I do have a subscription but I don’t think it’s got a lot of value. Severance, then we’ll see you next year.
Apple Loses $1 Billion Annually on Apple TV+ | Report
Submitted 2 months ago by Skavau@lemm.ee to Television@lemm.ee
https://www.thewrap.com/apple-loses-1-billion-annually-apple-tv-plus/
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selokichtli@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah they were a nice secondary option when they were like $6.99 a month or whatever it was, now they go in the cancel/renew cycle along with everyone else
heavydust@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I don’t have a subscription anymore, but you reminded me that the new Severance is already on The Pirate Bay, thanks for the advice.
Blaze@feddit.org 2 months ago
Happy cake day
selokichtli@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Hey, true! Thanks!
heavyboots@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
They made $14 billion in Q4 of 2024… what even does losing 250 million a quarter mean compared to those numbers? I think they need to stay the course and maybe even expand faster, to be perfectly honest.
superkret@feddit.org 2 months ago
I make $56k per year.
To me, this would be like paying $4000 per year for something.Contemporarium@lemm.ee 2 months ago
It would be like losing $25 if you made $140. Still a significant loss and a loss none the less. They seem to have the least appealing shoes out of any subscription service in my opinion
notaviking@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Actually losing $2.5 but still made $140
heavyboots@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I mean, I agree 1 billion is a lot of money, but if they’re trying to really grab viewers and keep them, I think they have to make it a worthy proposition and they started waaaaay behind the other streaming services, who have had a lot longer to collect a worthy back catalogue of content.
They’ve had a number of shockingly good shows too, though. Like if you have missed any of these, you’ve missed out a bit, IMHO.
- Ted Lasso
- Shrinking
- Silo
- Slow Horses
- For All Mankind
- The Morning Show
- Severance
huppakee@lemm.ee 2 months ago
You only lose money if the customer would have paid for it otherwise.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Doesn’t count synergy bonuses. How many more devices do they sell, how many more users do they retain in the ecosystem, from pushing Apple TV?
Especially since, frankly, it’s very good. I much prefer their “quality over quantity” approach and the stuff they are willing to fund.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I dunno, their take on Foundation is most attractive for me via thoughts of what could be done with the same effort and funding and format, except being closer to the source and without glossiness and dizziness.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah I mean I am praising Apple TV here.
Severance, For All Mankind, Silo, they’ve been making lots of sci-fi worth watching. Morning Show was good too.
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I like Mythic Quest and Foundation
CosmicJoker@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Too many subscriptions put there.
They basically became cable TV packages from the 90s.
Now I just sail the 7 seas. Fuck these corpos.
Skavau@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Well you don’t get locked into a streamer like you did cable.
CosmicJoker@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Right, doesn’t mean it’s good. It’s not. Streaming services used to be awesome now everyone has their own app and just raises prices while canceling everything.
But hey w.e doesn’t effect me. Stremio for the win.
kandoh@reddthat.com 2 months ago
When you look at their catalog, it definitely looks like the executives get to submit the ideas for what shows they make.
One c-level loves band of brothers, so they make masters of the air. Another read the Dust trilogy so we got the Silo show.
silverlose@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I mean, I like the results. If that’s what they’re doing I guess I’m okay with it 🤷♂️
kandoh@reddthat.com 2 months ago
More producers should make shows that way instead of chasing money