Comment on Streaming Platforms Have a Profitability Problem

mateomaui@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean, if you bundle them you just end up with “new cable”, so not great there either.

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  • mateomaui@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    At least then it made some sense to people because they were paying one bill for a large amount of content. Split it all apart and it changes to wondering why you’re paying for all this stuff, and for some it ends up being more expensive than before. Neither was good, both are overpriced, but every company becoming their own streaming platform was pretty stupid because they forced customers to make new decisions. My decision was to cancel everything.

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    • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not just prices, but also convenience, adding up to a good value. I could subscribe to Netflix for a reasonable price and get most movies and shows without ads. That’s a good value

      I’m not going to subscribe to many, nor am I going back to ads. If you don’t want my money, you won’t get it.

      Of course the loophole is no contracts: this is how you get me to subscribe short term, then move on

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  • zeekaran@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not really. All the services I use don’t have ads, I can cancel at any time, and in total cost far less than regular old television. And then streaming, choosing what to watch when you want, is way better than watching whatever is on at the time.

    People should just get two or three services for a household and switch when it’s convenient.

    Orrrr do what I do and run a Plex/Jellyfin server.

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