Tubi Launches Mixtapes, Letting Viewers Create and Share Streaming Collections

Finding something to watch on Tubi can now start with another viewer’s recommendations. The Fox-owned free streaming service launched Mixtapes on November 10, allowing users to build themed collections of films and television episodes and share them with others.

Unlike a standard watchlist, a Mixtape can have its own title and description, and its creator can put selections in a deliberate order. Users can assemble a collection themselves or describe a theme and use Tubi’s suggested starting point, which they can then change.

Sharing the Search for Something to Watch

Tubi says Mixtapes are available on mobile and the web. Collections can be published for sharing or kept private. At launch, the service also highlighted selections assembled by creators around horror, nostalgia, romance and other themes.

The new feature builds on Tubi’s existing My List function, which saves individual titles. Mixtapes instead invite viewers to package their choices for someone else. It is a notable experiment in making discovery more social at a time when streaming services are competing not just for subscriptions but for viewers’ attention.

Tubi says its catalog approaches 400,000 films and television episodes and claims 110 million monthly active users. Those figures come from the company and should not be confused with independently audited reach or evidence that the new feature has increased viewing.

What Remains to Be Seen

Mixtapes have launched, but Tubi has not announced adoption figures or demonstrated that shared collections improve viewing time or retention. The immediate change for viewers is practical: they can now send one curated set of recommendations rather than a string of separate titles.

Sources: Tubi’s November 10 announcement; Tubi’s feature explanation; Ars Technica reporting.