Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will start cracking down on password sharing | CNN Business::Disney is banning password sharing on its streaming services, following in the footsteps of competitor Netflix.

  • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    You pay for x number of simultaneous streams it shouldn’t fucking matter who the hell are using it, it’s still x number of simultaneous streams.

    But hey streaming was good while it lasted and a VPN is cheaper after all.

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    10 months ago

    They don’t realize that they don’t have the power of Netflix (who this unfortunately worked for)

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    10 months ago

    Do so, because the ones who do want it will cancel, and the others will keep paying. its to stupid to not react on these kind of stuff, like we do, and keep paying to watch series that last 2-3 season max + ads + price increase and no password sharing. Don’t you see it?

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    10 months ago

    Interestingly enough, 2/3 of those are subs I dropped within the last year or so based on a lack of quality/content for what they cost (never bothered with ESPN, NHL games are easy to find). Seems like streaming is starting to collapse a lot quicker than TV did.

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      10 months ago

      Likewise, just cancelled Disney+ and Hulu last month, along with Paramount+, and Netflix.

      Only still have AppleTV+ because it’s still cheap. And then Max because it’s included in our cell service, and Amazon for the shipping, but I don’t really use either, and am looking into the feasibility of dropping Prime, if I can convince the wife.

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        10 months ago

        AppleTV+ is still cheap where you live? Here in Europe it went from 4,99€ to 6,99€ and I think they just raised it to 9,99€. They have some great shows but VERY little content all in all. And at a doubled price which now matches all the other services (all around 10€ each) it is just not worth it IMO.

        I might get it for one binge-month in the future just to watch Severance season two though. Or… just get it elsewhere…

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          10 months ago

          Not sure. It’s $9.99 normally but I think she’s got a discount somehow (teacher? Or some kind of bundle?)