Yeah, I don't think any streaming service locks you in for a year. It would negate one of the biggest draws which is being able to come and go as you wish.
Star Trek: Discovery: Aggravated that CBS will charge us
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That would be the worst business decision. People are already looking at monthly subscriptions for streaming services, and CBS altering their current model would spell a lot of trouble in the marketing department.
CBS is playing a much longer term game than a yearly contract would give them.
I doubt that. Forcing people into service contracts is all the rage.
Not for streaming.
Not yet.
I once thought contracts for cable would never happen. Not only do they now happen, prices can go up even if no new services are added. So never say never, it could happen.
You do know that costs go up? From having to renegotiate carrier fees to giving workers raises. The costs don't stay flat.
Really? Streaming services don't have contracts. Cellular service in the US has ditched contracts. I would say it is the opposite, from my point of view.
Yeah, I was trying to think of what contracts I'm locked in to now with most of my services. I can think of maybe one?
^@EnderAKH "Not yet", I said.
Yeah, I know, but I had cable for twenty years and the prices never changed unless I added or removed services. Now it's, cough up an additional 30 bucks every year or lose service.
But yeah, paying for CBSAA will be a cakewalk in comparison.
Yeah, I know, but I had cable for twenty years and the prices never changed unless I added or removed services. Now it's, cough up an additional 30 bucks every year or lose service.
But yeah, paying for CBSAA will be a cakewalk in comparison.
First of all, I wasn't complaining, so I don't know why you chose my quote to post. There are lots of shows (free, over the air ones too) that I didn't watch but bought the DVDs for later because they were no longer on the air. I'm perfectly fine with CBS creating a streaming service and charging people to watch their shows. I'm not subscribing to it, though, because I have no interest in any of the other shows I'd get for my 7 bucks. That's also why I don't have cable: I'm simply not going to pay $75-$100 a month for shows I don't watch.
As for my expectation about DVDs and their possible extinction? I agree that I wasn't clear about that. When I said "DVDs" I actually meant any format that the show will be sold as later. If I have to buy the show on iTunes, fine. As long as I'm getting just Discovery for a one-time price.
CBS doesn't care whether I pay for their streaming service or buy their DVDs/iTunes flies. All they care about is if I do one of those things. Either way, they still get my money.
I'm not going to admit any such thing. I'm going to buy a copy of the show for myself because I'm a Star Trek fan, and as far as Star Trek goes, I happen to like owning my own copies of it.
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I'll pay for All-Access, then I'll buy the show on disc. Won't be the first time I've double/triple/quadruple dipped on Star Trek.
Amazon Prime initially required you to pay for the year upfront. They've only recently introduced a month-by-month plan.
Prime was originally their shipping/special offers plan, the streaming was added later. Even paying for a year, it was well worth it before the streaming was even added.
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