We review products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use. Video streaming services are starting to rival cable companies in the number and complexity of packages they offer. Where cord-cutters could count their savings every month, there are now so many choices that consumers could conceivably pay more than they were before they called off cable. A Leichtman Research Group study found that nearly three-quarters of households in the United States subscribe to a streaming service and that 69 percent pay for more than one. Just four years ago, only 52 percent of households in the US subscribed to a streaming service and 38 percent to more than one. The list of streaming services is ever growing, with one of the latest and biggest, Disney+, launching on November 12. And coming next year is Quibi, which will feature short-form programming created by big names such as Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg. As the number of services grows, the costs of them collectively and even individually is rising. Netflix raised the cost of subscriptions in January (and lost some customers). And the subscription price for YouTube TV has recently gone from $40 to $49.99 a month. There is bound to be a threshold for how many services people are willing to pay for and how much—but so far, the market continues to expand. Meanwhile, if you're in the majority when it comes to streaming-service subscribers, check out everything coming to Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu, and HBO this month.

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