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ValueSubtracted ( ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ) M to Quark's@startrek.websiteEnglish · 3 years ago

Amazon Will Inject Ads Into Prime Video Starting Jan. 29th

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Amazon Will Inject Ads Into Prime Video Starting Jan. 29th

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ValueSubtracted ( ValueSubtracted@startrek.website ) M to Quark's@startrek.websiteEnglish · 3 years ago
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The subscription streaming model is officially dead, as the five largest streaming services all have ads now.
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  • Jo Miran ( JoMiran@lemmy.ml ) 
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    I got Prime for the shipping, so I won’t cancel. If there is anything I really want to watch…🏴‍☠️

    • BolexForSoup ( BolexForSoup@kbin.social ) 
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      They’re getting your money anyway and you aren’t putting any load on their servers. I don’t think they mind.

      • Jo Miran ( JoMiran@lemmy.ml ) 
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        Yeah, that was the point. The service I signed up for remains unchanged and I am still pleased with it. Prime Video was originally a quirky perk full of awful low budget content. If there is anything I like, I will pirate anyway because streaming services cannot be trusted to keep content available. So ultimately nothing has changed for myself or Amazon.

        Other than The Boys and Wheel of Time, is there anything else worth watching on Prime?

        PS: Never “buy” digital content with DRM. Buy physical media of the stuff you love. It supports the creators and it safeguards your purchase.

        • iMastari ( iMastari@kbin.social ) 
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          The Expanse is a great series.

          • Jo Miran ( JoMiran@lemmy.ml ) 
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            I forgot about Expanse. Amazing series. Amos Burton is one of the best SciFi characters of all time.

        • ShadowRam ( ShadowRam@kbin.social ) 
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          Grand Tour, Expanse, Clarkson Farm

  • teft ( teft@startrek.website ) 
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    Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free.

  • magnetosphere ( magnetosphere@kbin.social ) 
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    I assume these will be as carefully and expertly placed as YouTube ads.

  • RustyShackleford ( RustyShackleford@literature.cafe ) 
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    They must want people to cancel, because this is how you get people to cancel. I’m using Amazon less for shipping, there’s so many knockoffs these days, I’m not interested in returns.

  • treadful ( treadful@lemmy.zip ) 
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    Or pay the $2.99 extra for commercial free.

    • BolexForSoup ( BolexForSoup@kbin.social ) 
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      No.

      • treadful ( treadful@lemmy.zip ) 
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        Yeah, your call. I’m very willing to pay a monthly fee to not have commercials. Whether Prime video is worth it in general is another question…

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          • treadful ( treadful@lemmy.zip ) 
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            I’m getting there. I don’t mind paying for good content. Though I am starting to mind paying so much across the board and I’m getting tired of everyone having their own platform with its own quirks. Still can’t bring myself to go for Paramount+.

            Now Amazon wants me to pay for ad removal… but makes sure to note that even if I pay, “some channels” will show ads anyways.

            Haven’t seen that yet. What does that mean, “some channels?” Like for AMC content and shit like that?

            Forced ads is my personal red line.

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        • HopeOfTheGunblade ( HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social ) 
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          Cable used to have no commercials. Then they had some commercials, but less than OTA. Now there’s no difference. Streaming services started out with no commercials, then it was commercials, but you can pay for no commercials. Soon it’ll be pay more, for less commercials, I think there’s a service already doing that? Don’t reward them for this shitty behavior by throwing more money at them.

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            TV used to be free over the air. Commercials were in-show. Often done buy the hosts themselves talking up a product. Pretty much exactly like YouTube and podcasts do now.

            Then cable was invented and they charged for it. But commercials never went away.

            • marx2k ( marx2k@beehaw.org ) 
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              TV is still free over the air

    • explodicle ( explodicle@local106.com ) 
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      How much are decent VPNs these days?

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    The race to the bottom continues

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