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Episode: Why Apple TV+ is offering a free weekend of binge-watching
Description: Apple TV+ was hoping people would make a dent in the Strategic Popcorn Reserve by bingeing its streaming TV and movies for free in what experts are calling a canny promotion.
The two-day offer on the first Saturday and Sunday of January was intended to give viewers a taste of whatβs behind the Apple paywall and get them hooked, ready to fork over $9.99 a month in the U.S.
Michael D. Smith, a professor of information technology and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University, said the two-day window is not too short to ignore and not too long to sa...