Part of my argument is that a large percentage of the movie going public already has an account so they won't be getting additional subscribers from those people. They're definitely going to have to tighten up sharing even more but they can do that to get new subscribers without buying the WB.
If someone doesn't already have an account, are they really going to keep it running all year for the couple WB movies that they want to see? Using your example you could have subscribed for only one month, mid-july to mid-August to see Superman (would have hit july 28th) and F1 (would have hit July 11th). One month of sub fees.
A lot of people, myself included, already do this with them due to the lack of quality or titles I'm interested. Stranger Things got me to sub for a month but I'll be gone again until the next time. They might get another month out of me a year but it wouldn't be year round. I curious to see how the HBO Max subs factor into this too.
FYI, on T-Mobile, they only offer the standard version with Ads in some of their plans. I've been with them for years and never changed my plan to one that included it since the phone plan monthly cost would go up by more than me subscribing to Netflix's highest price tier directly.
Yeah Im curious about HBOMax too, I have that through my son.
but on subscribers, you are in the minority. I used to do infomercials and the reason everybody offers a 30 or 60 day free trial is because Americans are procrastinators. Thats the same reason Planet Fitness wants you on autopay. On a free trial, the box of absolute crap will sit in the corner until a week after the trial expires...and the gym memberships, even when folks know they wont be going...dont get cancelled for at least six months. Lots of studies out there prove and back up those marketing strategies.
Most folks, at best, will but a six month or year sub...then not renew at the end of term.. But if they get you on autopay they got you for six months...(not "YOU" obviously...but, the collective "you" as in average Joe Jackboot)
My saving grace in all this is the abundance in bootlegging softwares out there, lol...it gets to be too complicated in sharing services I will just get a firestick and jailbreak it.
Its how I get around sunday ticket to watch the redbirds and I will certainly use it against supercinemamegacorp to watch free movies.
My son had one..a bit tricky to master the usage. But once you got it down its easy to see which files to use for the best quality and least bandwidth...the one he had kinda worked like Limewire did back in the day.
It would show you a list of available files for the movie you want to see...and how much data they use...then you just select the one you want...bigger files for higher quality video, smaller files to keep your speed moving... and if you went just a bit north of the middle, you got HD video that did not tax your bandwidth....it was smooth at 100mb per second...and now I download at 1.3gigs per second...so stream quality would be great.
the only cost is the initial 60 bucks for the stick...they have jailbreaking titorials on youtube for free... or... if you dont want to deal with it..most swapmeets, and FB marketplaces, have them available pre broken for about $100
But I dunno man... these streaming services conned everyone into cutting the cord...and now that they got us they are turning into cable companies...with fewer options.
I predict one of the big guys, like COX or Spectrum, will come up with a plan involving streaming/cable hybrid that is cost effective and start shutting down these stream only services...I mean, cable companies lost in court in regards to throttling data...rightfully so...but they still control the ISP's and have the means to compete.
Its Spectrum here locally...and with my 1.3 gig broadband, I could see them developing an always on TV offering with all the basic cable channels, locals, and a couple premium services like HBO..and it not break the bank...since you kinda have to bundle it with internet.
at least Youtube didnt even presume...they came right out of the gate gouging you for $75 a month...no trickery or deception on their part, lol.
