Netflix takes gamble with Epix film cull
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#2Epix holds the broadcasting rights for PPV/VOD/Streaming for Viacom-Paramount, MGM, United Artists, Lion's Gate, Disney's Marvel Franchise...
Yep that's a big gamble indeed....
All these streaming services are becoming pretty much Cable TV 2.0.
Today (UK) if you want to watch most things well it's Netflix (with DNS/IP region hacks to get US and UK content), Amazon Prime Video (probably the poorest of the bunch at least in the UK as here it's nothing more than a VOD service sadly), NowTV (Sky) which seems to grab all the new films and probably a couple of additional players soo to be important.
And this is only if you care about English language content, if you want regional content in Spanish, French, Italian or w/e you probably need to find a couple other providers.
So what 2 years ago was a 5.99 all you can stream buffet is turning into the same bloated cable package from 10 years ago, get basic (netflix) and then add all the other stuff. Still need to pirate HBO if you don't have Sky or you want HD, if HBO Go(? or was it live?) launches in Europe that's another 5-10 US/GBP/EUR a month, sheesh...
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#3I thought Netflix was supposed to be a replacement for cable. Now they're saying they're an add-on rather than a replacement?
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#4I feel like this move is too early for Netflix strategy-wise for non-power users. Yes, it may be the case that their early adopters plow through premium TV, but I'd like to investigate more to understand if people choose Netflix to have the option fo view movies like Transformers, licensed from Epix.
This move would happen eventually as creators gain access to streaming (distribution) platforms and platforms (like Netflix) start creating. Each player is only gaining margin and then succeeding in locking in users.
As a user, I would have preferred to see Netflix take the agency approach and allow streaming titles to take a percentage cut of revenue (although this would be difficult to calculate and bad for blockbuster hits who seek to increase risk and reward). This would mean Netflix competes on technology while content creators compete on price. If I were an investor, again I say this move is too early but one that, as the article mentions, was inevitable in the current model.
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#5I feel like this move is too early for Netflix strategy-wise for non-power users. Yes, it may be the case that their early adopters plow through premium TV, but I'd like to investigate more to understand if people choose Netflix to have the option fo view movies like Transformers, licensed from Epix. This move would happen eventually as creators gain access to streaming (distribution) platforms and platforms (like Ne…
With that approach Netflix will still have to setup the same infrastructure and get a lesser cut of the pie with how much it seems to cost them to stream as it is i don't see it working out.
Whats worse it won't give them the ability to control their content offering which means they can't really steer their business.
Also since broadcast licensing is a steaming pile of shit outside of the US you can't rely on smaller companies handling that it takes a giant to uproot existing right holders in Europe and in other regions and Europe is already a mess with tons of streaming providers in every country that have to geoblock everyone else because the licensing laws pre-date the shared market and also have to yield to local guilds when it comes to translations and dubbing.
People have chosen Netflix in the past because it was a reliable way to have something to watch these days it might not be the case anymore. Their library is much more fluid and much of the content is being rotated in and out every couple of months to a point were their old 3 months notice period is no longer maintainable.
2 Years ago i could log into netflix and know for sure there will be something worth while to watch today I usually have to browse 3 services to find something. Their original shows are great House of Cards is amazing, and Narco's that came out just over the weekend and it rocked but it's becoming not worth keeping a sub if we are all honest.
Gabe Newell said it best - the only way to combat piracy is to deliver a better service than the pirates and sadly Netflix and the other streaming providers are slipping behind. When I can get a better library and better quality from popcorn time why should i pay 20 GBP a months for streaming providers which force me to go trough 3 different libraries to find watchable content? Heck I've goot a Roku streamer just so I could have a single place to search through all the content providers i subscribe too instead of having to load Now TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC Player and other nonsense on my TV and It's still not as slick as PCT....
Re: Netflix takes gamble with Epix film cull
#6I feel like this move is too early for Netflix strategy-wise for non-power users. Yes, it may be the case that their early adopters plow through premium TV, but I'd like to investigate more to understand if people choose Netflix to have the option fo view movies like Transformers, licensed from Epix. This move would happen eventually as creators gain access to streaming (distribution) platforms and platforms (like Ne…
With that approach Netflix will still have to setup the same infrastructure and get a lesser cut of the pie with how much it seems to cost them to stream as it is i don't see it working out. Whats worse it won't give them the ability to control their content offering which means they can't really steer their business. Also since broadcast licensing is a steaming pile of shit outside of the US you can't rely on smalle…
So what you want is the service to be very cheap and have a massive amount of content available.
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#7I thought Netflix was supposed to be a replacement for cable. Now they're saying they're an add-on rather than a replacement?
I agree. I just dropped my cable subscription and switched to Netflix 6 weeks ago. I switched not because there was nothing to watch on cable but because the prices had gotten so far out of whack.
Netflix had enough to watch at a reasonable price to make it a good deal. But, outside of Daredevil, I don't find its own content very compelling. (Too much "Soap Opera In Disguise" for my tastes. I blame "Game of Thrones" for that trend ... but I know I'm in the minority here.)
Now they want to become another channel with the suggestion being subscribe to us and cable to get the shows you want. WTF Netflix!
I want one service where I can stream _any_ show. Not multiple services where I have to decide which have the most shows I like, subscribe to a few and skip the rest. I want streaming Blockbuster/Redbox for and and all shows and movies!
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#8This is how you bring back movie piracy
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
With that approach Netflix will still have to setup the same infrastructure and get a lesser cut of the pie with how much it seems to cost them to stream as it is i don't see it working out. Whats worse it won't give them the ability to control their content offering which means they can't really steer their business. Also since broadcast licensing is a steaming pile of shit outside of the US you can't rely on smalle…
So what you want is the service to be very cheap and have a massive amount of content available.
I think I'd be willing to pay more to offset higher content costs for more theater/blockbuster type movies. If Netflix was say 14.99 instead, I wonder what that would do to help? Perhaps splitting the content between tiers? It would shrink their "user base" for the purposes of streaming, allowing higher per-user payments on a title-by-title basis.
Sad part is, I know they are trying to lower that amount, and show that content providers need them as much/more than Netflix needs their content, but as a consumer, I'd like the options.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
With that approach Netflix will still have to setup the same infrastructure and get a lesser cut of the pie with how much it seems to cost them to stream as it is i don't see it working out. Whats worse it won't give them the ability to control their content offering which means they can't really steer their business. Also since broadcast licensing is a steaming pile of shit outside of the US you can't rely on smalle…
So what you want is the service to be very cheap and have a massive amount of content available.
I would pay much more if I could have a single place to look for content this is why I sub to 3 providers and also bought a box that aggregates all the streaming content i can access into a single library.
But considering that no matter how much I pay I can't seem to get a reliable library these days and the bang for the buck degrades with every passing day I am more and more reluctant to continue using those services. I got Netflix with the UltraHD package and it was easier and better to get both Narco's and Daredevil using alternate means that's something shouldn't happen.