I have gravitated to the Amazon platform. I can find free items or pay for or rent many movies. I then add subscribed channels, currently Max, MHz (Babylon Berlin), Britbox and AcornTV. I like having the control of turning subscriptions off and on in ONE spot. Helps keep me sane.
Thanks, Joseph. You’re certainly part of a large user community that has migrated to Prime Video over the last several years. In fact, studies have shown how channels on Prime Video represent the main way people find and subscribe to many platforms due to the reason you’ve pointed out: having as many options as possible in a single location. This is true even though some people still voice concerns about the user interface of Prime Video; the convenience outweighs any complaints about content display or discoverability.
In the subsequent entries of this series, I’ll be discussing this item in more detail as well as delving into what some have described as a future where there will be more interoperable, cross-platform navigation and search services available…we’ll see. Stay tuned. Appreciate you reading + sharing!
My preference is to pay extra for ad-free and keep my subscription count low (max 3). The platforms with the best content (new, highly rated TV shows) will determine it for me. Still waiting on pick-and-choose your sport subscriptions. I would be willing to pay $30-40/month just for the premier league, but I don't want to spend $80/month for a full fubo/youtubetv.
Thanks for reading, Lee. The 3 max you set is an interesting approach: it requires tough decisions on what's essential versus not. For sports subscriptions, it seems like we're getting closer with the Fox and ESPN+ bundle, but there's still a ways to go for such services to be comprehensive (i.e., lock down all the necessary rights). https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/espn-fox-bundle-streaming-sports-services-1236486586/ More to come on that front, in particular, for sure.
I have gravitated to the Amazon platform. I can find free items or pay for or rent many movies. I then add subscribed channels, currently Max, MHz (Babylon Berlin), Britbox and AcornTV. I like having the control of turning subscriptions off and on in ONE spot. Helps keep me sane.
Thanks, Joseph. You’re certainly part of a large user community that has migrated to Prime Video over the last several years. In fact, studies have shown how channels on Prime Video represent the main way people find and subscribe to many platforms due to the reason you’ve pointed out: having as many options as possible in a single location. This is true even though some people still voice concerns about the user interface of Prime Video; the convenience outweighs any complaints about content display or discoverability.
In the subsequent entries of this series, I’ll be discussing this item in more detail as well as delving into what some have described as a future where there will be more interoperable, cross-platform navigation and search services available…we’ll see. Stay tuned. Appreciate you reading + sharing!
My preference is to pay extra for ad-free and keep my subscription count low (max 3). The platforms with the best content (new, highly rated TV shows) will determine it for me. Still waiting on pick-and-choose your sport subscriptions. I would be willing to pay $30-40/month just for the premier league, but I don't want to spend $80/month for a full fubo/youtubetv.
Thanks for reading, Lee. The 3 max you set is an interesting approach: it requires tough decisions on what's essential versus not. For sports subscriptions, it seems like we're getting closer with the Fox and ESPN+ bundle, but there's still a ways to go for such services to be comprehensive (i.e., lock down all the necessary rights). https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/espn-fox-bundle-streaming-sports-services-1236486586/ More to come on that front, in particular, for sure.