Have We Reached Streaming Video's Peak?

Disney (NYSE: DIS) has stalled. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is petering out. Consumers can choose between watching movies on HBO Max, Paramount+, Peacock, Hulu, Tubi, IMDb, and Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Video.

There's also Pluto, SlingTV, YouTubeTV, and a host of other niche TV channels too. The joke about cable used to be that you had 500 channels and nothing to watch; now you have 500 streaming services and they all pretty much offer the same selection.

Of course, original content has assumed greater importance -- but with dozens of options to choose from, the market is saturated, and growth may have reached its limit.

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