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The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)
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For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn't want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Can recommend Nebula if you're interested in explainer Youtube videos (they have other content, though afaik mostly explainers)

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    I didn't really like Nebula. I signed up and canceled my subscription before I even finished a single video. Almost everything is available on YouTube for free (albeit with ads if you don't have Youtube Premium) and it just didn't feel like they had enough content to be charging $5/month.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Well for the $5/month you get:

    • Videos earlier than on Youtube for most (i think) creators (the least valuable of the 3)
    • Exclusive bonus videos (this one i like, it varies what the exclusive is, but it is usually as high quality as the rest of the creators content)
    • The creators get paid much more (even if you have Youtube Premium). The payout of Nebula is like Spotify where Nebula (the company) takes 30% of money earned and then split the rest to the content creators based on watch time.

    These 3 things are what I think make Nebula worth it for me, though it's fair if you don't think it's worth it to you (to each their own). Also, i don't how long ago you signed up but for me I think there's a good amount of content on Nebula (at least for the types of videos I watch)

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