the best answer yet to “why pirate movies”

  • jabathekek@sopuli.xyz
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    3 months ago

    Situation: There are 14 competing streaming platforms.

    Ridiculous! We need one streaming platform for all the media licenses.

    Situation: There are 15 competing streaming platforms.

    https://xkcd.com/927/

      • Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 months ago

        Unless it’s just taking a while to come down from the scene group heavens, some 4K TV show seasons seem to be perpetually missing, presumed due to Widevine L1. Oddly, sometimes half of a show’s 4K seasons are released while the others aren’t.

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      3 months ago

      Streaming services did it the other way around. We had one platform for almost everything, and then the studios created their own to get more of the subscription money.

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      3 months ago

      There are lots of streaming platforms, but no real competition. Because the studios and networks hide behind the streaming services and price gouge like crazy. They know people will blame the streaming service.