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Customers will brave ads for cheaper streaming

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Dan Barrett
Oct 23, 2024
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A survey from Parks Associates in the US found that about 57% of streaming subscribers were on ad-supported plans. A survey by Antenna in May revealed similar numbers.

Nobody likes ads, but when ad-supported plans can be half the monthly price of an ad-free version, that is a pretty compelling trade-off. A trade-off that becomes less of a concern as view…

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