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this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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Didn't the analysis of europe and the US show an increase in subscriptions?
Also:
Telsyte notes there is also resistance to the new Netflix ad supported model, and concerns amongst consumers over the increase in cost of living. As living expenses balloon, the majority of video-on-demand users have accepted that streaming fees will too, according to Telsyte.
Is almost definitely what it was. I know I cancelled my netflix a few years back because the price of everything kept going up. Now I get a month when there is sufficient new content to watch and then cancel it again.
Which also aligns with
That could signal comfort with a price increase. Half of those surveyed called subscription services ‘vital’ to meeting their entertainment needs. And they are budgeting accordingly. Telsyte says that on average, Aussies are now willing to allocate $36 per month to streaming services.
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I mean sure, turn to streaming competitors, but they are not going to be any better in the long term.
The entire subscription model sucks. It's really bad value for the consumer and makes us pay huge amount of money every month for nothing once we have watched what we want to watch.
My new streaming service is powered by open source software and has a black flag on the rear end of the ship. I'll be fine.
In the end I'm one of those pirates with an enormous inventory of movies purchased on YouTube and other services, I just don't want to support services that pride themselves with cancelling after season one.
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Best suggestion I've heard is rotating subscriptions. Netflix for 3-4 months and watch everything you're interested in then cancel, Apple TV next for 3-4 months then cancel, next maybe Hulu or Max, finally loop back around to Netflix.
Or maybe some might find it works better to rotate 2 services, or keep one like Disney always for the kids but rotate another. Regardless it's not too much of a hassle and avoids paying for 4, 5 or 6 services at a time.
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Didn't Netflix gain more subs after the change before they lost them? Also, 200,000 is a small number, IMO.
This is for Australia. Unfortunately, last I read, you're right about it helping their numbers globally, to the extent that Disney is looking into cracking down on sharing too. I did not get my own subscription. Most of their shows are dull to me, and the ones that I like often get canceled.