for the NFL and YouTube alike, and will have a global audience that could set plenty of viewership records when the Kansas City Chiefs face the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday, Sept. 5.
On Tuesday, YouTube unveiled its announcing team for the game. Rich Eisen will handle play-by-play duties, alongside color analyst Kurt Warner. Stacey Dales will serve as sideline reporter, with rules analyst Terry McAulay and YouTuber and UFL kicker Deestroying serving in the new “sideline creator” role. The team combines veteran NFL talent with some of the aspects that make YouTube unique.
‘The Morning Show’ Season 4 trailer premieres
“The Morning Show” is one of the most popular shows on Apple TV+, and it’s not hard to see why. The show’s fourth season will premiere on Sept. 17, and will jump two years ahead of events at the end of Season 3. The UBA-NBN merger is complete, and the newsroom finds itself grappling with new and profound responsibility in a polarized America. “The Morning Show” Season 4 stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, who also serve as the show’s executive producers.
Check out the new trailer for ‘The Morning Show’ Season 4 here:
Apple TV
Apple TV (formerly known as Apple TV+) is a subscription video streaming service for $14.99 per month, offering a growing slate of original series, films, documentaries, and specials. Unlike other platforms that combine licensed titles with originals, Apple TV is built entirely around exclusive programming, making it the home of critically acclaimed hits such as “Ted Lasso,” “Severance,” “The Morning Show,” and “Silo.” Its lineup continues to expand with award-winning dramas, comedies, family-friendly shows, and blockbuster original films like “CODA,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Spectrum customers can now sign up for ESPN, Hulu, Fox One
Spectrum TV customers using the cabler’s Select plan get a wide range of streaming services included with their subscription at no extra charge. It’s a great value for customers who get Spectrum TV in their area, and that value got even better on Thursday, when new streamers joined the fun on Spectrum.
The ESPN Unlimited direct-to-consumer service, as well as the Disney+ and Hulu bundle, became available to customers with eligible Spectrum plans at no extra cost. Disney+ was previously available to Spectrum customers, but it was not bundled with Hulu until now.
Fox One is also available through Spectrum as part of its Seamless Entertainment experience, which means customers can add it to their bill, but they do have to pay an additional monthly cost to do so. Fox One streams a complete lineup of Fox brands, including Fox News, Fox Weather, Fox Sports, and more for $20 per month.
ESPN Unlimited
ESPN launched its highly anticipated direct-to-consumer streaming service on August 21, 2025. For the first time, this service gives sports fans access to its full lineup of linear channels without a traditional cable or satellite subscription.
Disney+ announces ‘Thunderbolts*’ release date
“Thunderbolts*” was a rare bright spot for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2025. The film got good reviews from both audiences and critics, and pulled in nearly $400 million worldwide. That’s not close to what the biggest Marvel movies have drawn, but it’s nothing to sneeze at.
The Streamable predicted when “Thunderbolts*” came out in theaters that the film would be available on Disney+ on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and we were only a week off. Disney revealed that the film would stream on Disney+ starting on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
Disney+
Disney+ is a video streaming service with over 13,000 series and films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, The Muppets, and more. It is available in 61 countries and 21 languages. It is notable for its popular original series like “The Mandalorian,” “Ms. Marvel,” “Loki,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and “Andor.”
Netflix announces fall movie schedule
Although technically, there’s still nearly a month of summer left, the onset of September has most Americans thinking about the fall. Netflix is certainly in that category; on Thursday, the streamer announced its fall movie schedule for 2025. Highlights of the slate include Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” starring Oscar Isaac (releasing Oct. 17), and Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly” with George Clooney and Adam Sandler.
There’s also a new “Knives Out” movie starring Daniel Craig coming to Netflix this fall, and the complete slate is packed with potential hits. To learn more about Netflix’s fall movie schedule, click here.
Netflix
Netflix is a leading subscription-based video streaming service that offers on-demand access to an extensive library of over 3,000 movies, 2,000+ TV shows, and a growing collection of acclaimed Netflix originals. Renowned for producing groundbreaking content, Netflix has become a cultural powerhouse with hit originals like “Stranger Things,” “Wednesday,” “Squid Game,” “The Crown,” “Tiger King,” “Bridgerton,” “The Witcher,” and “Black Mirror.”