Price hikes, ads and lower quality: has ‘streamflation’ ruined the TV experience?

US consumers are starting to opt out of the streaming world as several services raise prices without offering many perksIt may not be quite as politically buzzy as the price of gasoline or eggs, but another household expense is going up for millions of people. Disney has brought the price-gouging experience of its theme park home again by raising the prices of most iterations and bundles of its Disney+ and Hulu streaming services. Whether you pay to watch them with or without ads, separately or bundled together, you’re probably getting a price hike of a couple of bucks per month.