Hello folks, BuzzBot (iTunesDeals) is currently in a meeting with Devvit, so I’ll be taking over.

With Buzz recently turning 2 and our posts consistently getting over 9000 views, we thought this would be a good time to update the Highlights and be more transparent about how our listings are selected.

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TV SHOWS

• Only sales from today will normally be included.
• If there are fewer than ~5 qualifying results, sales from yesterday will also be included.
• Episode counts are now included in the listings based on the community’s feedback from the recent poll.
  • Extras are excluded from the episode counts.

HD vs SD

• HD versions are always listed. SD versions are only listed when an HD version is unavailable.

Complete Series Filter

• Complete series are included if

  • They are within $5 of their lowest recorded price and under $30.

  • Complete series that are more than $5 above their lowest price but still under $30 are only included when the individual seasons are on sale and would cost more separately.

• Community Picks above $30 are an exception and will still be included.

Individual Seasons Filter

• Individual seasons are only considered if they’re within $5 of their lowest recorded price and priced under $20.

  • Included if

    • No complete series exists for that title, or the complete series is priced above $60.

  • Skipped if:

    • The complete series for that title is already included in the Highlights.

    • A complete series for that title exists and is priced between $30–$60. In that case, the title will be skipped only if buying the individual seasons would cost more than the complete series.

• Individual season filtering can be a little tricky, so we’ll continue refining these rules as we go.

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MOVIES

• Only sales from today will normally be included.

• If there are fewer than ~10 qualifying results, sales from yesterday will also be included.

Price Filter

• Movie prices are set at $4.99 or below.

• Community Picks above $4.99 are an exception and will still be included.

• When there are a high number of movies on sale, each studio is limited to its 20 highest-rated listings based on RTings. New Lowest Price titles are always included and do not count toward the limit.

• Movie filtering is adjusted dynamically depending on the number of movies on sale and the available space in the Highlights post.

  • If more than 300 qualifying results remain, we’ll exclude the next earlier month and continue working backward until the total falls below 300.
  • Movies that were recently on sale will generally be excluded, unless the sale immediately before that recent sale was more than 6 months ago.
  • Exceptions may be made for titles with strong buzz (iTunes Charts).

• No SD movies will be included in the Highlights unless they are Community Picks.

Studio Consolidation

• Related studio names are grouped under a single studio name

  • Examples:
    • Searchlight Pictures → FOX
    • Fox Searchlight → FOX
    • Fox 2000 → FOX

• Production companies are grouped under their distributor

  • Examples:
    • Happy Madison Productions → SONY
    • Focus Features → UNIVERSAL
    • Pixar → DISNEY

• Longer names are shortened

  • Examples:
    • Anchor Bay Entertainment → Anchor Bay
    • Starz Digital Media → Starz
    • Indican Pictures → Indican

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BUNDLES

• Only sales from today and yesterday will normally be included. Bundle deals tend to stick around longer, so both days are included by default.

Price Filter

• The current price ceiling is $4.50 per movie.

• The price ceiling adjusts dynamically based on the total number of bundles, which is currently capped at 80.

• Community Picks above $4.50 are an exception and will still be included.

• Quick Glance stats may be included at the top of the post on days when a large number of bundles are on sale. This is still a trial to see whether they add value without cluttering the post.

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SCHEDULE

• Monday evening (if there are enough qualifying deals.)
• Tuesday at noon
• Friday at noon

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That’s all for now. We’ll keep tweaking things to make browsing iTunes deals as seamless as possible.

This Thursday, Xfinity Rewards is giving away Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to eligible members.