How long before Amazon splits Prime video from the normal sub?

[robfosters]

They’re making a huge loss, they’re pumping billions into stuff like the LOTR, original movies and series with top stars and more sporting events like PL football, all in 4K with Atmos and all for £8.99 a month which includes lots of other stuff too like music, book, delivery. It just doesn’t seem viable long term to me.

They will eventually split it imo into a separate sub of at least £12-15 a month. I know they have ad revenue, but even that cannot cover the losses long term, which are estimated to be around $700m a year

 

[Participant]

If that happens then I won't be subscribing. Apart from The Grand Tour it's mostly trash from my point of view.

 

[C Kent]

Don't amazon make something ridiculous like a billion per day, it's a drop in the ocean. Last time I checked Amazon prime video made around 5 billion p.a.

 

[Glanza]

They lose more on Twitch than they do Prime Video.

 

[Hades]

I would just cancel it and then only subscribe to delivery occasionally when I have a number of items to be delivered. Right now it's good value so I keep it running even if I don't use it much every month. But once it becomes expensive I'll just cut it out. It also means I would buy fewer goods from Amazon. At the moment the draw to buy there is tjat delivery is almost always free for me. If I'm not subscribed then I would just buy elsewhere and suck up the postage.

 

[Jonny2284]

I'd look to Prime Music versus Prime Music Unlimited for a preview of how it will probably end up. Newest one, maybe two seasons of shows on Prime, but the rest ones only being available on Prime Unlimited in the same way for most bands there's usually only the latest couple of releases with the rest of the back catalogue being on Prime unlimited.

All probably tied into some higher tier prime that works out at £15 a month for everything.

 

[Darujhistan]

Oh poor amazon.

 

[throwaway4372]

There already are separate subs for video, music, twitch, audible, whatever else. The free services slowly get worse and more ad-riddled over time to push you into extra subs.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

They probably won't as its basically a loss leader along with Disney+ and the other streamers only Netflix makes a net profit, just

 

[Bigpig]

They’re making a huge loss, they’re pumping billions into stuff like the LOTR, original movies and series with top stars and more sporting events like PL football, all in 4K with Atmos and all for £8.99 a month which includes lots of other stuff too like music, book, delivery. It just doesn’t seem viable long term to me.

They will eventually split it imo into a separate sub of at least £12-15 a month. I know they have ad revenue, but even that cannot cover the losses long term, which are estimated to be around $700m a year

Amazon Video beening getting away with subpar content for a few years now but the higher ups have started to notice.

There was a nice article from the Insider.

They have said Ring of Power is pretty vital for them on the next step. It has to be a success.

Prime video is only a benefit for me as I shop all the time on the site.

Hopefully people will wake up soon and start to cancel subscriptions and only subscribe when there something available that you want to watch.

Mediocrity should not be rewarded.

I was guilty with this with Netflix and Disney+ £22pm not counting prime on streaming services.

I now pay £3.45 pm went to cancel Netflix but found out about the Turkish trick after watching the Interceptor this week I was very close to even canceling that!!