Op-ed: Apps promised to free us from ad-supported subscription bundles. Oops!

For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn’t want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/K4EIh

    • ALQ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      The only reason I even have Hulu is because I pay for Spotify. Otherwise, it’s just not worth the price tag for me.

      Spotify, though…raised its price recently, but also gave me new features that I use, so I’m not complaining.

        • ALQ@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          The one I know for sure is new that I use is an AI DJ feature. It plays music in sets it thinks you’ll like, then lets you know when a new set is starting and what it’ll be like; lets you start a new set manually if you don’t like the type of music being played.

          As someone who lived alone, when it came out it was nice to have a friendly voice (sounds like a young, 20-something guy), even though fake, to talk to me about my music.

          Clearly I need to do research on them, though; I’m out of the loop on their nastiness.

    • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
      73·
      1 year ago

      I’m on a Disney/Hulu bundle for $19.99, that isn’t bad. Hopefully that won’t change. But as soon as Ahsoka is over I plan to cancel.