Netflix, once a pioneer of ad-free viewing that offered a break from traditional TV norms, is now contemplating launching free ad-supported versions of its service in markets like Europe and Asia, Bloomberg reported.

The plans to offer a free ad-supported tier, albeit in select markets, suggests that pivot towards monetizing user data, in other words — making users and not the extensive library of award-winning shows a product, might be well in the pipeline.

  • @[email protected]
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    75 months ago

    Isn’t Plex also slowly going down the shitter? Like, with their social features and stuff?

    • @[email protected]
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      45 months ago

      They do keep adding garbage that nobody wants, but the core product still works great. I plan on getting a jellyfin docker running in parallel though so I’m prepared in the event they piss me off too much.

    • @BlackPenguins
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      15 months ago

      That’s why I’ve been using Emby. Works just fine for free.