26/10/2024
... Streaming Subscription Fees Have Been Rising, But Quality?
ARS TECNICA: for video streaming services have been on a steady incline. But despite subscribers paying more, surveys suggest they're becoming less satisfied with what's available to watch....
MORE FROM THE ARTICLE: At the start of 2024, the industry began declaring the end of , a term coined by FX Networks Chairman that refers to an era of rampant content spending that gave us shows like The Wire, Breaking Bad, and Game of Thrones.
For , the Peak TV era meant trying to lure subscribers with that was often buoyed by critical acclaim and/or top-tier actors, writers, and/or directors.
However, as services struggle to reach or maintain profitability, 2024 saw a drop in the number of new scripted shows for the first time in at least 10 years, FX Research found.
Meanwhile, overall satisfaction with the quality of available on streaming services seems to have declined for the past couple of years.
Most surveys suggest a generally small decline in perceived quality, but that's still perturbing considering how frequently streaming services increase subscription fees.
There was a time when a streaming subscription represented an exclusive ticket to viewing some of the best new shows and .
But we've reached a point where the most streamed TV show last year was Suits"an original from the USA Network cable channel that ended in 2019.
... It seems to be the ole, ~sucker them in with low prices, and then when they have eliminated their alternatves, start raising prices significantly...~ trick.
... One reason movies now - they have to appeal to the entire World instead of being made by and for one .
Every can understand punching and ....
Surveys show decline in customer satisfaction with what is available to stream.
