TLDR:

Current ad free plans for Disney+ and Hulu are now raising $3 more on October 12. Both becoming $13.99 and $17.99.

  • AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It was not a big surprise that Disney will follow Netflix as in prohibiting password sharing. It is better for the corp of each viewer has their own account.

    I gave up on streaming services and now using Stremio and justchill.

    All in one streaming services in the palm of my hand.

    • El_Rocha@lm.put.tf
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      1 year ago

      I mean, the Netflix password sharing crackdown was a vote put on the users to decide if it’s a good thing to do or not.

      And it appears that the results are good, since they are reporting subscriber growth and more revenue. Now every other service will follow because, otherwise, they’d just be wasting untapped profits.

      I don’t like this profit maximization companies are trying to do, but one thing is clear: people prefer to pay more for the extra convenience than to stand their ground in their principals.

      Even if people like us stand our ground, most won’t even care (I can see it in my personal relationships as well).

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          1 year ago

          Yeah, and in cases where there is a monopoly or quasi-monopoly of a product it becomes really exploitative.

          But in this case in particular, I’m gonna have to say it’s the fault of the users.

          They chose to pay more for a worst product that had already been declining in quality steadily, when there are tons of other streaming services with good content.

          • AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            I guess that is the fault of not being aware of alternatives, or brand royalty.

            Average Users just want to be comfortable with watch they already have and don’t want to hassle to learn new habits.

            Disney simply chose to skip the voting and went straight to forbid password sharing. They are hoping for gaining new customers like Netflix .

        • SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          And that is why we need a new corporate contract where the betterment of its employees, communities and it’s services/products is a corporations goal not endless growth for the sake of profit.

          • AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Unfortunately they are pushed by the investors to focus on generating profit for them.

            If I would give money to someone to make more money. I would expect more and more not less or a fix amount.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        It’s just still relatively cheap. I don’t know anyone who has more than 4 streaming services (although I am sure there are some) at once concurrently, that’s still cheaper than the average cable bill ($83).

        • El_Rocha@lm.put.tf
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          1 year ago

          Still, if you were sharing with 3 friends before, it’s a 4x price spike for you.