Netflix reported substantial growth in subscribers in the months following its push to stop users from sharing accounts with people outside of their household.

  • @[email protected]
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    122 years ago

    That’s unfortunate. I hate seeing this news because it means that all the other streaming platforms are going to follow suit soon, which brings us right back to cable, essentially. Must subscribe to 5 different streaming services each in order to have access to all the programming you want, no more splitting up accounts with friends.

    Glad that I just setup a Plex server, looks like I’m gonna need it.

    • hawdini
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      22 years ago

      I am kinda hoping that with increased revenue, they can afford to get more licences for other content. But I think the video streaming services is too fragmented now for that to be a reality. Unlike audio streaming where it’s a lot more sensible.

    • Ragnell
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      12 years ago

      Really, the only way to get the streaming in order is a law where a company that makes films and TV cannot distribute it. That’d get rid of the company-only model and get us to a decent concentration.