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Life Kit

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Business, Health & Fitness, Education, Kids & Family, Self-improvement

4.5 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Just about every major streaming service has raised its subscription fees. At the same time, there are more programming bundles, membership deals, ad-supported subscriptions and streaming services overall. NPR TV critic and media analyst Eric Deggans shares a streaming strategy to help you get the most bang for your buck.

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0:00.0	Support for NPR and the following message come from SAP Concur, a leading brand for integrated travel expense and invoice management solutions.
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0:16.0	You're listening to Life Kit from NPR. I don't know why I keep watching the morning show like I don't know why you keep watching it
0:29.3	either I'm Nyliana Maria Bercid Ries and that's Eric Deggins, NPR's TV critic and media analyst.
0:37.1	I was complaining to Eric about feeling really overwhelmed by the number of TV shows currently
0:42.0	streaming right now and even more so about the number
0:45.4	of streaming service platforms out there to choose from. There are just so many, and their ever-changing
0:51.0	options and subscriptions cost, make it feel hard for me to decide which to sign up for.
0:56.3	What's happened is that people have always been very concerned about price,
1:00.4	and we've reached a point in streaming where they're going to increase prices and they're also, by the way,
1:06.0	going to slim down the amount of content that they have on their services.
1:09.0	And people have to really ask some tough questions about which streaming services do I want,
1:14.1	which do I want to get rid of, and which do I want to see only on an occasional basis.
1:19.4	In this episode of Life Kit, I talk with Eric about where the streaming service industry is at right now, and how to choose the right service specifically for you.
1:28.0	Because these services add up. They can become a whole category in your budget. So whether you're a sports fan, a news junkie, or a movie lover like me,
1:38.0	Eric gives us the tips to get the most out of our entertainment. Support for NPR and the following message come from Solgar,
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