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"The Witcher"
- Netflix is the streaming champion, but the competition is growing stronger.
- Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus launched in November to drastically different receptions.
- Ahead of the launch of HBO Max and Peacock this year, we broke down the biggest assets for six current major streaming services.
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People are inundated with more TV options than ever before and there are still more to come.
WarnerMedia's HBO Max and NBCUniversal's Peacock will launch in the coming months, adding to the pile of streaming services audiences are already choosing from. HBO Max will debut at $15 per month in May. Peacock will launch in April for Comcast customers and fully launch in July, and will offer multiple pricing tiers.
The two services have already snatched valuable assets like "Friends" and "The Office" from Netflix for hundreds of millions of dollars, while Netflix beefs up its slate or original content. One such Netflix show is the mega-popular "The Witcher," which the company said is on track to be its biggest premiere ever.
Amazon Prime Video is navigating its way through the streaming space by doubling down on genre projects like "The Boys," "The Expanse," and "Lord of the Rings." Hulu is benefiting from being under the Disney umbrella with exclusive FX and Marvel projects.
The newcomers Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus, which both launched in November, got off to drastically different starts. The former raked in 10 million sign-ups a day after launching and boasts major assets like "Star Wars" and Marvel. The latter got off to a rocky start with just a handful of shows that received subpar reviews. But it recently struck a deal with former HBO CEO Richard Plepler, who will develop original content for the service.
Each of these services offer something different and it's up to audiences to decide what they want to pay for. We sorted through the major assets of Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, HBO, Disney Plus, and Apple TV Plus below.
