A lot of these streaming services are ultimately owned by the same company. Ever had a favorite show, where only seasons 1,3 and 5 are available on one “service” and only seasons 2 and 4 are available on the other? This lets the owner of the series double-dip customers on subscription fees.
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echodot@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Well perhaps they shouldn’t be 45 different streaming services then? If it was just one streaming service that I could pay you for and then everything I wanted was on that site then there wouldn’t be a problem would there?
Also that would solve the problem of content being removed from streaming services because they got a better deal on some other service that I’m not subscribed to.
NutWrench@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
If we had to subscribe to Spotify and Amazon and Tidal and all the others to have all the artists we wanted to listen to, then I’d pirate those too.
Convenience is what I’m after, free is just a bonus.
Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Or if there were 45 services, but they all basically had everything, rather than all of them having basically nothing
Dave@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
Music has this right. Don’t like spotify? Try Tidal, Qobuz, etc. They all have the same music, but slightly different models to attract different users (Spotify has free and paid tiers, Tidal does high quality, Qobuz does streaming plans as well as individual song purchases).
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Exactly. I’d be fine with picking my favorite streaming service and adding on a bundle for some additional content. As in, I could get Netflix for $10/month, and add Disney+ content for another $5 or whatever.
That way I can pick the service I want without losing the content I want, and the content creators still get paid for their content while keeping prices for most people low.
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
God, it’s cable TV packages all over again. Streaming was supposed to destroy this problem, not become it!
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
The problem with cable TV was that I still can’t watch what I want, when I want. With streaming, I can. But the more services there are with exclusives, the more apps I need to get the content I want.
If I can pick the content I want at any streaming service, then the choice becomes about which streaming service I want, not what content I want. I hate juggling apps, and I’d rather pay a bit extra on one app to get more content than continually switch apps.