Netflix raises subscription prices in the UK - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[-] j4yt33@feddit.org 16 points 1 month ago

Netflix says its huge increase in streamers was helped by the second series of South Korean drama Squid Game as well as the expansion of its sports coverage.

The platform streamed two NFL games on Christmas Day and hosted a boxing match between influencer-turned-fighter Jake Paul and former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.

So I'm paying more so some dumbasses could watch those two dumbasses "fight"?

[-] nesc@lemmy.cafe 8 points 1 month ago

You have to pay more because Netflix wants more money.

[-] j4yt33@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

True

[-] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago

Pretty much. I 'member when Netflix said they would never touch live sports. But I also 'member when they did DVDs in the post, so what the fuck do I know.

[-] j4yt33@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

Pepperidge farm members

I might need to get Kodi back up and running....

[-] wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.uk 13 points 1 month ago

[-] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

TBH it's not even piracy. Piracy is raiding ships on the open seas and stealing their booty and selling the crew into slavery. Calling file sharing "piracy" is corporate misinformation that was somehow adopted by the general public.

[-] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Trying telling an artist you're not stealing something when you use their work without permission..

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

It's true. I have a thousand virtual machines all playing pirated kanye west albums, and he's broke now. I literally stole all his money.

[-] nesc@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 month ago

What if I force all my goats to listen to all of them at once how much in debt would kanye west be?

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

No one loses out when I download UFC. I was never going to pay to watch it anyway.

Similarly with music, I was never buying that album, but if I go and see them I'll buy merch, and they benefit from the ticket sales and the merch, none of which would have happened without me ripping the album in the first place.

[-] danjay@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Stremio + Torrentio + Premiumize. Cancel all other streaming subscriptions.

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

People really love bitching over a few quid a month. If you don't like it, leave. Myself and the majority of other users think it's great value for money. Something to watch every night for a pittance, 44p a day, and their content is better than pretty much all the other contenders.