Why Streaming is DYING

[@halloweenlady4073]

I dumped everything but Prime and I only keep that because of the free shipping. I am just beefing up my home disc collection.

[@Sandact6]

Small brain: using prime to watch prime shows Galaxy brain: Using Prime to buy physical media of shows

[@financegarden]

Good on ya!

[@365ral]

If buying subscriptions is not ownership, then downloading the content isn't piracy.

[@financegarden]

Fair play, well said.

[@thelittleone1025]

Well technically were not downloading, were just streaming it on a site thats not supposed to have it. So we dont really have it. So legally Im not sure if there even is a law that covers that from the consumers side. 😂

[@365ral]

@@thelittleone1025 Hey I’m just using their own logic. Selling implies ownership. If nobody can own Netflix content, then they aren’t actually selling it, and therefore aren’t entitled to the same legal protections of private sales, like piracy claims.

[@thelittleone1025]

⁠@@365ralprecisely!! They’re the ones who designed it this way 😂

[@encycl07pedia-]

You're still a dirty thief. Acting like greedy companies are awful so you can be awful, too, is pure m.tl gymnastics. How about you just get stuff that's legally free already?

[@Silver77cyn]

Streaming is dying. But pirating is flourishing.

[@spaceballs44]

ExpressVPN is great.

[@financegarden]

Is it? We didn't know people still did this wow!

[@chestyvulva]

I'll support bootleggers over these f-king streaming companies these days.

[@thelittleone1025]

@@financegardennetflix made me mad today, I have an account but they wont let me watch my app on my phone at work without selecting that Im traveling. Which only lasts 14 days before it locks you out of “traveling” to that location for at least 6 months. I just wanted to finish Bridgerton. I Did a Google search for the episode for free, and within 30 seconds I had a reddit post that linked multiple sites with the whole season, ad free. Its actually so much easier now than it used to be because of streaming tech, vs downloading unknown torrents 😂 thanks netflix

[@AaaSWE]

I buy Blu-rays. I want to own my favorite movies.

[@financegarden]

we miss Blueray too :(

[@Lighthouseman34]

And if the newer generation keeps supporting streaming, those blu rays are gonna be hard to come by However, it looks like physical media might get its resurgence because streaming is even worse now even five months after this video been made it’s worse than their stating it is

[@sugabadasss4654]

Same. Blu-rays always for the best movies!!

[@edwardneuman6061]

If you're a collector of physical media watch some of the you tube videos on digital rot.

[@Godless-Being]

Soon they will obselete

[@geggy310]

This is making me feel nostalgic for video stores.

[@financegarden]

It was a wonderful time wasn't it haha

[@williamhaynes7089]

streaming is consolidating and becoming as exspensive as cable was before

[@financegarden]

Really? How much was cable before ?

[@williamhaynes7089]

@@financegarden - cable tv BASIC was getting to be $45 a month when i quit, you get the deluxe package with movie channels $175 a month

[@sotorodrigo33]

Saved all my dvd and blurays also started adding 4k movies since 2020. Im done with streaming

[@sylviaelse5086]

I'm on my second streaming service, which as it happens, is Netflix. Once I can't find stuff I want to watch, I'll be gone. Yet they don't exactly make it easy for me to find programs, because they persist in suggesting things I've already watched, and which I'm sure they know that I've already watched. I find it hard to believe that that strategy makes any kind of commercial sense. A few people with dementia might be willing to watch the same things over and over, but surely most viewers will realise, with annoyance, that the've seen something before, and immediately bail on it.

[@encycl07pedia-]

What a terrible argument. Based on your theory, everyone should either not buy physical media or sell it as soon as they've watched it a single time. People like rewatching the same shows and movies they've seen before.

[@discman15]

If there's no way to own media, and everything is permanently rented, piracy is justified

[@Galaxylord2]

Canceled prime today. Just not worth it now that ads are 3 days away. Have never seen anything delivered in a day. Can shove the gaming and music. Shipping and prime vids is what kept me on the fence. Ads pushed me over. Was nice while it lasted. Going back to pirating and cable. Can ff through commercials with the dvr. Be well....

[@sonofsandwiches6892]

Always thought having Prime was mainly for the delivery bonus. Not much on Amazon Video that we watch anyway.

[@Lighthouse6104]

After Netflix banned family and friend sharing I REFUSE to pay for any subscription like how greedy can you be ugh.

[@financegarden]

Fair enough, are you still subcribed?

[@Lighthouse6104]

@@financegarden nope I canceled my Netflix subscription back in 2022 when the no sharing policy went into effect

[@encycl07pedia-]

lol. Do you buy one ticket to a movie theater and bring 20 of your friends/family in for free? The gall to believe you're entitled to have lots of people using the same account simultaneously for free is hilarious.

[@Lighthouse6104]

@@encycl07pedia- Gall?!? My frustration and many others is reasonable and valid. When something has been a certain way since its inception and works great for everybody and then a company changes it out of greed… yea I’m gonna be ticked off.

[@RPKGameVids]

Me no stream, me want Blu Rays and DVDs.

[@suroguner]

Funny how these old videos said that hulu was profitable only for now hulu is under Disney's full control.

[@sirgurd1]

You do read financial statements correct? How Disney has had a 67% controlling interest in Hulu since 2019. And because Comcast cannot do anything on the platform they finally decided to sell their 33% to Disney.

[@financegarden]

Crazy how life works in general my friend :)

[@sty723]

Streaming is "dying" because of normality and ad free services having ads. I have KZbin TV though, so it's like cable without the box.

[@financegarden]

Scale of 1 to 10, how much do you hate Ads?

[@sty723]

@@financegarden 8, only because the same ones are repeated. But not everyone watches TV or the like at the same exact time. So I understand the reason for repitition.

[@Tessa_Wolf_]

I’ve already canceled all my streaming services other than KZbin. Im tired of so many services and not know what shows are on which service and if they removed content or not. And now they are adding ads. Edit: must have been wasted when typing this.

[@darkman237]

Streaming used to hold the promise of being able to watch whatever you want, whenever you want, but it's not the case. It's sad.

[@firefly8471]

Bring back video stores 😊. I dont pay for streaming apps anymore. I use my cable and dvds blu rays .

[@financegarden]

Do you really think people would go into stores?

[@saurabhghosh398]

Yes I will buy audio and video CDs and DVDs from those 100 year old stores in Calcutta, India where I live. One of these stores is now selling cheap cookware. Sad to see.

[@JillDinardo-mb6ii]

@@financegarden They would.

[@sonofsandwiches6892]

Notice how KZbin's streaming service isn't mentioned here? Its just as expensive as all the rest!

[@financegarden]

Should we might do a future one 👀

[@crankychris2]

You can turn on your adblocker and watch KZbin free without ads...for now.

[@twilightstar1895]

I cancelled all my streaming months ago. Happy about. And I have not missed it

[@DavidSmith-eg5le]

I'm hoping they go back to physical media like DVDs and there is a way to get it back but you're not going to like it there needs to be protests in front of every single entertainment Industries headquarters like never before make them force their hand

[@financegarden]

Yea those were the days huh!

[@xxxKIDPWNxxx]

tubi and pluto are also an option and they have some chill stuff and yes they still have ads but at least they are free

[@kevin10001]

Yep and most of what I stream when it originally aired would have been on network television with commercials anyway so having to sit through ads isn’t a problem for me anyway that’s why I like the free ones and they gets British shows that the paid services don’t normally get being regionalized

[@shellyhunt4910]

It’s ok

[@carloscardona3924]

Netflix sucks

[@ChatBot1337]

I have little issue with the current iteration. I watch one for a few months then cancel and move to another platform. I don't watch much that's in active production so I just wear out a catalog and move on. When it was just Netflix, if they didn't have it, you didn't get to see it. Use their greed against them. They splintered this market for their own gains, make sure they also feel the losses.

[@financegarden]

haha yea happens

[@SMARTARTSMEDIA]

In Britain in the 1950’s 60’s, cinemas were tied to a particular chain with its own films. The govt had to step in to break these monopolies, meaning cinemas eventually were able to become multiplexes, running multiple films on multiple screens. Streaming your own stuff inevitably means you run out of product after people have watched the films they wanted to watch. Also because material goes in and off streaming, it means favourite films aren’t guaranteed to stay on the platform you’ve subscribed to. Much better to have your favourite productions on your own media ( Blu rays DVD, digital files etc). Also many streamers now cut material out of films to attract a wider audience so they can go get a more general classification. Streaming serves the masses but the days of signing up to multiple sites so you can watch a few favourite films to find they have been censored is not the way I wish to view this material. And now we have ads as well, !!!

[@Marv-y9v]

It wont die with me, I stopped watching cable years ago. I have a t.v in my home, but never turn it on. I mostly watch KZbin, Crunchyroll and Netflix on it, and some other platforms. See the thing is I like watching whatever i want and not depend on programmed channels on regular T.V. And to be honest t.v back then was better. Shows i used to watch are classics now, but i just dont like their new shows or cartoons (i dislike the artstyle).

[@gwillis01]

In my opinion, subscription hopping is the ONLY way to make streaming cheaper than cable.

[@financegarden]

What's "subscription hopping"?

[@gwillis01]

@@financegarden Hopping is a way to save money by dropping and adding services frequently. Instead of paying for services A, B, and C every month for a year, you do something different. You pay for service A for three months, cancel for a few months, and then pay for another three months. In an average month, you may be paying for service A and C or B and C but almost never pay for all three services in the same month.

[@Dr.Quarex]

The Pandemic really just helped me double down on spending all my free time with Steam, and there are enough free games there to spend the rest of your life playing them so I never understand how people use more than zero or MAYBE one streaming service, haha.

[@financegarden]

Bigoooo

[@Flibberty-Giblets]

Sony had PlayStation Vue, so they definitely got into the streaming wars….and I guess lost because they shuttered it in Jan of 2020.

[@TheBrandonn]

there was also sony crackle

[@rainbowgaming8441]

i love this and knew this was going to happen many i mean many let there dvds and now are sorry they did i saw this coming for some time now ........i have all my dvds i didnt fall for the .......streaming is the way to go .........i was no fool

[@SimonSezSo]

Used to be if you wanted to watch a movie from Paramount Studios, you HAD to go to a Paramount movie theater. Congress put a stop to that in 1950, to the great benefit of moviegoers. I think we need that same solution for streaming. Congress should divest Content Owners from Content Distributors. You can be one or the other, but not both. Netflix Films would be legally, administratively and financially separated from the Netflix Streaming service. Thus, Stranger Things would have to be available to ANY streaming service that wanted it, and all comers would pay the same price to get it.

[@financegarden]

That's great info thanks so much for sharing!

[@ashleys.1771]

One person watches live TV in our house, and they are an elder. If I had a choice, I would dump satellite TV in a heartbeat. All the networks are charging WAY to much for there content (oh wait, not content, more commercials than content). Right now, I'm considering streaming, and may lean that way soon. Dish, DirectTV, and cable, are dinosaurs and will eventually go out of business with there ever increasing prices. No way should TV be $150+, when half of the stuff (on every channel) is nothing but advertisements.

[@oussamacheta7106]

For me, it's the new single household rule from netflix. That's my reason for canceling the subscription...

[@chazzabell]

I now buy dvds and blurays. I also built my own plex server. I have best of both world's. 100% ownership of movies and the convenience of screaming.

[@Brian-tu7yn]

Thank for the reminder.. just cancelled my Apple Music subscription that was due to renew in 2 days.

[@markpearson9085]

Next time my rate goes up I will cancel them

[@youtuber261]

long live the pirate bay

[@garyk2629]

Netflix is doing better than ever. They won the streaming wars. Admit it.

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

Netflix sucks!! 🗑️👎

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

Netflix sucks admit it 😆🗑️

[@financegarden]

How so??

[@garyk2629]

@@financegarden look it up. It's not that hard. They have a sizeable advantage over every other streaming service. It's not even close.

[@austinwillcut4919]

"Netflix is doing better than ever.".....no, they're not. Admit the streaming fad has ended.

[@FAIRYTAILFAN92]

Tubi is my favorite.

[@spaceballs44]

I have that on my phone.

[@JillDinardo-mb6ii]

I watch Tubi sometimes its free,and I can get a good idea on what movie I will buy next.

[@alexsynthesis]

I’m a free loader. I use all of my moms steaming stuff lol

[@carlostavaresjr958]

Most of my content I watch is KZbin related. Streaming I will watch here and there, subscribing as I need and cancelling immediately so I don't auto renew. I have all my DVD's ripped to my JellyFin server so really, if I don't ever subscribe again my kids and family can watch content on my local server.

[@financegarden]

KZbin is amazing! But why not just subscribe longer and watch more ?

[@carlostavaresjr958]

@@financegarden I have life outside of tv.

[@chestyvulva]

I'm 100% SICK of feeling ripped off by this streaming shit. I'm going physical copies and supporting bootleggers. Fuck these entertainment industries. This has become so insulting.

[@austinwillcut4919]

Amen

[@eds5977]

They can keep it. I cancelled my dish tv in 2012

[@spaceballs44]

I remember when Hulu was free.

[@mr.kermit3761]

i have a prime membership, until they're forcing ads into their Video services

[@financegarden]

how so?

[@TETRARCHFREAK]

I only have one streaming service Netflix I can't afford all these other streaming services, It's starting to turn into the new cable TV

[@austinwillcut4919]

I wouldn't even have that one.

[@jonarbuckle8003]

isn't Netflix doing better than ever? they are the only consistent profitable streamer out there and they easily have the most subscribers. none of the other streamers even comes close. they aren't going anywhere. although Paramount Plus and Peacock probably have sketchy futures. but as for Netflix, forget it. they won the crown for streaming.

[@mamdouh-Tawadros]

I had Netflix, until every other movie was about demons! While Hulu in the states had a big library of Christian movies, Netflix had none. Just demons. I gave it up.

[@financegarden]

Fair enough haha I guess to each their own or do you think reliegious people should only watch one platform?

[@austinwillcut4919]

There is Pure Flix if you want a Christian streaming service.

[@Alaninbroomfield]

I've never once paid for a streaming service. It's all garbage with the exceptions of what I already own.

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

Streaming needs to go and physical media needs to make a come back 👍

[@financegarden]

What's "Physical Media"?

[@austinwillcut4919]

Yep, streaming is a failed experiment.

[@brandongovreau9218]

streaming is dying and social media and video games is replacing it

[@financegarden]

How so? Can you please explain why you think videos games is better than watching good TV shows? I don't get it.

[@brandongovreau9218]

@@financegarden vrchat is a video game that is also a social media if you play that you will get what I mean

[@brandongovreau9218]

@@financegarden it is hard to explain in words

[@Sugarkyte]

Its not

[@brianrosado2333]

Sony did try its hand with the Funimation and now look at the controversy.

[@EastAngliaUK]

prime got to much was not using it with HDR removed this one now gone for me. Still use Netflix , Disney plus , apple and discovery plus in UK.

[@financegarden]

I think they have HDR still, why not just upgrade for a better service?

[@JillDinardo-mb6ii]

Sorry,I would rather own my own movies and CDs.

[@ryanmatthews3609]

bring back traditional tv that's what we need to do.

[@hifly1929]

Hear this streaming platforms? Listen and learn

[@JaysonT1]

They can keep Marval... and any superhero movie. They have over produced superhero crap

[@Foebane72]

The answer is simple: RESUME MANUFACTURING DVDs!

[@crankychris2]

We need dvr's not just players. Make your own videos like we used to 40 years ago.

[@stickman1373]

You honestly don't need them....i always go to 123 movies and watch new movies and TV Shows or pluto

[@moyahardman483]

Let’s hope we don’t lose I know I’m over exaggerating a little, but this has been a big part in my teenage years lol

[@financegarden]

How old are you today?

[@nancybrown9706]

No streaming actually it really just begun

[@financegarden]

How so? What are we missing we can improve on next video?

[@torossia]

Login to your routers url and enter the password Enable port forward for emby Create an emby account Torrent your favorite movies and shows and anime and put them on your emby account Youre welcome you now have a private personal streaming service

[@Eclipses915]

Also I love MAX I’m also just being smart not watching Netflix I’m just waiting till the 100 and some other shows to be on MAX because the company owns the CW is MAX

[@financegarden]

What's "Max" ?

[@Eclipses915]

@@financegarden HBO basically it’s Discovery+ the company that owns the CW that has the 100 and riverdale all that

[@kptamc]

Streaming will be a bust. CEO compensation is mostly based on stock price. Media companies/studios saw the ever ending increase in NetFlix stock prices wanted to do the same thing. AKA copycat syndrome. Licensing everything to one content provider makes the most economic sense. Think of it as an online Blockbuster model.

[@financegarden]

Now this is hot perspective. Are you an entrepreneur?

[@vaeger2947]

Make your own Plex server

[@Godless-Being]

Only streamer dying is Netflix

[@iamantiwar2003]

Streaming ain't dying.

[@TheBrandonn]

I mean streaming isnt so bad. Apple tv is churning out some amazing stuff right now. NF is awful bc they dont have money and dont release anything good anymore. All they can afford is outsourced foreign stuff, crime docs and standup

[@financegarden]

Great perspective!

[@kireharvey6844]

Sony had crackle

[@mikejohnson8391]

Because of there prices and some so stupid there limit to amount profiles can have no Matter amount people live in your home. 2nd lack of true native 4k picture with true 4k audio quality like MAX and Netflix.

[@financegarden]

The prices seem pretty affordable. What do you think woudl be the "perfect" price?

[@charlieeriskon6702]

I see that streaming is best choice to communities which have bad internet

[@frankrodriguez6998]

How is streaming a good choice for communities that have bad internet? The internet itself won't allow them them to stream if it's bad quality. Have you ever thought of that before you posted your comment that made an ass out of yourself no you didn't.

[@scpatl4now]

Most streaming services have no business being in this market. They were all making huge amounts of money licensing content. CBS-Viacom (Paramount) licensed The CW content to Netflix for over a billion dollars, even after it had aired the entire season. When they pulled that content (or just quit making it...also pretty stupid) from Netflix, they had content sitting on a server making zero money. That's not the kind of content that drives subscriber growth. There is one reason they all had to get into streaming...Corporate Greed. A bunch of Wall St types that don't understand the business jumped in head first and are now losing money hand over fist and investor's patience has run out. They have already started licensing content again, but now do it from a position of weakness since they are losing so much money (their own fault too). Netflix is again the big winner here. It isn't going anywhere.

[@TheBrandonn]

i love watching hbo fail and licensing max ORIGINALS to netflix. hilarious

[@frankreynolds445]

Streaming is crap. Spinning buffering wheels and dots. Tons of commercials. I watch You Tube videos. I am in my mid 60s. You will be surprised of some of the creative stuff on You Tube. If you avoid the Far Right Vs. Far Left BS

[@TheBrandonn]

youtube with ad block is how i spend a lot of my free time these days. barely ever go on streaming unless theres something new out, even then, only apple tv has anything good anymore

[@jjcoolaus]

I watch no ads and never have buffering, get a decent internet connection and if there is more than one person streaming, get fibre or 2 internet connections if 4G/5G are your only options

[@vsauce5614]

The old youtube era at least where you can find more of its creativity, not with the current day algorithm consisting of mainstream trash and clickbait everywhere.

[@Mrenderboyo]

Agreed, ive been buying up DVDs and Blu Rays because im sick of dealing with 6 different services just to have them take everything off and sometimes certain movies arent even on streaming at all

[@jamescody183]

Ai v.o's are interesting aren't they ;)

[@bizzfo]

You repeat the same thing over and over again. Seriously.

[@WickedKnivesandThings]

Disney won😅😅😅😅😅

[@angelaparente4470]

Cable must die

[@frankrodriguez6998]

As much as one would think that cable should die we need cable to balance out streaming when you have streaming services along the line as Paramount Plus that is raising their prices for a third time in less than a year. Year after year, the streaming services uses the same excuse that they need money to make the content or something along that line yet, we the customer are not seeing any return or progress in the quality and the quantity of the content when they raise their prices except to line their pockets and see who can be the greediest and do it the fastest.

[@SFBenjaminK]

DAYING///?/ f**NO

[@mothermovementa]

6

[@keith2073]

Go woke

[@frontrowviews]

This AI voice is really annoying to listen to

[@paramahansayoga84]

Well in Netflix’s case it’s Because self produced content is woke and and it sucks. Otherwise they regularly get movies that bomb.

[@Youdotty]

Zero IQ take

[@kevin10001]

Not everything is “woke” it’s ok to judt not like something without having to have a bigger reason behind it

[@paramahansayoga84]

@@kevin10001 when China owns controlling interests in Six of the USA movie houses ……. Most everything is Woke . Netflix may not be part of it but their studio made content for the Most part is Very woke.

[@nishant54]

1000 iq take​@@Youdotty

[@nishant54]

N​etflix is now

[@paulhinsky]

Bad title. 👎 Streaming isn't dying. Just some companies going under. Streaming is here to stay.

[@TheBrandonn]

Just because its too slow to be overtly noticeable doesnt mean its not happening. Look how long it took cable to finally be axed. Some people still even have that....

[@financegarden]

What makes you so sure?

[@excaliber8713]

What a dumb article, streaming is doing fine

[@thatoneguy378]

Then you didn't read it or watch it. Folks are sick of the high prices and ads and b.s.

[@rainbowgaming8441]

streaming is good to a point you dont really own the movies and they can pull any film at any time thats the draw back they don want any one to own dvds or records , they need to be making money off of you and me , as for me i have so many dvds and i would never rent , and with adds on here i dont mind that one bit thats ok , but again if you pay for streaming and save movies online that you payed for they have all rights to pull the film its more like this ........Disney let everyone watch there movies and they pull there films and put them in a vault so you cant watch them for years , but the freedom of owning dvds is great and you can watch them and theres ex stuff on the dvds that streaming does not have , and many are finding out that movies that they own are being pulled........many are upset and didnt take that root as many others have done and sold there dvds , again stream is not for serious movie watchers from the past that did grow up watching movies , and there are others who love the renting deal but dont like to own movies that take up space .........if you love streaming thats great if you love buying new or older dvds thats great too , but i see it as far as stream going back wards ..........to the days of HBO and SHOWTIME or MAX if you miss it not telling when it will come on again , i am not fighting or any thing like that just letting you know the movie library of streaming movies may get smaller as time goes buy and dvds will be around for along time like a classic car , stay safe and take care .........streaming or dvds is what many like rent or buy and own its up to you happy movie watching

[@austinwillcut4919]

No, it's not doing fine.

[@PhilipMurphyExtra]

I have grown to like user generated content on KZbin more over the flashy over funded productions of recent years on the likes of Netflix etc

[@OctaviaTipton]

I dumped everything but Prime and I only keep that because of the free shipping. I am just beefing up my home disc collection.

[@financegarden]

Fair enough hehe