• Dizzy Devil Ducky
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    6 months ago

    MPA wouldn’t have anywhere near as big of a piracy problem if all the large streaming platforms worked together to create a singular service at a good price that has everything you want. Now it’s easier and cheaper than ever to buy a few external and VPN service and download/torrent your favorite shows over paying for over 5 streaming services (at least in the US) and having nothing to watch because all your favorite shows got removed half way through you watching the first season (and only season if it’s a new series).

    That, and there are a few shows I have to watch through piracy because they aren’t even available anywhere in America.

    • @[email protected]
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      106 months ago

      Sounds like a monopoly. I don’t think that’s the answer but I don’t have a solution either.

        • @[email protected]
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          16 months ago

          It works better for music because about 80% of tracks are distributed through Universal and Sony. Having deals with just those two gives you a gigantic library. And of course Universal and Sony take gigantic cuts, because they can. (there are pro and cons)

          But I agree, the competition on the market should be about the way the content is served and not about what content is served.

      • Dizzy Devil Ducky
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        46 months ago

        I actually wouldn’t mind a monopoly if we could go back to the days of very reasonable prices with only one service, like back when Netflix was pretty much the only kid on the block. But we’re never heading back to those days.