Got it in one. We cannot piss off the Angry Apricot.
Canāt tell what thereās more of each week, tariffs or @ElCapitanCranky and his new nicknames for DJT 
Couldnāt see it mentioned anywhere, but for the horror buffs, there looks to be new(ish) free streaming service called Bloodstream.
in the Apple store too.
Have seen a couple of the titles on Shudder/AMC+ previously
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its like medusa. you cut off one head and 2 grow in its place.
This is what happens when you think you can fleece the market. People are getting sick and tired of chasing on various services for the one show and paying ever increasing prices, even on lower tiers with ads.
Netflix, Apple TV+, Stan, Paramount+, Binge, Kayo, Stan Sport, Prime Video, Max, Disney+, and the various smaller onesā¦itās becoming a joke. No wonder people pirate. It shouldnāt happen, but I can see why people do it.
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āIf you want to beat online piracy, your offering must be better than the illegal option.ā
Hardly any streamer understands that.
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Deep down, I think people want to do the right thing. But you canāt make it hard for them to do the right thing.
People thought they were escaping traditional pay TV - but itās coming back with a vengence. Instead of one payment, youāre making multiple payments. Iād be looking at the greater guts of $150 a month just for stuff Iād wanna watch, if not more.
These guys have got to stop and realise you canāt keep charging people for stuff, especially when you take it on and off all the time.
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Things were better when it was Netflix for movies and Hulu (in the US at least) for shows.
The whole idea was to get people to cut the cord (ditch cable/pay TV) with the bonus being that it was easier and cheaper and as a result people wouldnāt need to pirate anymore. And it worked. The stats show piracy went down.
Then they all realised that they could cash in and now we have a fragmented and expensive market and guess what? Piracy is rampant again.
They got greedy and are now paying the price for it. I donāt have any sympathy for these greedy fucks. They had a good thing going and blew it.
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iām going to be blunt. I Pirate tv. I also have Binge, Kayo, Flash, Disney+ and Stan with sport.
if what i want to watch isnāt on those platforms (and its mostly live sport) iāll fire up my pirate stream. I try to do the right thing but as sporting rights get more and more fragmented and therefore more costly it makes it hard.
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I mayhaps be guilty of similarā¦ if itās not available locally (or I donāt have a service/the service is painful), Iāll pirate it.
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Thatās the issue with a streaming platform axing a show, but its creators want it to continue, so they take it to another platform.
Aussie Streaming Market Grows As Kayo Outpaces Stan In Sports War
Australiaās subscription entertainment market grew 5% in the year to June 2025, reaching nearly 54.6 million active services, despite rising living costs.
Australians now hold an average of 3.3 subscriptions each, spending an average of $42 a month, up 18% from last year, according to research from technology analyst firm Telsyte.
The Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) sector drove growth, boosted by more affordable plans, cross-sector bundles and the launch of HBO Max.
While Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ remain the top players, Kayo Sports was among the fastest growing services, recording a 6% rise in subscriptions. This puts Kayo alongside Amazon and Disney in terms of momentum, despite its smaller base.
Stan, meanwhile, failed to grow despite major investments in rugby and Premier League soccer.
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P+ on 2.1m with 21% growth is fair decent for the smallest streamer here in this market. Probably the only thing 10 has going for it. And if Skydance sell off 10 then theyāll have absolutely nothing as miniature tv network with nothing to generate revenue.
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Subscription stacks continue to rise, with Aussie households now holding an average 3.7 services, the biggest lift since COVID, and monthly spend jumping 24%. Gen Z leads with $101 per month, treating entertainment almost as a utility.
That abundance comes with fatigue.
65% of respondents now feel they need multiple services just to access what they want. As Corbett notes, āThe number of streamers in the Australian market has continued to expand, with the content Australians want to watch increasingly spread over multiple providers.ā
Itās little surprise nearly half of consumers say theyāre open to bundling or aggregation, if anyone can do it well.
Shock /s