• Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.alOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’ve got now and Disney. Disney has loads of sitcoms so it’s permanent but other streaming platforms I rotate round. Before now it was Apple

      • Shimitar@downonthestreet.euEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I would say it has no geographical barriers nor DRM or other restrictive approaches… LOL

        its a self host stream platform, you provide, trough more or less legal ways, the content and jellyfin let you watch it over the network.

        Its like Plex, but free and without a company (so no end vitrification) backing it.

  • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Region is Canada. TV is connected to an AppleTV and a media server. Forced to use mostly apple stuff for various reasons.

    Free and generally ad-free Apps:

    • CBC Gem (free tier but login)
    • DW (news/docs)
    • France 24
    • Al Jazeera
    • Kanopy (via library card, all good movies)
    • NFB for the best shorts
    • Knowledge Network (free in BC)
    • Local news channel apps

    For self hosted media files I access a SMB share with the Infuse app for a full video player experience. It’s the only subscription I pay for an app, worth it.

    Left Netflix last year. Left Prime this year. It’s all shit sandwiches over there.

  • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’m Canadian so I got rid of everything save for our streaming platforms, Crave and Gem. Not giving the US money anymore.

  • dryfter@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I have Walmart+ because getting groceries from the store to my apartment via bus…is not as fun as I thought it would be. Luckily since I’m on some government assistance programs I get it for half off. Paramount+ is included in the sub, so I’m using that.

    I also use Pluto.tv / Tubi / etc since they are free. Along with Hoopla, which my local library offers for free. I’ve also got an HDHomeRun setup with an antenna to catch the local channels OTA and stream it to my laptop since I don’t have a TV.

    At one point I had Hulu/Disney+, Max, and BritBox all at the same time and I just couldn’t. Especially with Hulu, I’m paying for the service and have to be subjected to ads? This is not the cord cutting revolution I was promised! I’ll put up with the commercials if it’s a free service to a point.

  • Rimu@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Free ones from my public library. They’re surprisingly good but there’s no trashy reality tv shows or whatever. Mostly wholesome documentaries and classic movies.

    Also the state-owned broadcaster in my country has a decent one, although ad-supported.

  • Lycaon@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    RaiPlay! It’s the online version of Italian public TV and has a lot of good stuff on it, though it can be a bit finicky on some smart TVs

  • Bronzie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’ve canceled them all and run Jellyfin and IPTV.

    Got so sick of paying for literally six of them and still not finding the movie we wanted to watch.