Streaming Overload: Ads, Price Hikes & the Return of Bundles

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Secrets of Technology

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Welcome to the Secrets of Technology from the Star Quest Production Network, your weekly look at the world of technology from a uniquely Catholic perspective. We’re not the usual tech news from New York or San Francisco. We’re creating conversations around technology topics that affect all of us, including social media, privacy, AI, the ubiquity of gadgets, parenting tech-savvy kids, and more.

Geek and gadget culture is mainstream in society at all age levels now more than ever. By exploring the intersection of faith and technology, we give you the tools to live your faith life and spirituality in harmony with the work of technology and media that you are immersed in.

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Streaming Overload: Ads, Price Hikes & the Return of Bundles

Secrets of Technology

1 hour 5 minutes 24 seconds

1 month ago

Streaming Overload: Ads, Price Hikes & the Return of Bundles

TEC317: How much are you paying just to watch one show? Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercier unpack rising streaming costs, the push toward ads, bundling’s cable-like return, and why younger viewers are ditching it all for YouTube.

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Links for this episode:

* Ad-Supported Streaming Will Continue Growing in 2025 – MNTN Research

* The Breaking Point of Subscription Fatigue

* Streaming’s next act: Hub predicts major shifts coming in 2025 – NCS | NewscastStudio

* The Roku Channel – Wikipedia

* Apple TV+ monthly subscription price rises to $12.99 | Fox Business

* Every Streaming Cost Increase In 2025: Disney+ Chooses Interesting Moment for Price Hike – Nerdist

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Picks of the Week:

* Joanne: Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad (and other Affinity iPad apps)

* Dom: Ice menu bar manager for MacOS

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