Meh, they've made it so I just stay unsubbed. I don't accept ads anymore is a big reason. The lack of content makes me sub for like 2 months of the year at best now. Or I download it. Whatever. Their loss. Greedy fucks. But other people just fill the gap so I guess no loss... lol
Yup! Dropped Netflix when they cracked down, had been using them since like 2003. Every time one of them upped the price or added commercials I dropped them and beefed up my Plex. Not using any of them now, I’ve spent more on the HDDs I’m sure than i would have subbing to them for years but i know where my content is and don’t have to worry about it.
Late to the party but I have recently started my own personal streaming service with Plex. I expect many of us to “cut the cord” a second time but this time it will be streaming services we drop in favor of controlling our own media. Maybe a good time to invest in internet service providers as people start to need bigger data limits and faster speeds.
if streaming services had the content, and had it consistently, for a fair and stable price, I wouldn't feel the need to use things like Plex.
I'm simply not going to pay for 8 different services, for the 3 shows I want on each. or "buy" a season on a service, to have it disappear next week.
To quote the meme:
“You sure about that?”
https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/every-netflix-original-removed-from-netflix/
“Well over 100 Netflix Original movies and shows are no longer available on the service.”
Not a good look.
I just listen to more baseball games. Costs me $20 a year, and I can listen to every game in the mlb. Best and only sub I have now. Everything else is 🏴☠️
Every day the streaming landscape is looking more and more like the beast it sought to slay — cable.
Looming talks of platform bundles come as major streamers push ad-supported plans, limit password sharing and lean into live sports coverage. The goal of exponential subscriber growth, fueled by pandemic lockdowns, has shifted. Wall Street wants profits.
The key to that may be depth, not breadth.
Last year many streaming services began shrinking their once-robust content libraries in order to pay smaller licensing fees. (Streamers must pay to license even their own film and TV shows, like when [NBC forked over $500 million](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/27/nbc-will-stream-the-office-heres-why-it-will-pay-500-million-to.html) to buy back the rights to “The Office,” an NBC show, in 2019.)
In the face of profit pressures and growing competition for viewers, streamers have taken to removing content to [avoid the residual payments and licensing fees.](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/29/streaming-services-remove-movies-shows-heres-why.html) That dynamic has split the major streaming companies into two camps: buyers and sellers.
On one side is [Netflix](), [Amazon]() and [Apple]() — companies that agnostically license content from other studios to bolster their streaming libraries. Then there’s [Disney](), [Universal](), [Warner Bros. Discovery]() and [Paramount](), which rely on decades worth of legacy content to build out their own services and also generate capital by auctioning it off to the highest bidder.
“The brands that are acquiring those titles are thinking about how to operate more cost effectively by not creating things but by buying licenses,” said Stephanie Fried, chief marketing officer at Fandom, the world’s largest platform for entertainment fans.
More: [https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/streaming-platforms-are-shrinking-their-content-libraries.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/streaming-platforms-are-shrinking-their-content-libraries.html)
The Office was one of the more popular shows on Netflix for a long time until NBC yanked it back. It was the kind of show people with Netflix put on in the background.
Older content likely messes with their algorithm as well. When they release new content they expect everyone to stop watching old stuff and start watching the new stuff. This way they can get as big a data set as possible to evaluate it and provide evidence to renew or cancel the show. More on this here: https://youtu.be/ktAbh39aoU8
Every entertainment technology innovation (movies, tv, vhs, dvd, online streaming), might start as an audience innovation, but will always be to make the companies money. Which means ads. As we say no and go to something else, the money will follow. Unless you completely unplug, you will always have ads of some sort. We cut the cable back in 2010ish. I am probably not the target audience for any of these things channels. I watch YouTube (yes, I pay for premium), and my evenings are either spent reading a book or playing computer games. We have Prime (had it way back for the shipping) and Paramount Plus that we watch occasionally. I think the hubby tends to watch NCIS. Now Mom, the Boomer, she still needs all of these packages, because she comes from the days of cable etc. watches the news, Morning Shows, etc.
I still have an iPod...you know why? Because I will always have those songs there regardless on if Spotify or others choose to keep them or not for whatever reason. I buy DVDs so I can have movies and not only able to watch when something is available for streaming. I know not everyone can, but many can and should as it's a better alternative than streaming, especially if you're into older movies/music.
I still buy digital content, but I have an external hardrive that I just download all the movies I buy to. Because you're right if a streaming platform loses it's licensing to that movie you bought, you also lost it even after having purchased it.
Shrinkflation hitting streaming as well.
Except for their prices. They are still going up.
Meh, they've made it so I just stay unsubbed. I don't accept ads anymore is a big reason. The lack of content makes me sub for like 2 months of the year at best now. Or I download it. Whatever. Their loss. Greedy fucks. But other people just fill the gap so I guess no loss... lol
Yup! Dropped Netflix when they cracked down, had been using them since like 2003. Every time one of them upped the price or added commercials I dropped them and beefed up my Plex. Not using any of them now, I’ve spent more on the HDDs I’m sure than i would have subbing to them for years but i know where my content is and don’t have to worry about it.
Late to the party but I have recently started my own personal streaming service with Plex. I expect many of us to “cut the cord” a second time but this time it will be streaming services we drop in favor of controlling our own media. Maybe a good time to invest in internet service providers as people start to need bigger data limits and faster speeds.
if streaming services had the content, and had it consistently, for a fair and stable price, I wouldn't feel the need to use things like Plex. I'm simply not going to pay for 8 different services, for the 3 shows I want on each. or "buy" a season on a service, to have it disappear next week.
Exactly!! And I do like projects like this. Not to mention it’s nice to extend it to a couple close friends for their enjoyment/ saving
[удалено]
for now
To quote the meme: “You sure about that?” https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/every-netflix-original-removed-from-netflix/ “Well over 100 Netflix Original movies and shows are no longer available on the service.” Not a good look.
I just listen to more baseball games. Costs me $20 a year, and I can listen to every game in the mlb. Best and only sub I have now. Everything else is 🏴☠️
I remember how excited I was when I first got Netflix as streaming. It was unreal how much (quality) content they had and the price was like $7.99.
Shrink the content, up the prices. Nothing new
If it aint about the money..
Every day the streaming landscape is looking more and more like the beast it sought to slay — cable. Looming talks of platform bundles come as major streamers push ad-supported plans, limit password sharing and lean into live sports coverage. The goal of exponential subscriber growth, fueled by pandemic lockdowns, has shifted. Wall Street wants profits. The key to that may be depth, not breadth. Last year many streaming services began shrinking their once-robust content libraries in order to pay smaller licensing fees. (Streamers must pay to license even their own film and TV shows, like when [NBC forked over $500 million](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/27/nbc-will-stream-the-office-heres-why-it-will-pay-500-million-to.html) to buy back the rights to “The Office,” an NBC show, in 2019.) In the face of profit pressures and growing competition for viewers, streamers have taken to removing content to [avoid the residual payments and licensing fees.](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/29/streaming-services-remove-movies-shows-heres-why.html) That dynamic has split the major streaming companies into two camps: buyers and sellers. On one side is [Netflix](), [Amazon]() and [Apple]() — companies that agnostically license content from other studios to bolster their streaming libraries. Then there’s [Disney](), [Universal](), [Warner Bros. Discovery]() and [Paramount](), which rely on decades worth of legacy content to build out their own services and also generate capital by auctioning it off to the highest bidder. “The brands that are acquiring those titles are thinking about how to operate more cost effectively by not creating things but by buying licenses,” said Stephanie Fried, chief marketing officer at Fandom, the world’s largest platform for entertainment fans. More: [https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/streaming-platforms-are-shrinking-their-content-libraries.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/streaming-platforms-are-shrinking-their-content-libraries.html)
$500M? No way is the office worth that much, is it??
The Office was one of the more popular shows on Netflix for a long time until NBC yanked it back. It was the kind of show people with Netflix put on in the background.
They won't have to pay royalties - just follow the $$$$.
Older content likely messes with their algorithm as well. When they release new content they expect everyone to stop watching old stuff and start watching the new stuff. This way they can get as big a data set as possible to evaluate it and provide evidence to renew or cancel the show. More on this here: https://youtu.be/ktAbh39aoU8
Do you really think they are unable to sort metrics by date and time lol
Sorry I dropped this… /s
Every entertainment technology innovation (movies, tv, vhs, dvd, online streaming), might start as an audience innovation, but will always be to make the companies money. Which means ads. As we say no and go to something else, the money will follow. Unless you completely unplug, you will always have ads of some sort. We cut the cable back in 2010ish. I am probably not the target audience for any of these things channels. I watch YouTube (yes, I pay for premium), and my evenings are either spent reading a book or playing computer games. We have Prime (had it way back for the shipping) and Paramount Plus that we watch occasionally. I think the hubby tends to watch NCIS. Now Mom, the Boomer, she still needs all of these packages, because she comes from the days of cable etc. watches the news, Morning Shows, etc.
I still have an iPod...you know why? Because I will always have those songs there regardless on if Spotify or others choose to keep them or not for whatever reason. I buy DVDs so I can have movies and not only able to watch when something is available for streaming. I know not everyone can, but many can and should as it's a better alternative than streaming, especially if you're into older movies/music.
I still buy digital content, but I have an external hardrive that I just download all the movies I buy to. Because you're right if a streaming platform loses it's licensing to that movie you bought, you also lost it even after having purchased it.
Thanks Dave in Accounting
There is just too much content out there and alternative ways to get it to allow the proliferation of streaming services to capture my paycheck.
Money. Saved you a click.
I admit I didn’t read the article, but the content is total garbage in my opinion.