[orobinson]

When will the movie industry learn from the success of services like Spotify or DRM free music services like Bandcamp? I want media I can own, or consume from a single subscription. I would happily pay a few quid for a movie if I could download a high quality DRM free file. Piracy is not only free but provides a better product, a file you can do whatever you want with and watch anywhere.

Personally I don’t pirate, I prefer getting second hand physical media (funnily enough the movie studios miss out on any money there as well).

[Mindwipe]

Neither of those services are successful.

They don't make any money. They are, essentially, only useful learning experiences in what not to do.

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Looks like Spotify will report a profit for the first time in 2024

[rldjbpin]

this might be nice for the shareholders, and quite surprising compared to most platforms, but not everyone is content.

from the artist's perspective, it is quite bad money wise (https://www.rocksoffmag.com/the-impact-of-music-streaming-on...).

from a consumer's perspective however, music streaming enjoys the relative lack of "exclusive" content that other media suffers from. so i personally have no issues with its current state.