By: The BitMar Team.
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The streaming landscape is undergoing a transformation. Free, ad-supported, tiers (AVOD) are gaining traction; and user-generated content (UGC) is on the rise. This trend raises a question: will professionally produced shows decline, in dominance, on streaming platforms? ...paving the way for a new era of "user-generated entertainment"? While UGC offers a fresh perspective, and increased accessibility, it (also) raises questions; about production value, and audience expectations.
Beyond Hollywood: The Power of Free Streaming
A 2023 report – by: Tipping Point Research – highlights the surging popularity of AVOD platforms. Viewers are increasingly turning to free, ad-supported, options; alongside traditional subscriptions. This shift creates a space, for UGC creators to reach a wider audience; and (potentially) challenge the dominance of big-budget productions. The ability of publishing content, directly – on streaming platforms – empowers creators; and lowers barriers to entry.
From Niche, to Mainstream: The Rise of User-Generated Content
Platforms, like: YouTube, and TikTok, have shown the power of UGC. Engaging and high-quality content – created, by: everyday-people – is capturing the attention of viewers, worldwide. Streaming services could leverage this trend, by: incorporating UGC, into their offerings—potentially; through curated channels, and/or specific content categories. This approach could introduce fresh voices, and perspectives; catering to a wider range of viewer preferences.
Quality vs. Quantity: The Value Proposition
The rise of UGC presents a challenge, for streaming services: balancing quantity, with quality. While the ease of creating content, on streaming platforms, is a positive development... ensuring a baseline level of production value, will be crucial. Streaming services may need to develop tools, and resources; to help creators enhance their content, without stifling creativity.
The Future of Streaming: A Spectrum of Entertainment
The future of streaming is likely to be a blend of professionally-produced shows, and high-quality UGC. AVOD platforms, and the ease of content creation, will empower creators—and (potentially) lead to a more-varied, and accessible, entertainment landscape. Streaming services that can curate UGC, effectively – and maintain a focus, on quality – will be best positioned to thrive, in this evolving environment.
Next-generation streaming platforms – like: BitMar – are a perfect example, on what the future may hold. BitMar provides all-in-one streaming service, for life, for a one-time payment, of: $99.99 USD. It can connect you to millions of on-demand movies, TV shows, channels, videos, and songs (from many different sources on the Web), on the screens that you already own. In fact, BitMar provides access to more movies, and TV shows, than: Cable, Satellite, Netflix, Disney Plus, Max/HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Peacock, and Hulu – combined – and more songs, than: Pandora, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, and Apple Music—combined. You may learn more, at: BitMar.com.