The streaming content ecosystem has been growing exponentially in recent years. Gone are the days when the offer was limited to Netflix, the dean of these services, today the list of options is enormous and, moreover, very dynamic. In recent months, without going further, we have experienced the arrival of SkyShowtime in Spain and the introduction of Max, this one for the United States, but which will arrive in Spain next year, as a result of the merger of HBO Max and Discovery+. . And that HBO Max is barely three years old (just over a year and a half since its launch in Spain).

No further moves are announced in the short term, but many analysts in this regard predict further moves in the future, with the arrival of new streaming platforms on the one hand, but also with mergers on the other. And of course, In the midst of all this tidal system we find the userthat due to the huge spread of content, we are forced to choose between them, or dedicate a significant monthly budget item to maintain a subscription to everyone who has content that interests us.

Another option is to sign up for a few months on a particular platform, see all the content we’re interested in, unsubscribe, and repeat the process with another of the streaming services we’re interested in… and so on. . It takes more planning, of course, but it’s the cheapest system (without resorting to downloads, you know what I mean) to access all the content you care about. without dying trying, budget-wise.

However, even those who use this formula They usually have at least one service that they subscribe to permanently. Either because of its price, because of its catalog, because of the editorial choice, because of the preservation of the offer obtained at a certain moment… I’m not saying that everyone does it, but I’m saying it, at least according to what What I could verify in my personal environment , is the most common. So today we will comment on this service in each of our cases and I will break the ice starting with it.

I had to think about it a bit because I was torn between the two services. The first was Prime Video and the reason is the breadth of its catalog and above all its price, as I am an Amazon Prime subscriber, I have access to it for an annual fee of 49.99 euros per year. However, despite the fact that I rate Amazon’s service very positively, it was eventually relegated to the second position. Of course, HBO Max and SkyShowtime also crossed my mind, both because I signed them up at launch with their respective offers of 50% of monthly fees for “lifetime”.

In the end though I decided on an option that might surprise you: Filmin. Yes, I know, it almost does not contain “popcorn” cinema (which we all like, even if many deny it), but on the contrary, I can confirm that it is the streaming service with the most content, which surprised and pleased me. the one where I found some vintage and “classic” jewelry. Of the former, I’ve recently had a great time with Carmen Curlers and Stonehouse, and for classics in their broadest sense, the amazing selection of titles from Billy Wilder or the legendary Hotel Fawlty with John Clees in a state of grace. , even Doctor in Alaska, the British version (original) of The Office, the corrosive The Thick of It (Armando Iannucci and Peter Capaldi in an unbeatable partnership) or WarGames, a film that had a certain influence on me wanting to devote myself. “bigger” than a computer.

But if I had to highlight something about Filmina compared to the rest of the streaming services, it’s without a doubt his sensational editorial work. It’s not that it has more channels, collections, and selections than others, it’s just that it shows that each one is well thought out, that it’s designed by a human, not an algorithm, and that relationships are created by content, not because someone who saw A would also see B. On a different level, of course, but the editing work seen in Filmin reminds me of the work Apple has done in curating Apple Music Classical content.

That’s my opinion, but now I’d like to know yours. Which streaming service is your favorite and what is the reason (or reasons) for that? I hope to read you in the comments.