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With higher fees and more ads, streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu are cashing in by using the old tactics of cable TV

  • Written by Kathryn Cramer Brownell, Associate Professor of History, Purdue University
imageU.S. Sen. John Kerry grills representatives from the cable industry during a 1990 hearing on consumer protections.C-SPAN

There’s one thing that television viewers can count on in 2024: higher fees and more commercials.

The major streaming services – Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and Max – have all announced rate hikes and new...

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