Netflix and Amazon Leave Little Room for Streaming Video Latecomers
- Disney, Warner Bros. face dug-in rivals, mature U.S. market
- Few U.S. households pay for three or more online services
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To keep his family of four entertained, Ben Emery pays about $180 a month for Spectrum TV and internet service, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu. He gets Amazon mostly for free shipping and Hulu in part because his 5-year-old daughter likes “Teen Titans Go.”
“Netflix and Hulu got in early, so that’s where I’m willing to invest my money,” said Emery, 41, a bank risk officer who lives in Kernersville, North Carolina. “I don’t have unlimited funds.”