Consumers are paying more than ever for streaming TV each month and analysts say there’s no reason for the companies to stop raising prices
Consumers are paying more than ever for streaming TV each month and analysts say there’s no reason for the companies to stop raising prices
Finding new subscribers in a saturated streaming video market isn't easy. And with legacy media companies desperate to recoup revenue declines in their linear TV businesses, the cost of your monthly plan is likely to keep rising.
After years of inflation, Americans are used to sticker shock. But nothing compares to the surging price of streaming video.
Last week, Apple TV+ became the latest streaming service to raise its price—up from $6.99 to $9.99 per month—following the example of Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Netflix, which all hiked their prices in October.
Half of the major streaming platforms in the U.S. now charge a monthly fee that’s double the price they charged when they initially came to market. And many of these streaming services haven’t even been around for 10 years.
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My household has drastically cut back on what we subscribe to. It's honestly overwhelming figuring out where to go to watch something, much less justifying paying for multiple services.
There is a one-stop shop where you can watch anything, matey!
Just sail the high seas
You can stream pretty much anything for free here: https://fmoviesz.to/
Just make sure you have uBlock Origin installed.
If you ever get lost, just search 'free streaming sites reddit' and go from there.
i finally said fk it and dumped cable earlier this year, even though i can't pick-up locals off an antenna where i am--was pretty much the only reason i had it.
haven't subbed to an online service in over a year. the free services have been enough. currently in month two of a free trial month at prime and have pretty much run out of things to watch there. as work quiets down here til feb, i'll probably sub to a service for a single monthly cycle over the holiday to have something 'extra' to pick from.
i also have my hdds of mp4, plus discs and even tapes to fall-back on, too, but i won't ever go back to cable unless they change their entire model, and i don't see myself ever subbing to a service full-time (it would have to be a sweetheart annual deal) or having multiple subs at once. i really liked having that extra cash in my pocket from dumping cable--too bad my greedy landlord wanted, too.