yep it is so bad, i even cancelled the free year which i got with the iPhone, long before it ran out.
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Apple TV+ Subscribers Who Join for Major Releases Like 'Greyhound' Don't Stick Around
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It is very easy to unsubscribe from a service when nothing else interests me after I watched whatever. I left Netflix, Disney+, & Amazon Prime because nothing was interesting and often there is just too much content.
I stayed with ??+ because I like many shows and I am also subscribed to other services through the app, Paramount+, amc+, BBC SELECT, and topic.
I stayed with ??+ because I like many shows and I am also subscribed to other services through the app, Paramount+, amc+, BBC SELECT, and topic.
Churn is a real thing that everyone has to contend with. Apple just aren't willing to invest in the kind of content game that is happening right now. Look at Sony who appear to be buying Bungie - yes that belongs in the Activision-Blizzard thread but Apple missed out again.
Apple need to fix it so your sub ends at the end of your subscription period, not just immediately, if you happen to cancel ahead of time.
Well said, but Netflix suffered from this same problem when it only had "House of Cards" and "Orange is the New black" back in 2013 as basically their own 2 shows. They made have another, but it was just like Apple+ and Disney+. Now I can't even keep up with all the Netflix content that comes out basically daily now.
Understandable, as video streaming catalogues across different providers are very fragmented (incomplete), so people naturally want to shuffle them. They should try and become more like music streaming platforms, where we can pretty much find the same tracks.
That's too stressful... better not watch at all
Not at all!
I tend to keep Netflix running all the time (and prime) for filler and swap out the others.
Way better than having all services at once and have a bill that approaches cable.
Maybe they need to make it so that AppleTV pivots to being a creators platform - let trusted content creators put stuff on and pay them for ad-free content? It certainly might take people away from YouTube.
I limit myself to two streaming services a month.
And when they come out with a new series I usually wait a month before I get a subscription that way I can binge watch some of it and not have to keep a subscription for more than a month or two.
Plus I have basic DIRECTV satellite with a DVR.
And when they come out with a new series I usually wait a month before I get a subscription that way I can binge watch some of it and not have to keep a subscription for more than a month or two.
Plus I have basic DIRECTV satellite with a DVR.
Ha, I was one of them! Watched Greyhound, The Beastie Boys and The Morning Show, and then cancelled it immediately.
I wait for all episodes of a few of my favourite shows to air, sign up, watch, cancel, rinse & repeat. I really like the service but I’m not going to permanently haemorrhage money into Apple‘s pocket just to then sit around twiddling my thumbs waiting for each episode of a season to be put up.
How exactly is subscribing to multiple streaming services better than cable? It's becoming just as expensive and maybe more of a pain. You also generally get a cable discount when getting internet through them. As much as I hate Comcast, their streaming app is great and ability to use nearly 100% of the service on a ROKU is awesome.
I've had Apple TV for free since it pretty much launch through various promotion and haven't watched one thing on it yet. lol
If you're willing to pay several hundred dollars a month for that subscription, they might be able to get the studios to listen.
Yes, that's what I do. Every 6 months or so I check in with Netflix for a month and then do the same with Amazon Prime. Just finished with both - Amazon better than Netflix. When my "free" time with Apple TV+ is up, I'll probably do the same with that.
I'm still subscribing to Apple TV+ through my Apple One subscription and I like it.
The Servant, The Shrink Next Door and Losing Alice are all excellent... but they're probably not the type of series that can catch with the mainstream. Lisey's Story was quite good too, and Foundation looks promising. So great content, but the catalog is too small.
The Servant, The Shrink Next Door and Losing Alice are all excellent... but they're probably not the type of series that can catch with the mainstream. Lisey's Story was quite good too, and Foundation looks promising. So great content, but the catalog is too small.
Definitely watch Ozark first, then cancel
True, but most of them are the same themes on repeat. Endless versions of the same.