Warner Bros. Discovery is on the eve of launching Max, its new streaming service that combines the already-existing platforms of HBO Max and Discovery+. But don’t expect Aubrey Plaza to be am…

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    2 years ago

    The article itself is clickbaity, but actually does bring up the point of how ridiculously fractured these streaming services have made access to TV and film media. Combining a couple to form Max is a step in the right direction.

    We went from a small number of sources for everything to an unmanageably large number. I mean really, do they expect a consumer to maintain upwards of twenty subscriptions to get full access to TV and film media. It’s insanity.

    At this point I don’t have any at all except for Amazon Prime which I mainly carry for online shopping, but I still use the streaming on occasion. My apt comes with free cable TV so I use that with a DVR for some stuff. Otherwise there’s a lot of stuff I just don’t have legit access to.