For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn’t want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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    • cwagner@lemmy.cwagner.me
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      1 year ago

      Partially greed, sure. But at least partially, I’d assume it’s also the rising production costs. Tv shows nowadays have production levels comparable to movies just some years ago.