• HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    6 months ago

    This is why streamers have mainly switched to a distributed release schedule. They need to keep people on longer to a service.

    Now that cable isn’t subsidizing streaming content, I expect the content to get cheaper to chase the vanishing pot of money.

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      6 months ago

      the flaw in their plan is that many people dgaf if they watch something the moment it’s released. they’ll just ‘catch up’ next time they sub to a service for a month.

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        6 months ago

        Probably, but it will affect the kinds of shows offered on streaming. A lot of streaming services thought that premium content would get subscriptions, but now that has been proven false. I expect the industry is going to see a massive shrink in the new economic climate.