The subscription streaming model is officially dead, as the five largest streaming services all have ads now.
      • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
        21·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, your call. I’m very willing to pay a monthly fee to not have commercials. Whether Prime video is worth it in general is another question…

        • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
          3·
          11 months ago

          I’m at the end of my rope with the degradation of value. I want to pay for quality content and lack of ads, I was happy to pay Netflix for this.

          Then I fine with paying Hulu.

          Then I was less happy to pay HBO.

          Then I was even less happy to pay Disney.

          When HBO started adding previews to shows I felt like I was at the end of my patience. Then Amazon did it too.

          Now Amazon wants me to pay for ad removal… but makes sure to note that even if I pay, “some channels” will show ads anyways.

          I’m all out of good will now.

          • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            I’m getting there. I don’t mind paying for good content. Though I am starting to mind paying so much across the board and I’m getting tired of everyone having their own platform with its own quirks. Still can’t bring myself to go for Paramount+.

            Now Amazon wants me to pay for ad removal… but makes sure to note that even if I pay, “some channels” will show ads anyways.

            Haven’t seen that yet. What does that mean, “some channels?” Like for AMC content and shit like that?

            Forced ads is my personal red line.

            • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
              3·
              11 months ago

              The pre-order page for ad removal (a sentence which makes me feel irrationally angry) notes: “Live TV, Freevee, and channel subscriptions may continue to have ads.”

              The email I got seems to define channels as “…like Max, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, BET+, MGM+, ViX+, Crunchyroll, PBS KIDS, NBA League Pass, MLB.TV, and STARZ…”

        • HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social
          3·
          11 months ago

          Cable used to have no commercials. Then they had some commercials, but less than OTA. Now there’s no difference. Streaming services started out with no commercials, then it was commercials, but you can pay for no commercials. Soon it’ll be pay more, for less commercials, I think there’s a service already doing that? Don’t reward them for this shitty behavior by throwing more money at them.

          • Neato@kbin.social
            1·
            11 months ago

            TV used to be free over the air. Commercials were in-show. Often done buy the hosts themselves talking up a product. Pretty much exactly like YouTube and podcasts do now.

            Then cable was invented and they charged for it. But commercials never went away.