The cost-of-living crisis has come for the world’s biggest streaming services. 

Neon earlier this month became the first service in New Zealand to include ads on the platform, after Netflix and Disney Plus kick started the trend internationally last year.  

It comes as what was a major growth industry a few years ago slows, with the services starting to slash budgets, and in some cases wiping underperforming shows to save on taxes. 

So with prices rising and content slowing, what does the future hold for streaming in New Zealand and around the world?  

Today on The Front Page, Duncan Greive, founder and writer at The Spinoff, joins to discuss a once promising sector with a now uncertain future.

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