These 4 Services May Have Already Won the Streaming Wars

Consumers have more options than ever to stream video on demand, but most people will get by with a bundle of four services that'll cost just $35 per month. 

Given $50 per month to spend on streaming services, around half of Americans would subscribe to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime and Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Hulu and Disney+, according to a recent survey commissioned by Bloomberg. Unsurprisingly, 84% said they'd subscribe to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). No other option garnered the favor of more than 16% of respondents.

Not only are these four services already more popular than the competition, they stand to gain popularity over the next few months. New challengers face a difficult environment in producing new originals and attracting an audience that's mostly been stuck inside for the last three months. By comparison, Netflix, Amazon, and Disney benefit from competitive advantages that will keep subscribers around while new productions are halted.

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Source Fool.com