Aussies have spoken, and the results are not looking good for Netflix. A new report reveals why users are turning to streaming competitors.

200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires::Aussies have spoken, and the results are not looking good for Netflix. A new report reveals why users are turning to streaming competitors.

  • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Best suggestion I’ve heard is rotating subscriptions. Netflix for 3-4 months and watch everything you’re interested in then cancel, Apple TV next for 3-4 months then cancel, next maybe Hulu or Max, finally loop back around to Netflix.

    Or maybe some might find it works better to rotate 2 services, or keep one like Disney always for the kids but rotate another. Regardless it’s not too much of a hassle and avoids paying for 4, 5 or 6 services at a time.

    • arcEnglish
      22·
      1 year ago

      One of my kids asks maybe once in six months to watch something on Disney+ so I subscribe and instantly cancel (don’t get me started about auto renew). I swear in that six months there are maybe a handful of new shows and movies that are worth watching and the rest is the same old junk as before. It probably doesn’t help that Disney is making some really terrible content lately.

      Netflix isn’t quite so bad but I can see why people would want to take a break from it. While I think they have a slightly better hit ratio than Disney they’ve also put out some expensive stinkers too.

      • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        I think people like you and me who don’t like the most stupid shit on the streaming services are not getting value for money. Maybe it’s great for people who love whatever comes up there, but Im having a hard time finding something I actually want to watch too.

        • elephantium@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          This hits home. 10 years ago, Netflix was great! It had this huge catalog, so you could easily find something to watch.

          Then, bit by bit, they started losing shows. I’d start hearing from friends “Hey, you should check xyz out” – not available for streaming.

          By time I dropped my subscription in 2019, there wasn’t much I was still interested in. I think the last show I had watched was The Crown, and there was a long delay between seasons on that one, IIRC.