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floofloof ( floofloof@lemmy.ca )  to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago

The era of cheap streaming is officially over

www.cnn.com

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The era of cheap streaming is officially over

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floofloof ( floofloof@lemmy.ca )  to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago
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The era of cheap streaming is officially over | CNN Business
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It’s the end of an era.
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    The streaming companies are starting to get wise to that. They’ve started splitting seasons and releasing them separately so that you have to be subbed for 2 months.

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      I’d just wait until the second part is out, sub one month.

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      Well I’ll subscribe for the second month.

      • jamyang ( diemechanist@programming.dev ) 
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        Congrats. Patience is a much-neeeded virtue, especially when it comes to TV series you like.

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      Or they could release one per week, two batches isn’t really “starting to get wise to that” imho. Either way, being patient is the best and only paying for one month

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        Not if they start to limit you to 3 episodes of a particular series per week

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          Don’t.Give.The.Mouse.Ideas.

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        I think it’s just the beginning. They’ll split seasons eventually into 3 or more parts. Or if you wait till all seasons are released, they’ll paywall earlier parts. They know people won’t wait that long, especially with how easy it is to have things spoiled by social media or among friends/co-workers.

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