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The Streaming Services That Were Going to Replace Cable Have Become Cable: Disney+ Up 207%, Apple TV+ Up 200%, Netflix Up 150% Since Launch (www.tvfandomlounge.com)

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 42 points 4 days ago (1 child)

As was always the plan. Openly published and painfully obvious.

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 days ago*

I think people forget that cable originally didn’t have ads, neither did XM radio. Putting ads in after the fact is old hat at this point. Doing that and then charging more is even more so.

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