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The age of streaming inequality


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Published in Media and Entertainment on Thursday, March 13th 2025 at 4:24 GMT by Insider   Print publication without navigation

  • Streaming apps like Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube are adding more tiers, pushing people to upgrade, and increasingly focusing on rich customers.

The article from Business Insider discusses the increasing costs and perceived inequalities in the streaming industry, focusing on services like Spotify and Netflix. It highlights how these platforms, while offering vast libraries of content, are becoming more expensive for consumers. The piece points out the disparity in earnings between artists and streaming services, exemplified by Taylor Swift's negotiations with Spotify for better royalty rates. It also touches on how the bundling of services and the introduction of ad-supported tiers are strategies to manage costs, but they often lead to consumer frustration due to rising subscription fees and the complexity of managing multiple subscriptions. The article suggests that as streaming services continue to raise prices, consumers might start to reconsider the value they receive, potentially leading to a shift in how content is consumed and paid for in the future.

Read the Full Insider Article at:
[ https://www.businessinsider.com/streaming-tv-movies-music-expensive-unequal-spotify-netflix-taylor-swift-2025-3 ]

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