Analysis: The willingness of Disney, Warner Bros Discovery and Netflix to bundle with Sky is an acknowledgement of the plateau in the total streaming subscription market, the oversupply of streaming services available to consumers, and the reality that continuing to hike prices is likely to push more consumers to churn. Has The Great Bundling begun?
Jack Benjamin
Jack Benjamin is a reporter for The Media Leader and leads our coverage publishing and social media. Originally from the Chicagoland area, Benjamin joined in March 2022, having previously served as section editor, comment and film, for Cherwell at Oxford University, where he received a Master of Science with merit in Comparative Social Policy. He also received a BS in Social Policy from Northwestern University, and has previously worked as an intern for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and the US House of Representatives.
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