When streaming channels first emerged, they arrived as disruptors to current cable options. Cable seemed overpriced, clunky, and monolithic. It didn’t offer enough choice, nor enough control over what could be watched and when. Streaming was a newer, modern model—a high-tech alternative at a significantly lower cost. But over time, streaming became the very monster it sought to upend, turning into something that doesn’t look so different from cable’s original model. And these days, an endless array of price increases plagues the streaming world.

We at Nerdist have tracked the price hikes across major streaming platforms this year , and there were four in eight months. However, while these price increases seem to have been successful for streamers to date, do streaming platforms really

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