We're starting to come back to this from the long way around, though: I've had several shows and movies I wanted to watch, that I knew I used to be able to watch, which are no longer available on the service that I watched them.
Reruns were cut, scenes removed, to allow more ads. The prime stuff was more valuable, so reruns brought in less ad revenue, so they sold more spots.
We used to have TV channels now we have multiple streaming services each is in a way a channel. But it's hard to justify paying for a half dozen streaming services. Plus many push for another layer to pay for.
And I swear to god these streaming services monitor what you like and end the series with three shows to go taunt you about buying it.
Amazon in particular is bad for user interface and shows disappearing. They have older shows which is nice but the interface, the constant push to buy more, and just overall lack of innovation makes it feel blah. The lack of ads was the only good thing it had going for it! The lack of ads was the only good thing it had going for it now it's toast!
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