Streaming Platforms: Can You Have Them All?
With the rise of streaming platforms, the internet is now full of different shows and movies for everyone. There are so many streaming services that you can choose from, offering everything from big, exciting movies to smaller shows made for specific groups of people. How do college students manage that? “I have Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. I use Netflix on the account of my parents and the other platforms I share with my cousins,” said Jasmijn.
Having access to all these platforms offers a remarkable variety of content at one’s fingertips, enabling viewers to curate their own personalized streaming experience. Jessica had to say on that, “I like Hulu the most because it has the most variety of movies and series. Still, Disney+ is also great. It is hard to choose my favorite one.” Jasmijn agrees with that. She says that it is hard for her to choose her favorite one, but the choice to get rid of one is even harder.
Balancing multiple streaming subscriptions can be akin to juggling a bunch of tasks at once. While having access to all these platforms is handy, it can also be challenging to stay on top of managing subscriptions, payment schedules, and the ever-growing lineup of shows and movies to enjoy. Bram agrees with this; “It is a lot of money if I have to pay for all the streaming platforms. I only pay for Netflix. For Amazon Prime and Hulu, I got the login information from my friends.”
All three students agree that it would be impossible to pay for all the streaming platforms by themselves. “One streaming platform is already a lot of money. If I had to pay for all of them, it would cost me around 100 dollars a month. I don’t have that,” says Jessica.
Netflix does not like that everyone is sharing their passwords. They announced last year that you can only share your login information with the people in your household. All three students do not agree with that. “In the summer I am still living with my parents, does that count as living in the same household? It does not say how many days a year I need to live there,” Jasmijn says.
Are there things that the different streaming platforms can learn from each other? “They should not “steal” each other’s content,” Jasmijn said. It is annoying when you are watching a serie on one platform and the other platform, which you do not have, buys it. Bram says they could definitely do something with the price. For college students, it is still pretty high.”
The first graf reads like an essay intro. You want a lead, Isabel. You could begin with something like: When they have down time, students like to stream their favorite movies and TV shows. But with the increasing number of options…
That may be too long, but the idea is to get to the point quickly.
Include your sources’ last names. One source/quote to a paragraph.
You could expand a bit with the issues as you go along. When you discuss expenses, include the cost. When you get to the number of options, what’s the average number? That can be googled.
The last graf may be too far off topic. The content isn’t something students can control. They can make decisions about subscribing or not. You might ask people if they have dropped a service lately. Was it cost?