• kryllic
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    710 months ago

    Oh boy more consolidation! Surely this won’t have any adverse effects on consumer choice!

      • @[email protected]
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        210 months ago

        somehow with alternatives to not make a monopoly though, hence why honestly I see piracy as the only ethical way to go (the socialism of streaming services lol)

      • @[email protected]
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        110 months ago

        It’s probably going to take 5-10 years more, but eventually companies will realize that exclusives aren’t worth it for 90% of content and we see streaming look more like the video game console market, with most the content available everywhere and a handful of exclusives per platform.

        • HobbitFoot
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          110 months ago

          The problem with that is it would likely require the publishing of watch data, which streamers seem to be hoarding and are unwilling to share.

          • @[email protected]
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            210 months ago

            They’re likely hoarding because it’s not pretty for most shows. It’s likely the same 5 shows that get 90% of view time.

      • @[email protected]
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        110 months ago

        Yeah, it’s a fine line. I think we can all agree there are too many streaming services/subscriptions right now.