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Netflix Plans to Charge $7 to $9 for Ad-Supported Plan
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They're still #1, though. They could lose 10 million customers and they'd still be #1. I'm not a subscriber. But Netflix has its fans.
They run FreeBSD, The ironic thing about that is that those who use FreeBSD can't watch Netflix because DRM on *BSD doesn't really exist.
If you want me to watch ads, then I don't pay. This will be my policy forever. I don't even like to go to movie theaters anymore because they show ads, not trailers, actual ADS before the movie. Which I can dodge if the theater has reserved seating, I just don't show up even a minute early.
The cost of streaming without ads is still dirt cheap but if I feel like it's getting to high priced, there's always churn. I can cut back on the 3-4 services I get at the same time and make that 2-3 or 1-2. Can't watch more than one at a time, right?
The cost of streaming without ads is still dirt cheap but if I feel like it's getting to high priced, there's always churn. I can cut back on the 3-4 services I get at the same time and make that 2-3 or 1-2. Can't watch more than one at a time, right?
Hulu's paid/ad-supported tier is more profitable for them than their paid/ad-free tier for exactly that reason: people aren't valuing their time highly enough and let the corporate goons make money off them when they should be demanding a lower price.
If Netflix thinks they can get away with $8 with ads, just refuse to subscribe. They'll lower the price till they meet the market. $4 with ads seems a lot more reasonable to me. AppleTV+ is $5 without ads, and their content is pretty good, so what's the justification for charging even $5 for an ad tier, much less more?!?
I’m consistently watching new episodes of 3 or 4 over the weekend on Apple TV+.
There are a lot of ‘good enough’ shows that keeps me subscribed. There are only a handful of ‘must see’ shows & quite a lot of crap, though.
My fear is that this will be the default for any 3rd party service that offers Netflix as a "bonus." That is, will T-Mobile's "Free Netflix" degrade to this level? Many of those offering Hulu, Discovery+ or Paramount+, for example, include it at only the ad-supported tier, and in some cases, you can't even pay the difference to get the ad-free version.
So, 7-9 dollar/euro a month for ads?
And 480p.
And then you have for example Disney+ for
9 dollar/month and no ads.
And 4K🤔😂
And 480p.
And then you have for example Disney+ for
9 dollar/month and no ads.
And 4K🤔😂
So used to get free to air, with ads, for free.
Then, we take on internet provider plan for $XX.XX p/mth, in addition to all our new friends Netflix, Stan, Paramount, Disney, Apple, Hey U etc which charge us individually more monthly rates for their services…
But now, they will begin brining in ads, that we pay for on an internet service we provide.
Good times.
Then, we take on internet provider plan for $XX.XX p/mth, in addition to all our new friends Netflix, Stan, Paramount, Disney, Apple, Hey U etc which charge us individually more monthly rates for their services…
But now, they will begin brining in ads, that we pay for on an internet service we provide.
Good times.
You know the movie at least.
I don’t have a point. It was just a funny phrasing you had that reminded me of a quote from the movie.
For now. Cable tv also used to have shorter ads as well and then they saw the dollar signs and increased the ad load. Of course new tech (DVRs) was introduced that allowed consumers to skip these ridiculous ads.
There is no way I’m paying to watch ads while I’m watching a TV show or movie (except for sports). I will always opt for the “non-ad” plan. I value my time and TV shows/movies are already too long anyway. The ad plan should be priced below 5 bucks or completely free.
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Ok but Netflix is much less expensive, including their higher quality (resolution) ad-free plans. To rent just ONE movie for a day back then could cost at least $2 and some video rental stores even had monthly membership fees on top of that.
$2 in the mid 1980s would be around $5.50 in today's dollars and again, that's for one movie rental. The cost of renting just one movie per week would be around $24/month in today's dollars. Netflix ad-free plans with unlimited movies and shows are only $10 to $20/month right now.
Streaming services today are a bargain compared to what it could cost for video rentals or premium channels decades ago
They say they are making this move because they " can't maintain subscriber count " but yet saw their first decline in subs since 2010. Money is tight for some right now. I pay the normal $15 for netflix and honestly I barely watch it. This might be good for me.
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For us the entire point of streaming is to avoid the ads and we haven’t had cable in something like 10 years. Paying for something with ads doesn’t compute for us but I’m sure it may be the best choice for many people.
This is Netflix subscription rate in Thailand
divided by 35 THB = USD
I guess living here has this small benefit
divided by 35 THB = USD
I guess living here has this small benefit
Still this is all conjecture/rumor for ad supported base rate subscription. Pessimistic interpretations say ads with 480p, but a lot of suggest it will be 720p. It would be wild if Netflix actually drops the rates for the higher tiers slightly due to it being predicted of generating annually $1.85 Billion USD via ads. That’s equivalent of another 92.5 million 4K subscribers per USD rates.
You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them!
Streaming services multiplying like rats and charging for ad supported channels is just a caricature of the "regular" TV - for which streaming was supposed to be a "next gen" replacement.
Pushing us slowly back into the warm embrace of the pirate bay, because it's just easier to find shows I like than figure out which streamer has them (assuming they even happen to operate in my country of residence).
Streaming services multiplying like rats and charging for ad supported channels is just a caricature of the "regular" TV - for which streaming was supposed to be a "next gen" replacement.
Pushing us slowly back into the warm embrace of the pirate bay, because it's just easier to find shows I like than figure out which streamer has them (assuming they even happen to operate in my country of residence).
Bandwidth costs money, so I guess that's the reason why they decided to charge more for higher res. Not sure how other streamers handle it.
The only one who doesn't have to pay for additional infrastructure is Amazon
For now. That prequel LOTR might be a sign Amazons expenses might necessitate some separation of services eventually instead of everything tethered to Prime.Bandwidth costs money, so I guess that's the reason why they decided to charge more for higher res. Not sure how other streamers handle it.
The only one who doesn't have to pay for additional infrastructure is Amazon