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Netflix wants to retire basic ad-free plan in some countries, shareholder letter says (www.cbsnews.com)
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Netflix will implement the change in Canada and the U.K. in the second quarter of the year before "taking it from there," the letter said.

The company did not specify when (or whether) the change would impact U.S. subscribers.

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[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

And even if they're willing to license, it's usually at an exorbitant cost that it's unsustainable at prices people are willing to pay for your platform. Netflix had said Friends was costing them tens of millions of dollars to keep on their platform: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/netflix-friends-100-million-streaming-tv/

When a rumor began circulating in December 2018 that ’90s sitcom Friends would not be available on Netflix after this year, the notion seemed to wake a sleeping giant, with subscriber uproar quickly leading to a deal that reportedly cost the streaming service $100 million to retain the popular show through 2019.

$100 million for one year. Insanity.

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