I feel like it's inevitable now that all streaming services are going to add an ad-based tier. Initially it will just be a cheaper option and you'll still be able to pay for an ad-free experience, but I am concerned that eventually the ad-free option will go away. It probably depends on how much money the services can make from advertising per subscriber per month - but it seems plausible that ads could be worth more per subscription to the streaming services than the $10ish dollars a month most of them charge.
>>dave78+(OP)
The sad thing that sticks in my head is that, if you’re the person who could afford the higher tier ad-free experience, you’re also worth more to the advertisers than people who can’t afford ad-free.
so if ad-based free tiers are profitable at all, then they are going to be more profitable than the paid subscriptions, and ad-free options will go away.
>>Someon+K9
Ideally, that would qualify for action from FTC or whatever government agency is responsible for businesses advertising one thing and selling another.
>>Abekku+P1
pavlov suggests companies now just sell the high value ad-free users data so they can be targeted by ads elsewhere in their lives while the source service remains (technically) ad free, which makes a sickening amount of sense.