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Comment by samwillis

While I don't entirely agree with you I do think the price of Netflix is getting a little higher than the value we personally get out of it. Our personal breakdown this year (in the UK):

Adults in the house, we are quite picky but if we love it then we will keep watching:

  Netflix @£9.99: 2 tv shows, 4-5 films 
  Apple TV+ @£4.99: 3 tv shows, 2 films
  Disney Plus @£7.99: 1 tv show, Loads of movies
  Amazon Prime @£7.99: 3 tv shows, quite a few films, plus "free" shipping!
Kids (3 and 7):

  Netflix: They watch quite quite allot but we don't give them free access even to the kids profile (*see note)
  Apple TV+: Only 1 tv show, but haven't really explored.
  Disney Plus: All of it, I think they have "completed" it!...
  Amazon Prime: None
Disney is by far the best value for money for us as a family, Apple TV+ for us grownups is best value. I don't think we would get rid of any but Netflix is probably now the least value.

Point is, Netflix know from their retention metrics that you only need a couple of shows that a customer loves to keep them subscribed. Add in some content to amuse their kids and it's a done deal.

*Note: Netflix seems to still show image for adult shows in search results in the kids profile even if not available when clicked on, some of this images can be quite aggressive. Hence not giving the kids free access

parent samwillis 4 years ago

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