Thread: VOD Netflix/Streaming Services
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Old 06-09-2019, 13:05   #6248
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
Its quite clear that the prices of monthly streaming subscriptions are rising and will continue to rise so more competition does not necessarily mean prices will stay competitive in the market especially when some streamers are increasingly up to their eyeballs in debt spending willy nilly on content and with that huge monetary outlay they will want to get much of that money back..
Competition will keep a check on prices. If they rise too far, they will lose subscribers to other providers.

I doubt very much that the price of Netflix or Amazon will come down, but their ability to raise prices will be constrained by the competition. If they add new services, of course, that will impact on price, and that is what you would expect.

If you compare the quality and quantity of watchable content (excluding sport, which has yet to make the transition to streaming that scripted video streaming has), with the scheduled channels, it is not difficult to conclude that the streamers are incredible value for money. I think the issue that some are finding difficult to come to terms with is the sheer number of streamers that will be available, and they opine that they can't afford them all. This ignores the simple fact that no- one is expected to take them all. You choose which ones you want, according to your budget and your viewing preferences.
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