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Doubt it. Most streaming sites are still ad free and their prices only increased with inflation. Both YouTube and creators already get way more revenue from pre
by NavinF 3y ago
Doubt it. Most streaming sites are still ad free and their prices only increased with inflation. Both YouTube and creators already get way more revenue from premium subscribers than ad watchers so I doubt that'll change this decade
- eiiot 3y agoHBO, Hulu, Netflix, and Disney+ all have ad-supported tiers that materialized after an ad-free price increase.
- NavinF 3y agoUS dollar inflation was 32.1% over the last decade. Netflix increased their prices from $10/mo to $16/mo in 2011 and faced massive backlash with tech journalists praising Blockbuster and saying "Up until today, we loved Netflix": https://www.wired.com/2011/07/netflix-price-hike-anger/ https://www.wired.com/2011/07/netflix-price-hike-anger/ https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/hey-netflix-wtf-6368309 https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/hey-netflix-wtf-6368309 Today Netflix charges $15.50/mo. The price rises and falls every 2 years and we get the same whining every 2 years: https://flixed.io/netflix-price-hikes https://flixed.io/netflix-price-hikes