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Not so long ago, streaming services presented themselves as the antidote to the high costs and cumbersome nature of cable television. With Netflix leading the charge by transitioning from DVD rentals to streaming and producing original content, the hope was that we had found a better way to consume media. However, the explosion of new platforms like Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, and Peacock, which have pulled their content from Netflix, has complicated this picture.