Why are there so many streaming service

Like my post, why are there so Bloody many!!! Then Netflix and the like run out of the stuff I used to watch.

Honestly don't think there is point any more in basic TV

FFVII

Money, money, greed.

Gonna take a few years before the turds give up and license their good stuff again.

Til then....

Hande hoche!

The adverts you despise thread needs its fodder.

rossie1977

They are popular especially among 7-17 age group who don't watch traditional tv any more and 18-49 group who like to binge watch programs and movies

The fact they are accessible worldwide is huge factor for many.

mikeym

There will be more in the future.

Bobblehats

I find I can relate to the concept of zombie invasions more than the nazis amongst us themes?

Ubbquittious

Nobody can be bothered torrenting stuff anymore and they'd rather pay the tenner a month. But now families in the States are spending on average 600 bucks a year on these services so there will be a backlash soon especially since they keep increasing their prices

Harry Palmr

Every media conglomerate now wants to exploit thier own intellectual property rather than sell it to Netflix or Amazon, I'd say things will be messy for a good few years then the market will streamline as the smaller players get squeezed out and we end up back where we began if not with the same companies maybe.

fryup

Netflix, Amazon and now Disney hmmmm i'm beginning to think these companies are behind this coronavirus?

Bobblehats

fryup wrote: »

Netflix, Amazon and now Disney hmmmm i'm beginning to think these companies are behind this coronavirus?

They letterboxed it to us, in an experimental ratio so it can then be transmitted through our phones :eek: if it’s not utilising all of your television screen’s potential wash your hands of it

ILoveYourVibes

Netlfix is ****e imo. Rubbish now.

Greyfox

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Netlfix is ****e imo. Rubbish now.

It's actually not though, theirs always something worth watching on it. With the other streaming services you can run out of things to watch. Normal tv is garbage

riclad

Disney tv is for young people ,all under 18 content.
netflix showed streaming tv works,millions of people will pay for it
10 years ago most people did not have fast broadband.
Different corporations own different tv shows ,
and film,s , so they see a chance to make more money.
Also most people do not buy dvds anymore.
theres no more video rental stores .
people are giving up cable tv,
but its sad when your favourite show is only avaidable on a streaming service.
You can still watch free tv on saorview or a fta satellite reciever .free sat etc
First there was napster ,then streaming music,spotify,
streaming tv is the next gold rush for companys .

UI_Paddy

Netflix showed it can work, and now other companies are jumping on the bandwagon. Eventually there will be too many streaming services, and because of the costs of constantly subscribing to all of them people will consider buying physical media again for titles they want to have indefinite access to but don't want to pay for anything else a particular streaming service has to offer. It's a bubble like many other phases in the history of entertainment and at a certain point it will burst.

ILoveYourVibes

Greyfox wrote: »

It's actually not though, theirs always something worth watching on it. With the other streaming services you can run out of things to watch. Normal tv is garbage

I don't find that. I can't find anything recently i would like to watch. No good comedies etc.

It was good a couple of years ago. But right now ..nope ...maybe it will pick up again.

Like my Dad my bro and my mom all have their accounts set up on Netflix ..i don't even bother!

And if they put their stuff on ..i ask to see the menu..nothing i would want to watch.

Normal tv is garbage too mind!

biko

There are many because various companies think there is a demand.
The services that won't be used will vanish.

AMKC

So many streaming services and they are all crap.


There is nothing like good old fashioned T.V.

tipperaryboy

Plex has library of everything with a sub, can't further detail though

LineOfBeauty

Now TV are running a deal of €7.50 for the first 6 months so got that last night. They have the HBO stuff so I figure that's worth it.

Our house has Netflix too but I just find that they are losing the balance. Sure there's still some legitimately good TV on there, but they are going more and more down the path of crap reality TV or trash basic TV (think Power). I'm not saying every show they pump out needs to be prestige drama but more and more the cheaper, easier content is the way they are going.

Bobblehats

biko wrote: »

There are many because various companies think there is a demand.
The services that won't be used will vanish.

They’re like fat phil. Do not feed

Jurgen Klopp

It all started with various studios and the likes ****ting themselves at torrenting and then streaming when their ignorance of thinking shutting down a particular site meant it was over and done with

Then Netflix came and had such a great selection for €10 a month most of use thought fair enough not bad for that price.

The media ran various articles about how the consumer will choose legal means if for a fair price a new age they said

Then every sports organisation, practically every production company saw Netflix growth and revenue and think "oh we'd like a slice of that" let's keep our 1 or 2 shows that people watch and stick em on our own service

Now nearly every 2nd good show or sport is spread amongst God knows how many services, you'd nearly end up paying far more than Sky ever cost a month

Torrenting isn't as popular and likely not to be cause streaming is much easier in real time now and plenty sites out there.

So we are coming full circle again. People will just stream illegally now instead of potentially hundereds euro a month

Kolido

Whats all these steaming services people are talking about. I can only think of about 4, which is hardly too many. There must be a lot I've never heard of.

Canis Lupus

Everyone wants a slice of the pie basically and ironically all it's doing is driving people back to piracy.

rtron

Netflix is really hard to give up given its price and how handy it is.
If sky was priced well, I'd have no problem signing up to it, but it's sheer ridiculous.

OU812

tipperaryboy wrote: »

Plex has library of everything with a sub, can't further detail though

Whats this now???

Feel free to PM

Rufeo

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Nobody can be bothered torrenting stuff anymore and they'd rather pay the tenner a month. But now families in the States are spending on average 600 bucks a year on these services so there will be a backlash soon especially since they keep increasing their prices

Ah there still be a few torrentin...

Rufeo

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Netlfix is ****e imo. Rubbish now.

So judgmental ah...

kingtiger

If anyone would like to know more about Plex, feel free to PM me

AllForIt

UI_Paddy wrote: »

Netflix showed it can work, and now other companies are jumping on the bandwagon. Eventually there will be too many streaming services, and because of the costs of constantly subscribing to all of them people will consider buying physical media again for titles they want to have indefinite access to but don't want to pay for anything else a particular streaming service has to offer. It's a bubble like many other phases in the history of entertainment and at a certain point it will burst.

Last I read Netflix are in serious trouble.

893bet

LineOfBeauty wrote: »

Now TV are running a deal of €7.50 for the first 6 months so got that last night. They have the HBO stuff so I figure that's worth it.

Our house has Netflix too but I just find that they are losing the balance. Sure there's still some legitimately good TV on there, but they are going more and more down the path of crap reality TV or trash basic TV (think Power). I'm not saying every show they pump out needs to be prestige drama but more and more the cheaper, easier content is the way they are going.

Power was brilliant!

Well last season was terrible but was pretty good prior to that.

murpho999

Rufeo wrote: »

Ah there still be a few torrentin...

Used to do it but now glad to pay for content at a reasonable price which the streaming services offer as they need money in order to make content.

murpho999

AMKC wrote: »

So many streaming services and they are all crap.


There is nothing like good old fashioned T.V.

I hope you're joking.

Who needs schedules and ads?

Love the streaming services, Netflix & Amazon Prime are great value.

Potential-Monke

I have a few streaming services, Netflix and Crunchyroll being the main 2. Then, technically, I have 2 more with PS Now and Xbox Games Pass, albeit game streaming/downloading. It's the future, but it will get too diluted and will cost way too much to have even a few of your main hobbies/interests covered.

Peregrinus

The solution is obvious; cancel your Netflix account and open an account with a rival service that has a different catalogue.

Expect this to keep happening; content owners will always want to maximise the value of their content, so they are always going to want the option to licence it to whoever is the highest bidder at any moment. So Netflix's catologue in two or three years could be quite different to Netflix's catalogue now; same goes for every other streamer.

If there's a show you feel you'll want to watch again and again, get the DVD, or buy it outright from Apple. Otherwise, just accept that you'll be shopping around among different streamers on a regular basis.

murpho999

Peregrinus wrote: »

The solution is obvious; cancel your Netflix account and open an account with a rival service that has a different catalogue.

Expect this to keep happening; content owners will always want to maximise the value of their content, so they are always going to want the option to licence it to whoever is the highest bidder at any moment. So Netflix's catologue in two or three years could be quite different to Netflix's catalogue now; same goes for every other streamer.

If there's a show you feel you'll want to watch again and again, get the DVD, or buy it outright from Apple. Otherwise, just accept that you'll be shopping around among different streamers on a regular basis.

What's a DVD?

Bobblehats

murpho999 wrote: »

I hope you're joking.

Who needs schedules and ads?

Love the streaming services, Netflix & Amazon Prime are great value.

Nobody needs ads I’ll record from the schedule. Get the download, whatever Netflix only really came to my attention last year because it got added. And Prime because it’s where the 3 amigos went I looked at their exclusive content but beyond the GT not enough in it for me flud that

The original is best, accept no imitators I would give them too much of a platform to build on or we’ll be dragged this way and that

murpho999

Bobblehats wrote: »

Nobody needs ads I’ll record from the schedule. Get the download, whatever Netflix only really came to my attention last year because it got added. And Prime because it’s where the 3 amigos went I looked at their exclusive content but beyond the GT not enough in it for me flud that

The original is best, accept no imitators I would give them too much of a platform to build on or we’ll be dragged this way and that

I'm not sure what you're on about but are you basing your argument soley around Top Gear and the orignal presenters?

Not a show I watch so I wouldn't personally worry about it.

For me Netflix and Amazon Prime have good quality drama that they have produced themselves that make them good value and they're just adding more and more.

murpho999

OmegaGene wrote: »

it is like a betamax tape but shiny

Might as well go back to that.

The advice was strange, cancel subs and buy DVDs to get producers to licence streaming on all platforms.

That's not going to happen as Netflix and Amazon make their own shows and films and will naturally keep then exclusive to their own platforms.

Who wants to to go back to DVDs or "buying from Apple"?

Capt'n Midnight

You can get most popular songs from most music streaming services.

The video world is lots of separate walled off gardens.

Homelander

I pay for Netflix and Amazon Prime, there's obviously a convenience factor as well but I do want to support services and shows I really enjoy. I only joined Amazon Prime to support The Expanse and The Boys, though I've watched a few things since on it.

Outside that though, no intention of paying for any other streaming services. It's not viable to expect people to sign up to a ton of competing services for the sake of an odd show here or there.

Shudder is another good, fairly unique one I might consider at some point as a big horror movie fan.

Nigel Fairservice

I have Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Now TV and Spotify. I pay because I like to support shows I like. I used to stream a lot years ago but couldn't be bothered finding links these days and I'm not supporting things I like that way. I think most people are happy to pay if you make it easy for them. Netflix did just that for most people. Now everyone is bringing their own content back in house and creating another bill for you to pay, if you so wish. In future I will probably keep Netflix and Spotify and just dip in and out of Now TV and Amazon Prime Video.

Turquoise Hexagon Sun

Traditional TV is a joke. Ads, ads, ads, scheduling, ads, volume changing between ads and show, more ads. It's pathetic.

Streaming services is where it's at. Even paying for two streaming services is worth more than whatever they offer you on TV.

If you can't find enough to watch on Netflix you are probably watching too much TV. There's so much content there. Excellent documentaries, TV shows like Ozark, Suburra, Mindhunter etc etc.

The thing about Netflix is you need to "like" the content you enjoy and feed the Netflix alogorthim things to enjoy so it makes good categories and reccomends you things to you like. Went in to parents account to see theirs (they don't use it) and anyone might get the impression that Netflix is ****e if you look at a virgin Netflix account. But a used, personalised account is a different matter.

Traditional TV model is awful. Even YouTube is better than traditional TV. You'll get episodes of content specific to your tastes, be it sailing, videogaming, travel, photography. If you follow the good content creators, you'll get so much reward from it.

Going back to legacy TV is like devolution. Ads, more ads and and awful TV chat shows where you can't get in to a topic because of time restraints and sheduling.

There are great video podcasts going to YouTube like Hotboxing With Mike Tyson, JRE, Your Mom's House and many more.

Capt'n Midnight

Turquoise Hexagon Sun wrote: »

Going back to legacy TV is like devolution. Ads, more ads and and awful TV chat shows where you can't get in to a topic because of time restraints and sheduling.

Or you could watch programs you've started recording 15 minutes ago.