While the article suggests the increase is due to external pressures (e.g. inflation meaning that people have less to spend on entertainment), something that I'

While the article suggests the increase is due to external pressures (e.g. inflation meaning that people have less to spend on entertainment), something that I've noticed over the past couple of years in my neck of the woods is an increase in the cost of streaming services. When you throw in the proliferation of streaming services with exclusive content, which has been happening for several years, I'm not terribly surprised that people would be trying to cut costs.