Too Many Subscriptions and Too Much Content: Have Streaming Services Peaked?

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4.2 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and dozens of others are giving TV and movie viewers more choices than ever. But many consumers are feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of monthly subscriptions they’ve accumulated — and their cost. At the same time, the abrupt shutdown of news streaming service CNN+ and reports of subscriber losses by Netflix are signaling problems with the paid streaming business model. Have we reached peak streaming? We’ll take up the question and hear your thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.3	Music From KQED From KQED From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim. Coming up on forum, CNN Plus, have you heard of it?
0:53.3	If you haven't, don't worry, it's already
0:56.1	come and gone as of today. It was supposed to be a new streaming service that never really
1:01.4	got off the ground because its new owners weren't quite sure it was worth it. But before
1:06.0	it was terminated, CNN Plus had hired Public Radio's Audi Cornish and whither, they hoped, a significant audience of news junkies.
1:14.5	So is CNN Plus a cautionary tale for journalism or streaming? Or both?
1:20.5	Some consumers are signaling they're overwhelmed by all the different streaming options.
1:25.1	We'll find out what two media experts think. Join us.
1:41.8	This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. When it comes to what to watch and when streaming services,
1:45.8	like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and others, are giving viewers more choices than ever.
1:51.6	But some consumers are feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of monthly subscriptions
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