The writing was on the wall years ago. It's far too easy for them to control the content with streaming. Next they'll start doing the time-based services. This exclusive content will only be available for 1 week....get it now.
It didn't take streaming long to come full circle
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SteelCitySoldier
TSC Fantasy Football Champion 2016
shyt done for real went full circle because by the end of 2023 if you have HBO Max, Netflix and any other streaming platform you will roughly be paying cable prices again for the same platforms that were designed to cut cables and get rid of cable for a cheaper option 
It's just wild to have a business model ruined so fast be so many greedy companies rushing into it. Every studio thought they could have their own walled garden streaming service and honestly some of them aren't worth it. Things are so fragmented now and as these companies can't reach profitability their solution is to cut already existing content, reduce the amount of content they make, and raise prices.
One of the benefits of streaming was supposed to be you having access to this stuff indefinitely as long as you paid for the service. Now even that's not safe. Some of these companies would have been better just licensing their content to Neftlix. Sony was genius here they just dropped their ownership of Crackle to someone else and said we'll license stuff.
Its full circle but we've gotten so many great benefits from it that it was worth the fukkery. Its like with MoviePass, it really lit the fire under these scalper ass movie prices. Now you can get stuff on demand within weeks along with huge free digital libraries for older movies. The writer's strike happening is pretty much the reckoning for streamers. Now whatever is left has to be extremely high quality.
These streaming services are already not profitable and the writers strike is demanding more compensation for stuff on streaming services. You know who that's going to get passed onto.
Ya'll really sleeping on debrid /usenet Gang. 
if it came out they got it. shyt they got some shiiit that hasn't even come out. Or is not streaming anywhere.
And not no 720 grainy shyttt im talking 4k HDR /DV and 1080 P whatever is not out in 4K. All you need is fast internet. A streaming device preferably an android box like the Nvidia Shield (works with lots of devices and operating systems) Windows/linux/android/ios * depending on the version etc . And it cost as lil as 4 bucks a month. its like a buffet everything is included. No " I only have netflix There is nothing to watch"
No Power this week No Prob I can watch anything else for example New York Undercover or OZ. Im on A Lauren Velez Thang This week
Everythang all at once. all streaming no need to download ; But you can Download if you prefer to keep in house. You can download Movies, Series, Video games, Full system sets of Rompacks 
ebooks, Music , Comic Books, Manga, Hentai (whatever yall lil Fuxxs are into) Audio Books and of course
Good Ol ' Porn
whatever is out chea its yours , only limited by your bandwidth and storage capacity
( You can cancel and keep all your downloads ) And connections are secure and private no snooping from your ISP nor warning letters.
Sports is the tricky part but there are work arounds, currently only pay for NBA league pass and I stop paying that at the end of this month.(service is great they just send out too many damn notifications) yes i know Embid blocked Tatum MF im watching the game
Fukk these pricy ass services Im Frugal, only paying The 5
NOT 5 different subscriptions. FRUCK OUTA HERE
if it came out they got it. shyt they got some shiiit that hasn't even come out. Or is not streaming anywhere.And not no 720 grainy shyttt im talking 4k HDR /DV and 1080 P whatever is not out in 4K. All you need is fast internet. A streaming device preferably an android box like the Nvidia Shield (works with lots of devices and operating systems) Windows/linux/android/ios * depending on the version etc . And it cost as lil as 4 bucks a month. its like a buffet everything is included. No " I only have netflix There is nothing to watch"
No Power this week No Prob I can watch anything else for example New York Undercover or OZ. Im on A Lauren Velez Thang This week
Everythang all at once. all streaming no need to download ; But you can Download if you prefer to keep in house. You can download Movies, Series, Video games, Full system sets of Rompacks ebooks, Music , Comic Books, Manga, Hentai (whatever yall lil Fuxxs are into) Audio Books and of courseGood Ol ' Porn
whatever is out chea its yours , only limited by your bandwidth and storage capacity
( You can cancel and keep all your downloads ) And connections are secure and private no snooping from your ISP nor warning letters.
Sports is the tricky part but there are work arounds, currently only pay for NBA league pass and I stop paying that at the end of this month.(service is great they just send out too many damn notifications) yes i know Embid blocked Tatum MF im watching the game
Fukk these pricy ass services Im Frugal, only paying The 5
NOT 5 different subscriptions. FRUCK OUTA HERE
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Ad supported tiers. HBO Max and now Disney removing content and constant price raises charging you more for less. The problem with streaming is clear. Too many different companies thought they could do it. Now they're all cannibalizing each others profits and ruining everything. It's sad because while cable TV wasn't the best model what we'll be left with after it dies is much worse. Instead of you paying $80 or whatever a month and getting access to all this content you'll have to pay these providers directly more than you paid them indirectly for cable and you'll get less overall content for it.
Here's What Disney Is Removing from Disney+ and Hulu
Disney is removing dozens of titles from Disney+ and Hulu on May 26, including Willow, Y: The Last Man, Turner & Hooch, and more.nerdist.com
WTF are they removing!?!?
that's a very stupid idea...
daemonova
hit it, & I didn't go Erykah Badu crazy, #yallmad
Royalties, they can't pay everybodyWTF are they removing!?!?
Bugzbunny129
All Star
I never used netflix for movies. They always have a eh catalog of flicks. Its their custom shows and movies i watch
I use max for movies usually
Prime just useful because of amazon
The rest i dont need. I got pissed when i saw star trek old shows moved to paramount and had to use pluto which is the all time worst and freezes over everything
Tubi is better than most streaming services
I use max for movies usually
Prime just useful because of amazon
The rest i dont need. I got pissed when i saw star trek old shows moved to paramount and had to use pluto which is the all time worst and freezes over everything
Tubi is better than most streaming services
Mr Hate Coffee
Veteran
shyt done for real went full circle because by the end of 2023 if you have HBO Max, Netflix and any other streaming platform you will roughly be paying cable prices again for the same platforms that were designed to cut cables and get rid of cable for a cheaper option
How? That's like $60 max a month. Aint a decent cable plan touching that. You're spending at least $100-$150 on cable and you're locked into a two year contract. At least you can cancel streaming as you please.
For $136 a month I can get 125 channel cable and 400 mbps on Xfinity for 2 years.
How? That's like $60 max a month. Aint a decent cable plan touching that. You're spending at least $100-$150 on cable and you're locked into a two year contract. At least you can cancel streaming as you please.
For that same price I can get that level of internet, the Disney+ bundle, Netflix 4K, and HBO Max 4K and that’s about it.
Yeah you can cancel streaming as you please but you’re still getting less content for a higher overall cost and giving up access to stuff like live sports and prime time shows. Maybe you put an antenna up and get some popular shows on that though.
Looking at the trajectory streaming is on the end result will be worse that cable packages. More fragmentation, less content, higher cost. The unavoidable problem is the same companies that drove up the price of cable (the content creators) are also behind streaming platforms and they want their money direct from the consumer now.
SteelCitySoldier
TSC Fantasy Football Champion 2016
I do not understand why people don’t see this at all. We basically get less content for a higher price and it’s just going to continue to get higher
The carriage agreements providers had with cable companies have just turned into those content makers having the price go up to the consumer every year. Those cable companies were middlemen that democratized the cost of all the content in bundels. Without all the forced bundles only the people that watch specific content are paying for it so those people have to pay more for it.
People don't see this now because the price of streaming services are still relatively low in comparison to cable but Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney bundle are all either $20 or close to it for the more desirable packages. Pretty soon instead of paying $80 for almost 200 channels you'll pay that for just content from those 3 providers alone. Want Paramount, NBC and the likes and you'll be over cable prices and maybe get 6 providers content.
Mr Hate Coffee
Veteran
I guess it just depends on the channels you watch. Most of the cable packages include a ton of stuff ppl never watch. I have cable (because of my wife) and I only use it for ESPN. Literally everything else I watch is on HBO Max, Netflix, or YouTube. I can cancel Disney+ because i don’t watch it enough. And I order Showtime and AppleTV when there’s a show I want to watch on it then cancel. Prime doesn’t count because I pay for it anyway for the shipping benefits.
I couldn’t get this kinda flexibility with traditional cable packages.