Skip To Main Content
Olivia Bono on Muck Rack

Olivia Bono

(She/Her)
Rochester
As seen in: MSN, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Life, The Charlotte Observer, Sun Herald, The Cornell Daily Sun, Money Talks News, Merced Sun-Star, CableTV.com
Covers:  Television, movies, and all things entertainment. Specializing in streaming services, award shows, and animation.

Get in touch with Olivia

Contact Olivia, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Olivia Bono’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Currently: CableTV.com. Scroll down to see my most recent work under "articles." Sometimes old content gets pruned, so if you're looking for the original version of an article listed here, feel free to contact me! Previously: Kitsch Magazine, The Cornell Daily Sun, The New Twenties.

Check out my full portfolio at oliviajunebono.com.

Olivia Bono’s Journalist Portfolio

See all →
Cornell's Greatest Legacy? Nintendo Memes

Cornell's Greatest Legacy? Nintendo Memes

I try to take advantage of my Ivy League education and go to as many of these events as I can, but reader, I …

View article →
BONO | Choosing the Top Video Game Ads of 2019

BONO | Choosing the Top Video Game Ads of 2019

But of course, you’re a college student like me. You don’t have time for any of that. So you just look longin…

View article →
BONO | The Fantabulous Emancipation of the Superpowered Girl Gang

BONO | The Fantabulous Emancipation of the Superpowered Girl Gang

What I wasn’t expecting, though, was for the game to reward my taste in characters — players receive a team b…

View article →
BONO | Itch.io, Micro-Games and Interactive Fiction

BONO | Itch.io, Micro-Games and Interactive Fiction

It's been a crazy stressful couple of weeks, and as a result the only big game I've really had time to play h…

View article →
BONO | I Miss the Golden Era of Media Cash-Ins

BONO | I Miss the Golden Era of Media Cash-Ins

If you’re a part of the young-Millennial/old-Zoomer generation, this sentiment is probably familiar to you. W…

View article →
BONO | These Games Play Themselves

BONO | These Games Play Themselves

Courtesy of Nintendo W hen Google's next big endeavor, Stadia, was announced earlier this year (through a liv…

View article →

Articles

ESPN Unlimited Will Get Its First Price Increase, Alongside ESPN Select and Disney Bundle

|
By Olivia Bono
| mtr.cool
ESPN prices go up on September 17 Just about a year ago, ESPN overhauled its existing subscription system. ESPN+ became ESPN Select, and the streamer introduced a new tier called ESPN Unlimited for sports fans seeking the full ESPN experience. But now it’s time for ESPN’s yearly price increase. And both plans are getting in on the fun. ESPN Select’s new price is $13.99/mo., and ESPN Unlimited’s new price is $31.99/mo. Both changes will go into effect for current subscribers on September 17, 2026.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Where to Watch ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ (and Other Looney Tunes Movies)

|
By Olivia Bono
| mtr.cool
Image credit: Ketchup Entertainment “Coyote vs. Acme” is finally coming to theaters After a long and frustrating journey, the hotly anticipated film “Coyote vs. Acme” is finally coming to theaters on August 28, 2026. It’ll be a few months before the movie shows up on streaming, but I’d be surprised if it ends up back on HBO Max after the way Warner Bros. treated it.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Every Netflix, HBO Max, and Hulu Price Increase: The History of Streaming Service Prices

|
By Olivia Bono
| mtr.cool
It’s not just you; streaming prices are rising, fast Almost every major streaming service has increased its prices several times in the last few years. It’s gotten to the point where yearly price hikes feel like the norm, but it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t always like this. Streaming used to be a cheap, dependable form of entertainment. Prices would stay steady for years at a time. But those days are over.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 278 articles

Interview

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I was one of the only reporters for my high school paper, The Howler (...for the one year that it existed.)

What's the best pitch you ever got?

"Hey Olivia, do you want to go listen to Reggie Fils-Aimé give a lecture next week?"