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  • 1/3/2024
Streaming services are encountering increased difficulty in retaining customers due to rising prices and cost of living adjustments. The rate of customer defections from premium streaming services increased from 5.1% to 6.3% over a year, with about a quarter of U.S. subscribers canceling at least three major streaming services in the past two years. To combat this trend, streaming companies are adopting various strategies to keep their customers, such as introducing ad-supported tiers at lower costs, bundling services, and offering discounts.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Streaming services are encountering increased difficulty in retaining customers due to rising
00:07 prices and cost of living adjustments. The rate of customers defections from premium streaming
00:12 services increased from 5.1% to 6.3% over a year with about a quarter of US subscribers
00:19 canceling at least three major streaming services in the past two years. To combat this trend,
00:24 streaming companies are adopting various strategies to keep their customers, such as
00:29 introducing ad-supported tiers at lower costs, bundling services, and offering discounts.
00:34 Despite these cancellations, antenna data shows that many customers tend to resubscribe to services
00:40 they previously canceled without returning within two years. For all things money visit Benzinga.com

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