ZeroCoolCommercials Are Streaming’s New Norm, and Creators Aren’t Happy: “It’s Almost Worse Than Broadcast”
JeenaI have a hard time understanding why a option to view it either with ads or pay money to not show ads is bad.
I understand it’s frustrating that you already pay and still see ads.
In the end you choose to buy something from a company which sells something. Either you pay with your money or with your attention if you don’t want to pay, just don’t use their service.
I much rather have the option to pay to get rid of ads than not having it like it was in the 90ies.
Because it’s a gradual death-march to pricing out the ad free tiers entirely. Ad free tiers will continue to become more and more expensive so that corporations can turn around and justify removing them by blaming consumers. “We’re getting rid of our ad-free plans due to lack of consumer interest.” it’s corporate gaslighting and it’s happening right now.
iAmTheTotThen stop paying for the service if you're not happy with it. Vote with your wallet.
Like, corporations need to make money... People understand that, right? They going to try to do things to make money. As a consumer, you decide the point at which the value is no longer there for you.
You're not entitled to streaming services. It's not a human right. I understand that it sucks to be priced out of a service you like.
LmaydevThey make plenty of money. They’re not exactly poor.
They’re trying to squeeze every penny they can out of people.
Yes, they are. I pretty much said that. Stop paying for it and send them a message that the value is not good anymore.
Good concept in theory but consolidation of streaming services to a handful of providers in an $88 billion dollar industry means the reality for most is that you can culturally isolate yourself by not consuming or seek illegal means of getting your entertainment.
Voting with your dollars works for mom and pop shops, but a loss in viewership due to changes in fees was calculated and note in the ledger.
With that attitude it is, you’ve lost before you begun off you don’t try.
Considering your attitude is “won’t someone think of the poor corporations” I don’t think you can really judge
What the fuck are you talking about?
My whole attitude was if you give up before you start your boycott, You will fail, yes, it may take a while, but if you get enough people They will fail
The point is not to say all is lost so fuck it, but to highlight that maybe there are systemic issues with an unregulated free markets. Networks have consolidated into a handful of streaming services to a point where there are really no other options for consumers.
What are you going to do? Read a book? Go back to DVDs? They can afford the relatively few people willing to take an all or nothing proposition to squeeze consumers for all they got. They are also really good at lobbying to keep the law on their side to keep it that way.
So what solution would you like?