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Episode 180: ESPN, Apple TV, Peacock and Fire TV Price Increases; GTA 6 Trailer Crashes on Netflix; LinkedIn's Functionality Problems

August 31, 2026 • Dan Rayburn

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This week, we cover major OTT price increases across the industry, including Disney raising prices by $2 per month for ESPN Unlimited and $1 for ESPN Select. We also cover Peacock raising prices by $1-$3 per month, Apple TV raising prices by $2 per month, and Amazon raising prices on its Fire TV, Echo, Eero, and Kindle hardware.

We also discuss problems users reported across Netflix for the 26-minute GTA 6 trailer, YouTube's announcement of a change in how it defines a viewer, the market-sizing problems reported for vertical video, and series product functionality issues on LinkedIn.

Finally, we detail Amazon's news that it has joined YouTube's Shopping affiliate program, where U.S. creators will now be able to tag Amazon products in their Shorts, long-form videos and livestreams, making it even easier for viewers to buy the products.

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