Stream Fatigue? Americans Spent 23% Less on Streaming Services in 2024, Study Finds

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• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Homelessness spikes 18%. Inflation is kicking up again in certain sectors in anticipation of Trump’s tariffs. And yet…

  Suits: The people just have fatigue! They’re just busy spending their money on “short term purchases like groceriesi.redd.it/qlicd7lq0rjc1.jpeg”, we’ve got to find a way to get them to spend the money on this instead!

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• spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think this is the primary cause, and is likely to be an overall revenue increase for the streaming companies since they get additional ad recenue based on time watched instead of all coming from a flat subscription fee.

  The decline in streaming spending comes as ad-supported streaming hit a record high in 2024. A record 43% of streaming subscriptions were ad-supported by the end of Q3, according to Antenna, a market research firm. And between July and September, 56% of new streaming subscriptions were ad-supported — indicating Americans are opting for the cheaper option, even if they have to sit through a few commercials.

  Fuck steaming services for fhamming ads back into the experience and raising prices on those of us that don’t want them.

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  • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The rampant advertising should not be underestimated. Why are we paying for the privilege to be advertised at in every inch of our homes in every hour of our lives?

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• DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Literally dropped everything but Netflix and back to pirating.

  Fuck stratification.

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• Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s all too fragmented now. I don’t want to commit to any of it. Each platform is 80% garbage and 10% good. You basically have to pay for ten services now just to have a wealth of good content available. It’s easier to just fill my thumb drive up with the content I want.

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  • boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ll tell you which service has the best content! It runs in a docker container in my homelab…

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• tdawg@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Find it hard to believe half of Americans still have cable

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  • HeroHelck@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    For a LOT of them it’s just inertia and a handful of comfort channels. This is the way it is with my parents. They spend 90% of the time watching streaming, BUT, what if they needed to watch something on cable! So the subscription keeps going, even though it’s long outlived practicality.

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• rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  dropped netflix this month for the first time in, god, like 17 years. Just not watching it and all the trash behavior they engage in. When a few services finally crash and burn and get consolidated and everyone stops piecemealing out the rights, maybe I’ll come back. Til then, ahoy.

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• Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I started piracy, but I also watched less pirated content because 2024 seemed pretty fucking dull with content. Too much reality TV bullshit made it’s way to the streaming platforms.

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• notannpc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Good ol piracy. I let a few price bumps slide, but when I started losing features AND paying more money. Nah, I’m just gonna get my hat and my flag 🏴‍☠️

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