For far too many people in this country, 'tis the season for belt-tightening. From rampant layoffs to rising inflation, people are having to make some tough choices over the 2025 holidays. One area where consumers are likely to cut back is streaming subscriptions. With choices like Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV, Paramount+, Peacock, and The Criterion Channel, Americans currently spend a not-nice $69 per month on streaming services. For those of us who are ad-free or bust, that number is much higher. And now with the looming Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (or is that the hostile takeover of WBD by Paramount Global ?), there's reason to fret that, when these services get yoked together, those prices will skyrocket.

It'll likely take a year and change for all of this

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