Which streaming services do you have regular access to... and watch regularly? Do you feel like this covers most of your entertainment needs, or are you considering subscribing to others?
I’m very curious to hear what you all have to say about this, because the streaming environment has gotten a bit out of hand: there are so many services, and it would be absurd — and expensive! — to subscribe to all of them. I do wonder if a breaking point will be reached, at which stage there will have to be some consolidation.
At the moment, however, I have regular access to Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+, and BBC iPlayer. (I’ll say, ahem, having b1lling addre$$es in more than one country makes things a little easier, certainly with a vee-p33-enn in the mix.) This seems like a lot to me, but some I have complimentary professional access to, and the ones I pay for are also for professional reasons (and hence are tax-deductible business expenses). But I bet there are some die-hard movie and TV fans who will have lots more, purely for fun.
I have Netflix, Prime, BBC iPlayer, Google Play, ABC iView and SBS on demand (the last two are Australian). I also subscribe to Spotify and Audible for audio content. I also watch stuff on YouTube and Vimeo. What I very seldom do is listen to the radio or watch broadcast TV.
I still sometimes buy DVDs or BluRay disks for stuff that's unavailable elsewhere - I order direct from France or Germany or Japan or wherever. I never play the dusks - I rip them and put them on my NAS so I can watch them on whatever device I like.
I have subscribed to other services in the past. I don't propose to subscribe to other services. Especially not Apple TV or Disney. Oh and I use one of those veepee thingies too, so I can choose my country!
I have Netflix, Prime, BBC iPlayer, Google Play, ABC iView and SBS on demand (the last two are Australian). I also subscribe to Spotify and Audible for audio content. I also watch stuff on YouTube and Vimeo. What I very seldom do is listen to the radio or watch broadcast TV.
I still sometimes buy DVDs or BluRay disks for stuff that's unavailable elsewhere - I order direct from France or Germany or Japan or wherever. I never play the dusks - I rip them and put them on my NAS so I can watch them on whatever device I like.
I have subscribed to other services in the past. I don't propose to subscribe to other services. Especially not Apple TV or Disney. Oh and I use one of those veepee thingies too, so I can choose my country!