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minus-squareValue Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoHow did Paramount+ lose a subscriber in this scenario?
minus-squarePerogiBoi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoThey lose a potential subscriber in us, and Crave loses a return subscriber
minus-squareValue Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoIf Paramount+ acquiring the rights to shows that you like ensures that you’ll never be a subscriber, I suspect that potential was never really there…
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThey were getting royalties from @PerogiBoy through his content provider. Not anymore. It’s not rocket surgery. Brain science. You get it.
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOption A had everything in one place (they weren’t just after Trek) for a single cost. Splitting platforms and increasing user costs while decreasing user convenience has now cost them income.
How did Paramount+ lose a subscriber in this scenario?
They lose a potential subscriber in us, and Crave loses a return subscriber
If Paramount+ acquiring the rights to shows that you like ensures that you’ll never be a subscriber, I suspect that potential was never really there…
They were getting royalties from @PerogiBoy through his content provider. Not anymore. It’s not rocket surgery. Brain science. You get it.
Option A had everything in one place (they weren’t just after Trek) for a single cost. Splitting platforms and increasing user costs while decreasing user convenience has now cost them income.