Netflix and Disney are threatening ads in their paid services, with maybe a higher priced tier to then avoid them. I think this is the model streaming is going for now.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’ve have premium because of YT music (formerly Google Play Music) which imo is the best music streaming service. I have the family plan that is me my wife, and three friends, the friend paying their portion of plan.
I like giving money to Google less and less by the day, but I don’t mind paying for an ad free service that I use extensively. If they start putting ads in the paid service, I will be dropping immediately.
ToeNailClippings@lemmy.world 10 months ago
BassTurd@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I do my best to not give money to Disney. They’re like Nestle in that they have their dirty hands in everything, so it’s hard to completely avoid, but I do try.
Odiorne@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yup, same for me. I had Ublock for youtube on my computer, but couldn’t figure out how to block ads on the tv. Since I was already paying for another music service, it made sense to just drop that and pay essentially the same price for ad free youtube and a good music streaming service.
thanevim@kbin.social 10 months ago
I've been subscribed to the same family plan, since about 2014ish. I like it, but really don't appreciate that they raised the price for basically fuck all. Only reason I haven't canceled it is that creators I watch on YouTube get far more from me as a Premium user than ad-based viewership
jmp242@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
Patreon?
BassTurd@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yea, the annual/semi annual price increases are getting old, especially with no new features.