Hang on I just read that advanced television article. It has some gems.
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Nevertheless, whilst the appetite for content over Christmas is strong, almost one in five (18 per cent) report that they can’t afford to sign up to every streaming service to access all the festive content they’d like to watch.
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As a result, many young adults appear to have planned ahead and have saved free trials of streaming services ready to unwrap this Christmas,
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However, one in five (19 per cent) plan to cancel some of their services immediately after the holidays, rising to a quarter (24 per cent) of 18-34 year olds
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Moreover, one in five (21 per cent) Brits (rising to 24 per cent of 18-34 year olds) are planning to make the most of free streaming services to expand their library of festive content without having to fork out for more subscriptions.
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Read: piracy.
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This comes as a similar number (16 per cent) of 18-34 year olds call on streaming services to introduce advertisements over the Christmas period to allow access to their content for free.
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Streaming platforms should consider it their New Year’s resolution to offer hybrid subscriptions, where some content is free and some is ad-supported, ensuring that everyone can fill up on the TV they want,
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I’m not sure all of this is indicative of the low cost, ad free streaming service we were all promised by the Ghost of Christmas Past. It’s giving off heavy vibes of the Ghost of Christmas Future and a miserly time ahead.