All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week
arstechnica.com
Disappointing streaming changes are happening so fast that it's hard to keep up.

Streaming services like Netflix and Peacock have already found multiple ways to aggravate paying subscribers this week.

The streaming industry has been heating up. As media giants rush to establish a successful video streaming business, they often make platform changes that test subscribers’ patience and the value of streaming.

Below is a look at the most exasperating news from streaming services from this week. The scale of this article demonstrates how fast and frequently disappointing streaming news arises. Coincidentally, as we wrote this article, another price hike was announced.

  • Lemminary@lemmy.world
    29·
    7 months ago

    I don’t get why people bother with this shit. Just pirate the show, it’s never been easier. 🤷‍♂️

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
      52·
      7 months ago

      For a while it was actually easier just to pay ten bucks a month to instantly start streaming a show and easily browse a wide catalog. I have no problem paying for a service that respects me and my time.

      • PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works
        21·
        7 months ago

        Same here, I used to torrent all my movies. Then Netflix came out, it was a lot simpler and less time consuming to just pay 10$ a month. I torrented a lot less after that.

        But now, streaming companies are just turning into cable channels. Completely negating why streaming became so popular in the first place, because it wasn’t cable. You didn’t have to suffer through ads and you could watch what you wanted when you wanted.

        It’s no surprise, that’s what capitalism is, everything eventually turns to shit in the pursuit of infinite growth.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      10·
      7 months ago

      Lots of people are nowhere near technically savvy enough to know how to pirate. But it’s easy to open an Netflix app on your phone. So they pay for it.

    • andrewta@lemmy.world
      8·
      7 months ago

      Because i want the people who made the show to get paid. It’s also why I buy the physical media

      • Lemminary@lemmy.world
        1·
        7 months ago

        I agree with the sentiment, but I figure that the people who I don’t want to get paid get the bigger paycheck anyway.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    25·
    7 months ago

    Just to note… DropOut is dope as fuck. If their content appeals to you it’s a wonderful thing to subscribe to.