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Spotify, because I have a family plan for 4 users and it's a single reasonable cost instead of the 5-6 separate video streaming services I'd have to get

The streaming services I do pay for are mostly music, or smaller stuff I want to support.

• Spotify
• Roon (not really a streamingservice, but it lets me stream my music?)
• Nebula
• Youtube premium
• Draken film (Swedish streaming service for art/independent film)

I'm thinking about grabbing a Deezer or Tidal as well, as they integrate very well with Roon

Enough that I don't feel guilty seeking other ways to watch what I want when none of them have it.

Spotify and Netflix. Since they are so far the only platforms that stick to streaming media and are not trying to take over the world. I guess HBO would be fine too.

seedbox or vps(torrent) in a privacy/legal protected country may be a viable alternative for mainstream movie or tv shows.
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I have spotify. I like that they did something right, and any particular instance of music streaming you sign up for will have the same or similar music. There's none of this fucking exclusive shit. Fuck movie/tv companies. Music did it right. I don't have any other streaming and instead download my shit. Also, it's pretty convenient for $5.99 a month (for students) for nigh on unlimited music

I use Stremio + Torrentio/Real Debrid on my NVIDIA Shield. Haven't subscribed to streaming services in a couple of years. I do still pay for Spotify.

Youtube Premium. I watch probably an unhealthy amount of YT a day, and listen to YT Music every day. Easily the best value subscription for me. Only one I actually feel like I get my money's worth.

My utilities.

The uncertainty of the future of shows I actually enjoy means I don't bother paying for any of that crap (I'd probably consider Shudder though). I run an Emby server with a ton of storage. I'm not going to pay a company to actively crater the content I actually want to watch. I did grab a Nebula/Curiosity Stream year-long sub at Christmas because it was heavily discounted. They're likely to get more money from me, because it's primarily creator driven and more (I think) of the revenue goes to the people who deserve it.

Moreover, the bulk of the crap isn't worth spending money on anyway. If I wasn't getting it for free, I just wouldn't consume it at all. Hell, half the stuff I download just sits there until I "get around to it." That list only grows, never shrinks.

Like most of people in here, I only pay for Tidal, while also having access to other platforms through friends or family.

Youtube Premium
I watch youtube near endlessly.

Criterion Channel
Their curration is quite good. They have collections of films together by sub genre, actor, director, film movement, etc. Which makes playlists of movies that teach the topic.

Just Netflix. Prime Video is included with Prime. Cancelled Disney+ when they announced a price hike because we weren't watching often enough to justify the price.

I paid once for Plex lifetime a long long time ago. One of the most worth things I've acquired in my life.

Mullvad.

Amazon Prime (because it comes with the service), and Netflix (until anyone on my account gets a "shared password" block, then I'm cancelling it).

A dedicated server + large cloud service to host my own Plex server for my family and friends.

Nebula. I did have Spotify but got fed up with not being able to regulate its 'suggested content' list. It was mostly about podcasts for me so I now use a different podcast platform.

Spotify, because its cheap, convenient, and more importantly makes sharing playlists with friends very easy because everyone else also uses spotify.

none

YT Premium, Spotify, Prime (for free shipping), AppleTV+ and partner pays for Paramount+

Share a friend's account for Disney+ and another's for Stan (aussie streaming service). Fuck Netflix.

Wowpresents+ to support drag race and Les Mills to be able to do their trainings.

Personally pay for:

• Crunchyroll
• Hi-Dive (has some good picks that Crunchyroll doesn't, but for the most part simulcast selection is much smaller and inferior to Crunchyroll. Site and app functionality are also inferior)
• Vudu - Also have bought/curated a large collection of movies/tv series on Vudu, with most of the Movies being shared to movies anywhere (wish there was a similar service for TV series).
• TWiT (This Week in Tech) podcast network club membership (free for most podcasts, but want to support the network)

Others in the family pay for in descending order of usage:

• Youtube Premium (would still watch most without premium, just it's paid for already)
• Netflix [strict instructions to never keep for me, cancel if they try to force it]
• Hulu [primary for newer one punch man seasons, and upcoming new futurama season]
• Prime [...for shopping, but you know, prime streaming is included]

YouTube premium because I watch a lot of YouTube and don't want to deal with ads on platforms that are harder to adblock (Roku, for example) and I use YT music because it comes with it and I don't care enough about music to download it.

Twitch Turbo because I watch a ton of that as well and don't want to fight their ads.

Everything else I surf the high seas for, but I do have a few Usenet and Indexer memberships so the high seas aren't exactly free for me.

Netflix, HBO and Disney+

I used to have Netflix until I moved country and they blocked me out of my own account. Fuck them, cancelled. To the seas with their content.

I have:

-Netflix (included w/ phone plan)
-Hulu + Disney + ESPN (bundle)
-Shudder
-CuriosityStream / Nebula
-Spotify

Then I have my own personal Jellyfin server for everything else.

Deezer for music, then I rotate monthly between HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount, Peacock, and Starz. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay all them at once, so all they get is 2 months a year each.