Is Prime Video Sacrificing the ‘Prime’ Experience for Profit? A Cinesist Lament.

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Is Prime Video Sacrificing the ‘Prime’ Experience for Profit? A Cinesist Lament.

Remember when Prime Video just worked? Yeah, us neither. Welcome to the adpocalypse.

June 1, 2025
Cinesist
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The Golden Age of Streaming is Dead: Your Bill is the New Cable Bill (and We Can’t Even Read the News Anymore)

Congrats. You cut the cord… and tied yourself to seven subscriptions.

May 29, 2025
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