Ad-free streaming is a luxury now

https://www.theverge.com/column/958379/streaming-industry-ads

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atrielienz@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 40d

It always was a luxury. It's just exhorbitantly expensive now with more strict rules.

strakitar@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 40d (1 reply)

Imagine streaming in 2026.

winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 40d

I'm always streaming stuff I want to watch

https://rentry.org/megathread-movies-and-tv#streaming-sites

glimse@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 40d

I hadn't pirated anything in like a decade up until I wanted to binge a few shows this past winter and discovered I would need to subscribe to 3 different services to do it.

Ilandar@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 40d

And if you don't have ads, you'll probably have a horrendously low resolution. In Australia, Stan charges $12 a month for 540p on its lowest tier plan.