It didn't take streaming long to come full circle

[winb83]

Comcast controls everything though that's what makes them them.. They got cable and internet. They'll raise prices on internet to recoup losses.

How long are they going to be willing to weather losing billions on Peacock before they pull the plug and say it's not worth it though?

 

[daemonova]

 

[BlackMajik]

Tubi will be the last one standing

 

[Rice N Beans]

I miss the wild west Kodi streaming times. Addons going down left and right, splitting into six more.

 

[winb83]

 

[daemonova]

 

[daemonova]

 

[humminbird]

sweatpants
pizza
books

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

Weed should be on this list

 

[daemonova]

Zaslav said Max's subscribers are urban, coastal, young, and single. Discovery demo is the heartland, married, white, upper middle, and big families. They want Max's demo to match Discovery's demo

 

[Rice N Beans]

Cats
Coffee
Books

 

[Batsute]

Amazing how FOMO has caused an entire generation to pay for less choices, but be ok with paying more.

Subscription Model Undefeated

 

[winb83]

Amazon is making Prime members pay more to not have to deal with ads. $2.99 a month more.

Amazon to Bring Commercials Into Prime Video

The ad-supported tier will be the default option for its users starting in early 2024.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Cable TV you pay a subscription and have ads on top of it and now many streaming platforms are the same thing. Given that paying customers that also have to deal with ads are more profitable how long until they phase ad free plans out? 2 years ago none of the paid services but Hulu really had ads.

 

[Cakebatter]

Do people not remember what cable prices were like in the early 2000s? I was selling home theaters back then, and cable bills would easily reach $200/month with internet. I had a customer who maxed out his cable package, getting everything Comcast offered, and was spending $300/month. He said, he didn't buy DVDs or go to the movies, so it was worth it for him. Last time I had cable, Verizon charged me $180/month for internet, HD cable with 1 premium channel, one HD/DVR cable box, and one SD cable box. I cut the cord 2 months in and never looked back.

So today, I pay around $80/month for internet, and I sub to Netflix's top tier, Paramount+, and HBO Max. That's $120, vs the $180 Verizon was charging me before. Hell, adjusted for inflation, Verizon was charging me $280/month in today's dollars. So any article saying streaming services cost more than cable is all
I watch zero ads, I get better video and audio quality than cable, and have the ability to time shift (DVR) everything. I'm a very strategic TV watcher, so I don't channel surf, but if I did the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN bundle along with 2 other streaming services is roughly $50. Even that is still better and cheaper than cable TV.

I don't know what's up with Tubi, but everyone seems to be using it. All my family members and co-workers watch it, and its not like they don't subscribe to other streaming services. I guarantee Netflix is looking at Tubi as their real competitor.

 

[winb83]

Do people not remember what cable prices were like in the early 2000s? I was selling home theaters back then, and cable bills would easily reach $200/month with internet. I had a customer who maxed out his cable package, getting everything Comcast offered, and was spending $300/month. He said, he didn't buy DVDs or go to the movies, so it was worth it for him. Last time I had cable, Verizon charged me $180/month for internet, HD cable with 1 premium channel, one HD/DVR cable box, and one SD cable box. I cut the cord 2 months in and never looked back.

So today, I pay around $80/month for internet, and I sub to Netflix's top tier, Paramount+, and HBO Max. That's $120, vs the $180 Verizon was charging me before. Hell, adjusted for inflation, Verizon was charging me $280/month in today's dollars. So any article saying streaming services cost more than cable is all
I watch zero ads, I get better video and audio quality than cable, and have the ability to time shift (DVR) everything. I'm a very strategic TV watcher, so I don't channel surf, but if I did the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN bundle along with 2 other streaming services is roughly $50. Even that is still better and cheaper than cable TV.

I don't know what's up with Tubi, but everyone seems to be using it. All my family members and co-workers watch it, and its not like they don't subscribe to other streaming services. I guarantee Netflix is looking at Tubi as their real competitor.

You played the game wrong. You cancel switch providers and come back as a new customer. Netflix, Max, and Paramount+ are nowhere near the level of content that a cable sub offered back then.

Nobody is saying that the overall price is the same. What people are saying is the streaming product is rapidly progressing to a worse product over time. They’re raising prices and reducing content and now companies that didn’t have ads and placing those as well. These reductions in service quality came very fast.

As they try to make streaming more profitable it will inevitably become more like cable but without the democratized price structure. You’ll have to pay more for the content you want and get less content overall for your money in a fractured version of what the cable bundle was.

2-3 years ago streaming was a much better proposition than it is today. It took cable decades to make a decline in quality to what it is today.