Streaming services are removing tons of movies and shows — it's not personal, it's strictly business

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Consumers thought streaming would be forever, but library content is disappearing as studios seek to cut costs.

Streaming was supposed to be forever.cycling through titles, aware that as Hollywood studios launched their own streaming services, proprietary content would transition to a new platform.pulled content as part of planned tax write-offs tied to its merger, consumers seemed to accept the move as the cost of doing business.

It's been difficult for consumers to understand why content made specifically for streaming platforms has been removed, especially when Netflix originals remain untouched in its library. he said. "They do get confused when one day content is on a service and then disappears or the content is still in the service, but it's only X number of seasons."

 

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