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/tvfeet 16d ago

It definitely has. I've gotten downvoted for suggesting HBO's content is as good as it ever was and even had some stupid little arguments on reddit when I've tried to point out that you can just ignore the non-HBO content and you're still getting access to one of the best collections of streaming content out there. Just the mere presence of, mainly, Discovery content seems to make people think everything on Max sucks. (And even some of the Max-exclusive content is good - The Pitt is a Max exclusive and it's one of the best things I've watched in the past year or two.)

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u/juanzy 15d ago

As someone who’s worked on content curation projects before, it’s an absolutely valid gripe of the consumer if shit content is the most visible/being pushed. As important as upsell is in the space, making sure people are aware of their high quality already entitled content is there. Part of why people don’t engage with Prime Video as much relative to other apps- they make a point to show you non-entitled content with hopes that you buy.