r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 16d ago

News Apple Losing Over $1 Billion a Year on Streaming Service

https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-losing-over-1-billion-year-streaming-service-information-reports-2025-03-20/
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u/gatsby365 16d ago

ding

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u/KnowledgePitiful8197 16d ago

Already did the cancellation. Once they have new seasons of several shows, I'm back in. Now that's the problem with most of streaming services. You'd be crazy to subscribe all 12 months when you can effectively watch all you need in a few weeks.

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u/gatsby365 16d ago

Smart honestly.

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u/who-hash 16d ago

I subscribe and cancel the service immediately if it lets me so I don't forget, otherwise I just do it the next day. My family rarely notices and when they do, they just ask me and 30 seconds later they're good. How people can tolerate paying for all these monthly services is beyond me. I can afford it easily but it bugs me to no end.

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u/hellotypewriter 16d ago

That’s why more or going for weekly drops. I’m sure I’ll end up paying $30 just for Righteous Gemstones.

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u/gatsby365 16d ago

Uncle Baby Billy is worth it

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u/hellotypewriter 16d ago

Uncle Baby Billy’s Bible Bonkers!

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u/tjgmarantz 16d ago

Uncle Baby Billy's Bonkers Bible Balls!

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u/charliefoxtrot9 15d ago

It's an old man's dick!

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u/DirtWizard13 14d ago

Balls out, claws out.

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u/WhatsThePoint007 16d ago

I was very confused when the thumbnail for S4 ep1 was on Home Screen of Apple TV.

Like the show had a series finale ending already lol

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u/daidrian 16d ago

Or you could just wait until there's 3 episodes left to release before subscribing

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u/burbmom_dani 16d ago

How is the new seasons? I watched season 1 and loved it. Watched season 2 and hated it.

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u/eharvill 16d ago

You'd be crazy to subscribe all 12 months when you can effectively watch all you need in a few weeks.

Seems like they produce more quality shows than most other streaming services, so I am more than happy to help the cause and pay for months when I don't watch or watch very little.

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u/misplacedsagacity 15d ago

Apple don’t need your help, they are a 3 Trillion dollar company.

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u/eharvill 15d ago

Sure, but having sustained subscribers will help keep the service around vs only having subscribers for 3 months out of the year, regardless how much money they have.

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u/NorthernSimian 15d ago

I've had it for about a year and a half and never paid yet- so many free 3 month trials being thrown about everyone in the house has had a couple of them so far

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u/eharvill 15d ago

We could have done the same thing, but honestly I was too lazy to swap out user IDs on all of our devices for the free 3 months each time.

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u/TurdBurgerlar 15d ago

so I am more than happy to help the cause and pay for months when I don't watch or watch very little

Bruh moment

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u/CaribouYou 16d ago

Which is why TV series used to have twenty something episodes spread out over a few months.

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u/meandthemissus 15d ago

We should absolutely go back to that.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Run2695 16d ago

Cycle streaming. I do it too - just cycle through the various services depending on what shows are out and what I want to watch.

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u/Purdaddy 16d ago

And it takes years for the next season to drop, basically every show. 

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u/meandthemissus 15d ago

Any show with more than 1 year between seasons I lose interest in. Too far apart to even remember what's going on.

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u/DigDugDogDun 16d ago

I sign up for whatever deals I can get during Black Friday. There are some incredible ones. Last year I got a year of Peacock for $20, a year of Disney + Hulu for $2.99/mo, and 6 months of Max for $2.99/mo. I’d never pay full price for any of those, let alone year round.

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u/Pleasant_Studio9690 16d ago

Did this for years and I’m always amazed more people don’t just rotate through the various services, precisely because after a month or two you’ve seen everything they have to offer that you want to watch. Then two years ago I discovered the Black Friday streaming specials and now I grab some of the cheaper specials for a full year. Just switch the email address to a new account and the-up as a “first time” subscriber.

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u/LivefromPhoenix 16d ago

ou'd be crazy to subscribe all 12 months when you can effectively watch all you need in a few weeks.

Old(er) people are going to go right from overpaying for cable to overpaying for streaming services. My mom is subscribed to 4 or 5 and only sometimes watches netflix.

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u/i8noodles 16d ago

release them weekly like in traditional shows and u have at least 2 months of sub time from a sub set who watchs shows the day of. thats already more then everyone binge watching for a month

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u/ScarletHark 16d ago

I do pay for D+ all year because it really isn't that much money from me for the amount of entertainment received. But that's also the only service I have.

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u/breno_hd 16d ago

That's why all of them are bringing live events.

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u/oldmaninparadise 15d ago

Soon they will meter it, and only let you watch 1 episode a week!

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u/Newtons2ndLaw 15d ago

So obvious that I didn't even consider that. Now that is a good media hack for us simple minded folk!

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u/bullwacky 15d ago

Sounds like they should start locking people into yearly contracts 

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u/DuLeague361 16d ago

just pirate

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u/Dexiox 16d ago

The only thing I’m consistently subscribed to is whatever music platform, f1tv cuz vroom vroom and Crunchyroll cuz I’m a filthy weeb. Otherwise it’s a monthly thing for the rest.

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u/TheWanker69 16d ago

I’m the same. I sign up for Prime every November for Christmas shopping, binge watch a few top shows over the holidays, and then cancel in January. I don’t shop enough throughout the rest of the year to make Prime pay. The only streaming service I subscribe to all year is Britbox.

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u/Sloppykrab 16d ago

Fries are done

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u/kaleighdoscope 16d ago

Would you like an apple pie with that?