Streaming is getting more expensive for consumers. Here's why

2 years ago by return2ozma to c/cordcutters

Legacy media companies employ cheaper, ad-supported models, bundles and more, though price hikes have shown more immediate results toward profitability.

sabreW4K3 60 points 2 years ago

Greed?

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Treczoks 12 points 2 years ago

The one and only reason.

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Dorkyd68 16 points 2 years ago

Thr first sentence of this article is utter bs. Streaming is *finally starting to pay off for media companies

It always has, I highly doubt hulu netflix and all the other greedy entities are losing $

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GrabtharsHammer 10 points 2 years ago

Right? FAANG has been a thing for over a decade, and the N is Netflix.

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jonne 5 points 2 years ago

Netflix won't be able to compete for long though, as Disney is basically buying most of the popular content. The way content licensing works (with exclusives, etc) just doesn't allow for a free market. The only way to have a free market is if all streamers have the same content library and they have to compete on quality, service, etc.

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mwguy 15 points 2 years ago

I actually consider pirating movies I have the rights to stream just to cut down on advertisements.

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OppositeOfOxymoron 2 points 2 years ago

Yup, since a specific subscription I already pay for started inserting ads randomly into their programs, I've added a second 16TB seedbox to my house. Now if I hear that someone at home is interested in a particular series, or that an old program has been added to the service that someone wants to watch, I just queue it up for download and watch it on the TV using the VLC app.

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MorrisonMotel6 1 point 2 years ago

Why refrain? Go for it

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mwguy 1 point 2 years ago

Literally convenience. Before ads it was just easier to stream the shows.

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huquad 13 points 2 years ago

The fiber internet connection recently cut out for my neighborhood and I wasn't able to stream anything! Then I remembered I host everything locally and I don't give a shit

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ElectroLisa 9 points 2 years ago

"here's why" price hikes and splitting shows across multiple subscriptions

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OppositeOfOxymoron 2 points 2 years ago

In other news, Piracy is still free.

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