About 40% of Americans have cut back on streaming services in the last three months because of financial concerns, according to a recent report
Americans are quitting subscription streaming services in droves as the cost of living continues to climb, a recent report has found.
Streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu have become increasingly popular in recent years, but Deloitte’s 2026 Digital Media Trends report, released late last month, shows how Americans are getting frustrated over the cost to have their favorite movies and TV shows at the click of a button.
“As the cost of everyday essentials like food and housing remain high, many consumers are reevaluating their budgets and cutting back on nonessential expenditures,” Deloitte said in its survey results. “At the same time, prices for media and entertainment services continue to climb.”
mmm, lemme see now, $200/mo for a bunch of streaming services, subscriptions, diminishing ota/cable sports options…
OR…
$10/mo for all the above, plus many more expanding options?
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$10/month? What high seas service are you using?
I pay $34 a year for RealDebrid.
You guys are paying for piracy? I thought that was a joke.
What’s wrong with torrenting?
Convenience primarily. TorBox for example just has the torrents cached on their server most of the time, so it’s much faster + I don’t care to store it myself. Unlikely to rewatch things so often I need to keep them
iptv for 5 connections. RD doesn’t do live tv, unless you know better. I also use rd, torbox, and debridio.