Disappointing streaming changes are happening so fast that it's hard to keep up.

Below is a look at the most exasperating news from streaming services from this week. The scale of this article demonstrates how fast and frequently disappointing streaming news arises. Coincidentally, as we wrote this article, another price hike was announced.

We’ll also examine each streaming platform’s financial status to get an idea of what these companies are thinking (spoiler: They’re thinking about money).

Netflix starts killing its cheapest ad-free plan in June

Sony bumps Crunchyroll prices weeks after shuttering Funimation

Peacock is raising prices

Fubo cuts 19 channels

In a seemingly desperate push, many streaming services prioritize revenue and profits ahead of building the best streaming service for customers.

We could go on about how this might force people to reconsider their subscriptions, but we should publish before another service makes yet another policy change.

  • sunbeam60@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I’ve cancelled Netflix. Just wasn’t using it enough for the price. Instead I will entertain myself by downloading Linux distributions on BitTorrent.

    • Usually_Lurker@fedia.io
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      8 months ago

      I had to upgrade the 4x8TB drives in my Synology NAS box to 4x12TB to hold all of the extra Linux ISO’s I was downloading.

        • JDPoZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Synology’s smaller units are great and with a few docker configs you are ready to go.

          • LordCrom@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            8 months ago

            I use Synology, works as smb, cifs, and nfs for my in garage proxmox stuff. It’s pretty good for the money

            • unphazed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              7 months ago

              I have an older one… 411j I think. Amazon gifted it to me one day… so nice of them.

  • modifier@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I canceled my Hulu+Disney+whatever package this week, as well as my Netflix. Piracy all the way.

      • sunbeam60@lemmy.oneEnglish
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        8 months ago

        I haven’t done this myself because it’s obviously very illegal, but I’ve been told you set up a server with docker and set up the following containers:

        • gluetun for VPN (exit in Switzerland with a fallback to Spain) as these countries have the laxest regulation re downloading licensed media.
        • radarr for film
        • sonarr for tv
        • other *arr instances for subtitles, music, ebooks etc
        • qbittorrent piped through the Gluetun container
        • jellyfish, plex or XBMC in front as a player.

        But what do I know? I haven’t done it myself and only download large Linux distributions because I love distro-hopping.