Comparison: Which is the best streaming platform to choose in 2023?

The rise of the internet in the 2000s caused a wave of movie piracy. To combat these illegal downloads, major film production companies have decided to legally offer their programs for sale or rental: this is what has been called the VOD (video by necessity) era.

Gradually came SVOD, that is, video-on-demand by subscription. Instead of selling content individually, the platforms offered access to a large repertoire of movies and TV shows for a monthly contribution. All of these videos are streamed, meaning they are downloaded as viewers watch them.

Today, many Disney-type TV channels or production companies such as Paramount have created their own SVOD platforms. Some offered exclusive and unreleased content to fight the competition, while others ventured into the production of their own movies and series.

Different advantages of SVOD platforms

While the price of the subscription is often the main criterion, there are other ways to choose from a variety of offers.

Netflix: The platform with the largest catalog

Netflix is ​​the world reference for streaming and video-on-demand today. The channel remains the largest platform in terms of content, with more than 5,000 programs. It presents a significant number of films, series, documentaries, children’s programs and constantly replenishes its already full catalog. Netflix is ​​also integrating more and more exclusive content and cult new shows such as “Casa de Papel”, “Squid Game”, “Sex Education” and even “The Bridgerton Chronicles” into its repertoire.

Not far behind is its direct competitor, Prime Video, with over 4,000 videos. The Amazon Prime streaming channel is gaining more and more ratings with the public: the ability to view up to 3 screens simultaneously, offline mode to enjoy its content anywhere. But above all, it’s a lower price compared to Netflix (€6.99 per month versus €13.43 for a standard Netflix subscription).

Platform with the most subscribers

Again, Netflix won the award with 231 million subscribers in 190 countries around the world. In addition to the high quality of its content, the channel is also convincing with its compatibility with all kinds of digital media such as smartphones, tablets, computers, connected TVs, game consoles, TV decoders… Another advantage that ensures its success is that it is ideal for traveling by train or plane. , the possibility of downloading and then watching content without the need for an internet connection.

Canal+: A platform for discovering movies right after they’re released in theaters

After several months of negotiations, the new media chronology law took effect on February 10, 2022. It shortens the time between the release of movies in theaters and their release. The biggest winner of this deal was Canal+, which was entitled to offer the movies to its subscribers only 6 months after they were released in theaters. A real opportunity for the French channel, which can boast of presenting the best feature films of the year far ahead of its competitors.

Netflix is ​​the only international SVOD platform to sign this contract. Thus, he succeeded in reducing the waiting period from 36 months to 15 months to broadcast cinema broadcasts. Disney and Amazon Prime will have to continue to wait 17 months for regulators before releasing movies that are released in theaters.

Netflix: The platform with the most original creations

Here, too, Netflix is ​​taking on the challenge with its €18 billion dedicated to content creation in 2020, with worldwide successes as we know it: “The Crown”, “House of Cards”, “Narcos” or “Orange” is the new black”.

However, it should be noted that the French channel Canal+ now offers more than 80% original content, this percentage is not negligible.

Canal+: The platform with the most French content

Canal+ is the best channel to present the most French productions today. “The Legends Office”, “Black Baron”, “Engrenages” or more recently “Marie-Antoinette”, since the creation of the Canal+ Series, there have been countless successful short formats offered by the channel.

Just two years later, young platform Salto has already made a name for itself among the biggest in broadcasting. Created in October 2020 by French bands TF1, M6 and France Télévision, Salto offers its subscribers the pleasure of finding your favorite series every week, sometimes even before the airing date on one of the band’s channels. It also offers a repertoire of exclusive and original French programming, which is expanded with new purchases each month.

Apple TV/Prime Video: the cheapest platforms

The Apple TV+ channel is the cheapest on the market today, priced at €6.99 per month. Since its founding in 2019, it has relied heavily on the quality of its series over quantity. A little more, iPhone, iPad, iPod, MacBook owners will be offered a 3-month free trial.

In terms of price, Prime Video comes right behind it with a €7.99/month (or €69.90/year) subscription, a one-month free trial, and three simultaneous screens. If you’re a student, Amazon Prime offers you 50% off, i.e. €3.49 per month and €34.95 per year after a 3-month free trial.

Disney+: the best family platform

Disney+ is the most sensible choice for family streaming use. On the one hand, it offers a large number of quality programs suitable for all childhood ages, on the other hand, the channel is safe so that the youngest are not exposed to adult content, thanks to the well-developed Parental controls option.

Enjoy unlimited access to all Disney, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel classics, as well as great National Geographic documentaries on Disney+. However, the channel is not only limited to youth content, but also highlights numerous films, series and documentaries for a more adult audience with its Star section. It should also be noted that Disney+ offers exceptional image quality thanks to access to Full HD and 4K Dolby Vision.

Bundle streaming offers

In order to compete with giants like Netflix, some channels now offer package subscriptions between different streaming platforms. It is often an advantageous solution because they multiply the number of content available, and that at an attractive price.

channel+ packages

Canal+ specializes in such offers, especially with the Canal+ Ciné Séries subscription: it includes all Canal+ content as well as Disney+, Netflix, OCS and Lionsgate+ channels for just €34.99 per month, i.e. just €15 more per month. Canal+ offer only. Take advantage of a 50% discount on a Canal+ Ciné Séries subscription for young people under 26, up to 20.49 Euros per month.

Since December, the French channel has been rolling out a brand new limited series offering, including a subscription to Canal+, as well as Disney+ and Paramount+, the latest SVOD platform coming to France. This offer gives access to three channels for 25.99 Euros per month for one year, excluding teenagers under 26 who will only pay 17.99 Euros per month.

Prime Video Package

Since 2019, the Amazon Prime platform has created Prime Video Channels, a personalized subscription of premium channels. It allows you to watch movies, series and documentaries in one place. You’ll have to pay a subscription fee for each channel (between €1.99 and €9.99 per month), but it’s a real advantage for those who are tired of constantly switching from one platform to another without leaving Prime Video.

Thanks to this service, you will be able to access a large number of movies, TV series, youth programs and documentaries. Among the most content-rich channels are TFOU MAX (€ 3.99 per month), GULLI MAX (€ 2.99 per month), MGM (€ 3.99 per month), MUBI (€ 9.99 per month) and Auto moto (€ 2 per month). 99 €) are available. .

Today, more than two French people subscribe to a streaming platform. Are you a fan of series and movies? It’s now or never to subscribe among the huge offer available in France today.

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With a Digital Content Specialist