Is There a Shift Going on Within Tutem?

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i think a lot of people are starting to feel that the price is becoming too high for what they are actually receiven from the platform. There's all these little things about neflick shows a are a kind of od one. Have you noticed all are lit in shot the same? They all are weirdly blue. The people they have writing sub titles are clearly still under pain and under so much pressure, thet sub tiles are frequently misspelled and don't actually say the things that the characters are ethers. It just seems like, i don't know, trying to like plug the holes on a sinking ship or somethin it feels like they're trying to tri mar slok

Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss how streaming has altered the film and television industry, what happens as their business models are coming under question, and whether cinemas have reason to celebrate streaming’s woes.

Gita Jackson is a staff writer at Motherboard, Vice’s tech vertical. Follow Gita on Twitter at @xoxogossipgita.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.

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