Not for the first or last time, we find ourselves questioning the wisdom of cutting the cord . Supposedly, the dawn of the streaming era was meant to free us from the shackles of cable. Instead of a prepackaged collection of channels to choose from, the ability to subscribe to streaming services and bundles to get all our entertainment beamed straight onto our devices was hailed as an industry game-changer. Netflix and Apple TV were among the first to pioneer this new tech well before the rest, but Disney+ and HBO Max and all the others soon followed suit. Fast forward a handful of years, however, and consumers once again find themselves on the short end of the streaming stick.

At the risk of being outdone by Disney+ recently hitting subscribers with significant increases (which officia

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