Not only that, but they're the ones who decided to allow multiple streams on one account. If they didn't want people doing that, they shouldn't have done it in the first place.
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Disney+ and Hulu Ad-Free Pricing Going Up in October, Password Sharing Crackdown Coming
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My family gets Disney+ as part of our Verizon cell plan.
With all four of us spread coast to coast, wonder if we will still be able to use Disney+.
With all four of us spread coast to coast, wonder if we will still be able to use Disney+.
I got Disney+ (billed via Apple) since its introduction in the EU. Watched all the shows but kept the sub going for a year.
First quarter of 2023 an update broke 5.1 capability on my Sony Bravia TV and all shows output to 2.0 only. Subsequent updates didn't fix it. Actually I pretty much provided them with all details (version numbers) and there was little interest, did research this happening to others also. Actually on the initial call, support flatly refused to document this as I was billed through Apple. Other times I tried to address it via their social media pages but just ended with bots replying.
So every time after another update I restarted the Sub for another month, thinking it be fixed. After the third time now I've had it and won't renew as it's quite clear the issue won't ever be resolved or acknowledged.
First quarter of 2023 an update broke 5.1 capability on my Sony Bravia TV and all shows output to 2.0 only. Subsequent updates didn't fix it. Actually I pretty much provided them with all details (version numbers) and there was little interest, did research this happening to others also. Actually on the initial call, support flatly refused to document this as I was billed through Apple. Other times I tried to address it via their social media pages but just ended with bots replying.
So every time after another update I restarted the Sub for another month, thinking it be fixed. After the third time now I've had it and won't renew as it's quite clear the issue won't ever be resolved or acknowledged.
Care to share how you manage that?
What Netflix defines as password sharing is explicitly spelled out.
Looks like I’ll be canceling this streaming service soon too.
Not true — energy costs have increased, production costs have increased, salaries have increased — streaming is not immune to inflation.
If Disney wants to justify this ridiculous price increase, it should bundle Hulu into Disney+ subscription (just as it has in most foreign markets). Of course, that will never happen.
Funny they are all doing the same as Netflix because they saw that Netflix made more money right…well that’s just once service and sure the majority may not notice or care..but all their services?? Yeah that will get noticed especially when I gets (if not already) above the old cable bill
They could cut their pay by 25% and that still won't change things.
The losses are due to the high programming costs (acquiring and creating original programming). Even Apple had to raise prices recently.
Take the movie Killers of the Flower Moon as an example. It was originally going to be produced by Paramount, but when they realized how much it would be, they decided to bail on it until Apple stepped in and paid $200 million for it. All because of well known names ( Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio).
If a streaming service doesn't bid up to acquire content, someone else will. That's part of what drives content costs higher.
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Well my current subscription bundle includes Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ right here in the USA.
In no world is Hulu worth spending $18 a month on.
This is a winning strategy for Netflix, according to Netflix based on their earning transcript:
So all these people threatening to cancel, are they actually doing it?
Maybe it’s too early to see impact, yet.
So all these people threatening to cancel, are they actually doing it?
Maybe it’s too early to see impact, yet.
I don’t mind paying for a service that isn’t cable tv. But raising prices and taking away features isn’t cool with me. Raising prices and not giving better content that is worth the ‘yearly’ price hikes, isn’t cool with me. Even with cable most of the time you didn’t get a price increase for a good two years. I’ll just Jack Sparrow it for free then. They can figure out a way to ‘hit’ their target $$ and numbers without all the customers they lose.
Damn, I canceled Disney+ due to the previous round of price hikes. I realize I'm an outlier though, and that people will mostly continue to pay whatever Disney charges. 🐑🐑
For the time being, we get Netflix and AppleTV+ for free through T-Mobile, and the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN bundle through my carrier Verizon. We also get other streaming services through Walmart+ and Xfinity. We only pay for Max now.
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Indeed. American prisons are filled with password sharers. People really don’t appreciate what a serious crime it is. You wouldn’t share a needle. You wouldn’t share a toothbrush. Don’t share a password.
I was amazed the other day when I saw password sharing out in the open and the cops did nothing. The guy said he lived in the same household and was just traveling—tell that to a jury. What is our society coming to? We are a society of EULAs!
Only thing I like about Netflix is the k-dramas and some anime you can’t find elsewhere. I haven’t heard anything from my aunt, but I still use her Netflix account from when I lived with her. It might be that my home internet is T-Mobiles 5G network.
Goldman Sachs doesn't get the transaction fees from the Apple Card, Apple does. That's part of why Goldman Sachs is losing money on their Apple Card partnership. How do you expect Goldman to make any money when they don't get to collect any fees, not even late fees?
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Because Goldman Sachs was new to consumer banking and was eager to establish a deal with Apple, it is not collecting fees that it would typically get in a partnership for a credit card. Goldman Sachs does not get a portion of the fee that merchants pay to Apple to accept the Apple Card. Retailers pay a percentage of each transaction when taking a credit or debit card payment, and Goldman Sachs gets no funding from this.
Goldman Sachs is unable to collect annual fees, late fees, or fees for foreign transactions because the Apple Card does not charge these fees.
Thats absurd its just greed I ditched all those Spotify Netflix and today and today Disney and went with a jail broken Apple TV and won't look back.
If they do that, illegal copying and sharing will become the predominant method of watching. It’s never really gone away. HBO used to brag about how Game of Thrones was the most “shared” series out there. 👍🏻
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They're making me decide, and they're not going to like my decision.
They've doubled the price in 4 years. At this point, I feel like I should sign in for a month, binge the series, and bail.
It's not like these things aren't available for download elsewhere...
They've doubled the price in 4 years. At this point, I feel like I should sign in for a month, binge the series, and bail.
It's not like these things aren't available for download elsewhere...
You think it's Netflix's fault that other companies don't want people stealing from them? Maybe they just don't want people stealing.
What’s going to happen to the deals that people get through their mobile carriers? I get Disney Hulu and ESPN through Verizon at the moment.