{"id":18622,"date":"2022-03-04T00:21:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T00:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/04\/verizons-play-aims-to-manage-all-those-streaming-services-you-dont-need\/"},"modified":"2022-03-04T00:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T00:21:08","slug":"verizons-play-aims-to-manage-all-those-streaming-services-you-dont-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/04\/verizons-play-aims-to-manage-all-those-streaming-services-you-dont-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon’s +play Aims to Manage All Those Streaming Services You Don’t Need"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There was a shift a few years back to a world of streaming, where many decided that cutting off overpriced cable was a smart move and that subscribing to select services that you actually use was worthwhile. I\u2019m not so sure the cost-cutting is there any longer, but we\u2019re all streaming more than ever. Verizon knows this and announced +play<\/strong>, a hub for its customers to manage all of the streaming services they subscribe to.<\/p>\n

As a part of Verizon\u2019s investor day<\/a>, where the company explains in precise terms to investors how they\u2019ll make them even more money \u2013 after another year of printing money \u2013 by getting customers to pay for more shit or a more expensive plan, Verizon described +play as a \u201cgroundbreaking platform that allows users to discover, purchase and manage some of their favorite subscriptions across entertainment, audio, gaming, fitness, music, lifestyle and more.\u201d They also said that it will most definitely \u201cgenerate significant new revenues from subscription purchases.\u201d<\/p>\n

This hub will expand on the services Verizon currently offers, making it a one-stop-shop for your streaming needs if you are a Verizon customer. This will, of course, allow you to subscribe from within your Verizon account and help keep you as a paying customer, because that\u2019s the other goal of +play \u2013\u00a0 to \u201cincrease customer loyalty and improve [Verizon\u2019s] market-leading retention rates.\u201d<\/p>\n

But enough of me ranting about mega-corps finding ways to make even more money while the country (and world) worry about unnecessary rising costs.<\/p>\n

+play will launch this month in a limited rollout to select customers and with select partners. Verizon will then push the platform out to a wider audience at some point later in the year.<\/p>\n

For services, +play will expand Verizon\u2019s line-up in a big way by adding Netflix, Peloton, Veeps concert livestreams, WW International, A+E Networks (Lifetime Movie Club, HISTORY Vault, and A&E Crime Central), The Athletic, Calm, Duolingo, and TelevisaUnivision\u2019s Vix+. Right now, Verizon gives customers subscriptions or deals on Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, Discovery, and AMC+.<\/p>\n

The +play service will be free to customers, in case that wasn\u2019t clear. It will give you exclusive offers to use for many of the services as well. We aren\u2019t sure yet how you\u2019ll access +play, but my guess is that it\u2019ll be baked into the My Verizon app.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n