Key Takeaways Netflix is now charging $7.99 rather than $6.99 a month for its cheapest plan.The new price is equal to the least expensive plan available from Comcast's Peacock.Most other major streaming services' plans start at a dollar or two more a month.

It's only available for certain customers, however.

Peacock has given a series order to a new crime drama called Superfakes from the Emmy Award-winning Alice Ju (Beef, Poker Face). Superfakes follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.

Comcast executives said Thursday the company's focus would shift to growing its mobile business after a bigger-than-expected loss of broadband customers. Broadband customer growth has lagged in recent quarters as competition from wireless providers has ramped up.

The latest entertainment briefs spotlight a Brazilian film on authoritarian history, Netflix's toy expansion with 'Stranger Things', Comcast's financial boost from 'Wicked', and the London premiere of the new 'Bridget Jones' film,

Comcast reported 4Q revenue of $31.92B, beating estimates of $31.64B. Adjusted EPS of $0.96 also beat estimates of $0.86. Media segment revenue grew 3.5%, Peacock's paid subscribers increased 29%, and Comcast generated $3.

Rogers Xfinity has unveiled its new App TV plan, bringing live and on demand TV and streaming services together to deliver our best entertainment experience in more ways. App TV includes 40+ live and on demand channels, 20 free ad-supported (FAST) channels, and Netflix Standard with ads, all on Rogers Xfinity.

Major League Soccer fans with Comcast Xfinity and DirecTV can subscribe to watch MLS Season Pass through the TV providers, the league announced.

Comcast is unveiling ultra-low lag connectivity when it comes to highly interactive applications like gaming, video conferencing and virtual reality.

The U.K. government has effectively ruled out the notion of placing a levy on U.S. streamers such as Netflix (NFLX) amid a funding crisis for

Comcast's Xfinity just launched a new streaming package that will include streaming, live sports and news at a competitive price.

Netflix is raising the monthly prices of its subscription plans again. Subscribers in the US, Canada, Argentina and Portugal will pay more to stream with or without ads, the media giant shared during its fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday.