Streaming services are getting more expensive — and experts say higher prices are here to stay
Streaming services are getting more expensive — and experts say higher prices are here to stay
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No shit, why do we need experts to tell us this?
When have prices ever gone down? Very rarely. Only thing I can think of would be data storage.
Experts? Lol experts huh. OK. I wonder what degree these experts have, experts in streaming services.
They probably asked this guy. LOL
Of course they are, people are still happily paying them. I was talking to my buddy the other day, and he has Netflix, disney+, prime, youtube premium, Paramount, and 1 of the channels prime offers. He's literally paying more than a premium cable subscription, and doesn't see a problem with that.
Who could have predicted this??
I think it's still cheaper than cable, but I haven't ever paid for cable. Of those that I know do, I think it's still around $40/mo for basic services is it not?
Netflix for me is 16.50, disney+ is 9.99, prime I don't count because I pay for that for fast shipping. So 26.49 a month for my services.
Teksavvy has basic cable with 40 channels and ads for 20/mo. For 6.49 more per month I get no ads and watch on demand of tons more stuff. I don't get this argument, I think streaming is still cheaper. But it's not really apples to apples.
Prime is basically cable now. They have individual channel subscriptions and ads and everything. If it wasn't included I would never pay for it
Crave /w HBO is near 26, add that in to the number as the streaming libraries are so fractured these days you pretty much are going to bounce between them.
I've gone back to grabbing physical releases and ripping them, I'm really tired of what streaming has become.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
There are more options to stream TV shows, movies and music these days — from Netflix to Crave, Paramount+ to BritBox, and Rogers Sportsnet Now to Spotify.
But as those subscriptions add up, industry watchers point out that multiple options often come with a higher overall entertainment bill, with prices rising for services such as Disney+ and Spotify.
That means for many Canadians, the days of subscribing to one affordable streaming platform are gone — and they won't be coming back, experts say.
And as both U.S. and Canadian economies have shifted in recent years, investors and shareholders have become less willing to invest in companies that aren't delivering immediate profits.
He said companies want streaming profit margins to match the money they used to make from older, higher-priced cable and satellite TV bundles.
Echoing a famous Canadian retail slogan, the film industry expert pointed out that consumers need to just get used to higher prices overall.
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https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/starz-lowers-the-price-of-its-annual-subscription/
Stars lowers the price of subscription.
By $5/yr for a streaming service with nothing of note on it
