Streaming & OTT

Streamers Are Using Extended Free Trials in an Effort to Hook Housebound Viewers

Subscription TV services are trying to convince satisfied customers to pay for continued use

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Streamers are gifting their viewers extended free trials during quarantine.Courtesy of HBO, CBS, Shutter, Showtime
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By Kelsey Sutton

May 3, 2020

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This story first appeared in the May 4, 2020, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.

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Kelsey Sutton

Kelsey Sutton is the streaming editor at Adweek, where she covers the business of streaming television.

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