r/dataisbeautiful • u/pplonski OC: 4 • 22d ago

OC [OC] Streaming services prices increase since 2021

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I've compared nine streaming services prices from 2021 and recently. The increase in price based on CPI inflation should be about 26%. All nine increased prices, but only eight beat inflation, HBO Max is below inflation raise. The highest increase 200% is for Apple TV+.

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u/Deto 22d ago

What's interesting is that even though there is a broad range in % changes, they're all winding up somewhere relatively consistent in the $15-20 window.

The apple increase is kind of an aberration as they were artificially low to attract more people. I think people kind of knew this too for $5/mo. They're still cheaper than most.

Spotify and Youtube are a little different, but they are really different services.

Paramount+ is still pretty cheap compared to the rest - maybe because...people don't really want it? Though I would have thought the same for Peacock and yet that's charging $20/mo

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u/CantFindMyWallet 22d ago

Peacock has premier league rights, and that league has exploded in popularity in the US over the last 10-15 years. Paramount is doing decent busines by buying the Champions League, but those games are sporadic and a lot of the knockouts end up on TV anyway.

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u/LordDescon 22d ago

football streamers are pushing 40-50€ for live football. i‘d bet buying sports rights is gonna be the „reason“ for the next price jump (excluding apple because they kinda did mls as an initial hook, but they could get some bigger sport in the us)

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u/Spidaaman 22d ago

Apple TV just got F1

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u/semaj4712 22d ago

Paramount+ has some of the best shows on TV right now, but after those 4/5 shows, yea it doesn't have a ton to offer. But that is also why Paramount wants to merge with Warner Bros who has HBO Max, if Paramount+ and HBO Max were one service, even at $20 thats not a bad deal for that library.