Streaming costs $702 a year more than in 2021 — HonestlyRanked

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Nine major streaming services now cost $154.41 per month, up 61% from $95.91 in March 2021, adding $702 yearly for the same subscriptions.

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal - The New York Times
Netflix agreed to acquire Warner Bros' TV/film studios and HBO Max for $83 billion, becoming a dominant streaming and production force.
also on HBO Max, Netflix
The "Mad Men" in 4K on HBO Max Debacle
Hacker News commenters criticize HBO's 4K remaster of Mad Men for cropping to 16:9 and failing to redo CGI, calling it lazy and profit-driven.
also on HBO Max, #consumer-technology, #business-strategy
Subscriptions Will Survive in Exactly Two Places
The subscription model survives only for genuine utilities and continuously-fresh-context services; the middle—static SaaS and exhausted catalogs—collapses as income shocks, context saturation, and AI repricing erode its math.
also on Spotify, Netflix, #consumer-technology, #business-strategy
Software companies buying software: a story of ecosystems and vendors
The software industry is shifting from building tools in-house to buying from vendors, creating deeper supply chains and driving fast startup growth, thinner margins, and AI FOMO.
also on Spotify, #business-strategy
Input based pricing vs Output based pricing
The article contrasts input-based pricing (charging for resource usage like API calls) with output-based pricing (charging for resolved outcomes), explaining their trade-offs in customer perception, measurement complexity, and product incentives.
also on Netflix, #pricing, #business-strategy