After years of inflation, Americans are used to sticker shock. But nothing compares to the surging price of streaming video.

Last week, Apple TV+ became the latest streaming service to raise its price—up from $6.99 to $9.99 per month—following the example of Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Netflix, which all hiked their prices in October.

Half of the major streaming platforms in the U.S. now charge a monthly fee that’s double the price they charged when they initially came to market. And many of these streaming services haven’t even been around for 10 years.

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    1 year ago

    Disney is for those have kids, they will pay a lot to have sure they have a free time. Apple tv can rise whatever they want, apple clients already prove they pay any questionable thing for whatever price they offer.

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      1 year ago

      For other parents: PBS Kids Video It has a bunch of stuff, can be cast to a TV for toddlers; or put on a tablet for older toddlers.

      For paid streaming services, we have decided to limit ourselves to two at a time. Once we’re bored with one, we cancel it and do another for a while.

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      1 year ago

      I would literally never pay money for my kid to be able to watch Disney or probably any TV. The only thing I ever pay money for is a few educational apps and they are cheap. You can’t rent kid’s movies at the library if you don’t pirate things.