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Netflix password crackdown fuels sign-up surge (www.bbc.com)

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 122 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Does it? Is there proof this time? Last time the media jumped on this narrative, it turned out Netflix had lost subscribers in western nations where they’d cracked down, and simply added users in cheaper emerging markets.

The fact that they are adding pro wrestling to the channel does not bode well for their future. It’s what cable networks did when they started hemorrhaging users (see SyFy).

Netflix is also getting rid of their cheapest plan. Another sign they aren’t doing so great.

[-] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 28 points 9 months ago

These articles are written by the subjects. I used to think they had to at least take the journalists out to a nice lunch or something, but in fact there are no actual journalists involved. Sad

[-] astraeus@programming.dev 21 points 9 months ago

The media takes a press release, signs off on it and releases it usually word for word a lot. They’ll put their name and brand on it, but that’s a honest to goodness press release.

This article might be a blend, strange that at least on mobile I can’t find an author for this one.

[-] badbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah, can't find author. Great point.

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

SyFy also did the same shit as Netflix and cancelled all their shows after two seasons. I liked a lot of their shows but after a while SyFy became synonymous with "no point in getting invested" which is where Netflix has been for a long time for me. I dropped it long before the password crackdown crap. Hoist the sails, me mateys!

[-] FluorideMind@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

R.i.p dark matter. I'll never forget you!

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I honestly thought dark matter, killjoys, and the expanse were Syfy turning over a new leaf and really going back to their roots to keep the network relevant. Guess I was wrong...

[-] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

Stopped it when it was at its peak. Raised by Wolves was another great show axed too early, fuck HBO

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I loved that show!

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 15 points 9 months ago

Yeah pro wrestling is a sign we are going the cable route. It's almost funny.

[-] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I have Peacock for the PPVs, that's as far as I'll go. I have no problem downloading RAW or Smackdown the next day and watching without commercials.

Netflix will never get my money for the amount they charge. Fuck Netflix in the ass with a cactus.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Hey! You using my fetish as a synonym for “unenjoyable and bad punishment” is not cool.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 89 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This Just In: Corporations Succeed In Ripping People Off Because People Are Fucking Lazy and Piracy Is "Too Hard."

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago

As someone who pays for streaming and cable like a good boy and also pirates things that cannot be purchased, I assure you that using legit services is so much bigger a headache.

I'm buying up physical media of everything I want to keep while I still can.

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago

There is a third option of not consuming this content.

That is such weird framing.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Piracy is easy af tho. Easier than signing up for shit.

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

The vast majority of people have never heard the word "bittorrent". People hate learning, so they whip out the credit card to watch mid netflix shows.

[-] SkabySkalywag@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Not so sure about that. I'm actually surprised at the number of people that I would never have imagine, that have started to pirate. Maybe it's just anecdotal, but I have a feeling that we are going to start to see updated versions of " YOU WOULDN'T STEAL..." PSA ads for the cloud era.

[-] scorpious@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Also, sometimes some people just decide that the content provided is worth the price charged.

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[-] ItsAFake@lemmus.org 40 points 9 months ago

Cloudstream on android tv, hexated repo and boom everything. Fuck corporate streaming, hit the seas.

[-] JoMomma@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

As an avid sailor I agree

[-] funkajunk@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

It looks like a worse version of Stremio, unless there's something I'm missing?

[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Both apps are horrible. Just having to understand where the hell to find the magic codes to add content to cloudstream is a pain. Stremio is a whole other mess to understand the plugins and which types they are and what are the catalogs and all that stuff, and then it's torrent. But people online all jumped on some poor man solution where you pay for something debrid stupid thing to make stremio use http downloads instead of torrents.

Yeah the apps works, but no one sane can say they are good.

[-] ItsAFake@lemmus.org 3 points 9 months ago

I haven't used stremio in a long time so it might have changed, but cloudstream will remember your currently watching list and will remember where you left off, which is why I like using it, but really it's just a newish streaming app that allows custom repos.

[-] funkajunk@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

Stremio + torrentio + RealDebrid

This allows Stremio to stream any torrent using the RealDebrid service, which already has cached copies of the most popular downloads so you can watch it instantly from their servers. It also has a great library feature to save followed shows, and progress is saved and synced to your Stremio account.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StremioAddons/comments/yi5jdw/ultimate_guide_to_stremio_torrentio_rd/

The only caveat here is that RealDebrid is a paid service, but I only pay around $3 a month and it has literally everything that is on any of the streaming services.

This setup is now my primary means of watching tv and movies, and I say that as someone who has a couple of media servers filled with content and hosted with Plex - this Stremio setup is just too good.

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

The only caveat here is that RealDebrid is a paid service, but I only pay around $3 a month and it has literally everything that is on any of the streaming services.

This is a barrier, you would not believe all the people see me weird because I pay to watch pirated stuff lol, even if the amount is so insignificant it raises some eyebrows (here we don't even pay for VPNs because they are not needed, for surfing the seas at least).

So yeah, Cloudstream remains as a fair cheaper (free lol) alternative for Stremio in the Android environment at least.

Indeed CS worked for me better when the Kronch (Crunchyroll streams) addon worked, (last time I checked it was not working, I hope that is not the case) because newer stuff can take some time to make it to the public trackers (which is where Torrentio gathers its stuff).

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

The only caveat here is that RealDebrid is a paid service

...and for that reason I'm out

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[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago

Yeah bruv i can’t be bothered with any of that shit. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.

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[-] squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago

This is why we can't have nice things.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Because companies realize that giving us shit things will make us hand over more money and, with our hands bound behind our back, on our knees, bleeding from the lip, we’ll ask for another slap with lust in our voices?

[-] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago

Shitification continues.

Greed. Nuff said

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 31 points 9 months ago

Look at that Getty images girl, she is clearly happy with her Netflix. /s

[-] 7112@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

I have a subscription only because it was added on to another service. I wouldn't be surprise if they padded their numbers by giving out accounts as paired deals.

[-] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

As many have said, it's just cable all over again

[-] boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 9 months ago

I am going to get downvoted for this but yeah, this is kind of expected. We think that they will lose customers. Yeah they will lose us but they don't care. We're not part of the market that they're building on. Their markets are those who depends on them, those that can't live without them. And they don't care about about our generation that much because we are part of the experimental generations when they tested the market. The new generation are their targets because that's are what they're exposed to when they grow up.

Google is a good example as a case study. They took really long time to figure out how to make money. Instead of using ads banners like its counterparts during its time, it stayed on providing free services, Gmail, maps etc, so that we'll get hooked to them. It's only once we're hooked to them that they start changing things leaving the next gen with no much choice.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 18 points 9 months ago

Yarrr

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 months ago

People are idiots

[-] white_shotgun@aussie.zone 12 points 9 months ago

Yo ho ho and a bottle of netflix

[-] Toes@ani.social 4 points 9 months ago

Worst timeline

[-] mihies@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I was highly sceptical about this, too, because watching Netflix at more than one location and by more than one family member. Have to say that we haven't had any issue so far. Perhaps it helps that we still spend weekends at primary location together. 🤷‍♂️

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