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A planned 'Netflix levy' on streaming services is set to be scrapped by the government. Alamy

What's your favourite TV and film streaming platform?

The government look set to rollback on a planned content fee that would hike the price of streaming services.

NETFLIX, APPLE TV, HAYU – there’s plenty to choose from when it comes to streaming TV and films nowadays. 

And while the individual subscriptions may not break the bank, when you add a few together, it all adds up. 

Ireland’s Minister for Arts Patrick O’Donovan is apparently acutely aware of this and has decided not to go ahead with a planned content levy on streaming services in a bid to keep costs down.

“Whether it’s the RTÉ television license or whether it’s the subscription to Rakuten or Netflix or Disney, quite frankly, [people] are paying enough,” he told RTÉ earlier today.

So we want to know: What is your favourite streaming service?


Poll Results:

Netflix (4181)
My favourite isn't listed here (1463)
I don’t watch TV (554)
Disney+ (539)
Amazon Prime Video (495)
Apple TV (405)
RTÉ Player (362)
NOWTV (265)
GAAGO (87)
Virgin Player (83)
Hayu (53)

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