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Post by rhizome »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #328
sailfast wrote: post #43

What is missing in a lot of these comments is acknowledging that Netflix may become the largest global "television" network in the world as adoption increases. They have original content lined up and control those rights, and they will continue to expand their reach with that content. Whether they add the "same" streaming content as they have purchased from other providers in the US is not the point here - the big im…

I believe this is exactly right. And all the things that gave networks monopoly power (like spectrum ownership) will become irrelevant. You can mark the day this happens when NetFlix starts offering a daily 'news' update type program. Of course most people see this already, and the extreme tactics around last mile broadband are exactly around this problem. Netflix can't work if their packets can't get to you, and the…

News is a money-loser unless you're MSNBC or Fox or Maury Povich. They'd be smart to let others handle same-day content.

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Post by rhizome »

jsmeaton wrote: post #182
macspoofing wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Maybe a stupid questions but what if they disrupted not just TV but also cinema? They are trying. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2 is being released simultaneously in theaters and on Netflix. Some chains complained and are refusing to show it. But honestly, I don't see it. Cinema is $10-15/person/visit, and Netflix is $10/mo for an entire library of content. Profit margins for Hollywood aren't that great - so how do…

Maybe it'll force Hollywood to pay actors far far less. Harrison Ford was paid somewhere between 10 and 25 million (probably towards the lower end of that scale). Flipping the question a little bit, how do you justify paying actors 40 million for a movie if they're being streamed online for $5 a pop? I'm of the belief that the better actors are paid far too much and that releasing cinema to streaming services will co…

You're directly funding the lifestyles of everybody involved in everything you buy. I don't see this as a negative.

That said, the studio will probably get at least half of each of those $5, and I've known people who think absolutely nothing of renting movies for $5 multiple times per day, literally no cognitive difference between picking some $5 movie on iTunes and choosing another one on Netflix. Multiply that, e.g. 1% * $global, and pretty soon you're talking about real money for everybody.

$10-25million is nothing to pay an actor with a main part in a movie that may make $5 billion dollars for the studio.

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Post by alessioalex »

icebraining wrote: post #348
megablast wrote: post #300

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Southern European countries like it dubbed, all there shows are dubbed.

Not here in Portugal (thankfully). Only shows for children are dubbed here.

Same here in Romania. If the movies were dubbed guess almost nobody would watch them :D

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Post by te0006 »

dasil003 wrote: post #394
izacus wrote: post #236

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Well, to be fair, Netflix STILL switches subtitle language when I cross the border making me stuck with german subtitles on everything even though I'd prefer english :/

Do you mean they literally don't make the English subs available? Even for the stuff they produced? A clunky UX is one thing, but if they legitimately restrict the sub availability where the rights are available then I'm a bit shocked.

I'm not the one you asked the question but yes, that's what they do and it is a really dumb decision. I'm German and for perfecting my passive(i.e. understanding while listening) English language skills, I really like to view movies in English _and with English subtitles_. But in Germany, Netflix only offers German subtitles when the audio is set to English. Anyone got a contact at Netflix whom to approach with this? Edit: typo

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Post by donkeyd »

d33d33 wrote: post #443

is it just me who is wondering why i can't see netflix' complete movie/series list before i register with my credit card ? Don't tell me, https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix#/all?page=1 is all they offer?

That is the "only on Netflix" list. They offer way more. It differs a lot per country though, so they're not offering the lists per country publicly.

There are some websites that compile lists of what's available on Netflix in different countries, but they're not always correct.

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Post by rplnt »

geoelectric wrote: post #88
rconti wrote: post #56

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Netflix's catalog(ue) is a shadow of its former self. I'm a Netflix subscriber, and can pretty much guarantee that any movie I attempt to watch will NOT be available on Netflix streaming. I have somewhat better luck with the previous episodes of American TV shows.

I don't approach Netflix as "I want to see this movie so I go here," so much as "I want to watch something, so I'll pick from here." I'm never lacking a choice to watch, even with fairly specific criteria in mind. If I know exactly what I want to watch (and don't get lucky enough to find it on Amazon/Netflix/Hulu) I pay for PPV. I don't expect magic for <$10/mo, especially when the going rate for a one-off viewing is…

It's really expensive when you approach it like this.

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Post by wtmt »

curun1r wrote: post #52
dikaiosune wrote: post #6

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"For one monthly price, members around the world will be able to enjoy Netflix original series including Marvel’s Daredevil and Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Narcos, Sense8, Grace and Frankie, and Marco Polo, as well as a catalog of licensed TV shows and movies. In 2016, the company plans to release 31 new and returning original series, two dozen original feature films and documentaries, a wide range of stand-up comedy spe…

The other interesting thing about your quote is what's notably absent. It makes you wonder whether they'll be holding back House of Cards and Orange is the New Black.

At least for OITNB, it is listed available on Netflix at netflixable.com (check for your country there). House of Cards is not listed at all.

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Post by donkeyd »

danso wrote: post #103
LoSboccacc wrote: post #26

In europe we just get netflix lite, with old and uninteresting stuff sparkled with some original content and random rares. I hope someday we'll get this netflix you all talk about.

This is a humorous complaint. I was using a VPN into England and had checked out Netflix and I thought the selection was great (finally, I can stream Battlestar Galactica. Archer's season 6 is finally out, etc.)...but I'm sure if I were using VPN regularly, and then checking Netflix...I'd have the same feeling of "it's the same ol shit on the front page"

It's not. If the UK is your only frame of reference, you're not getting the full picture. It differs greatly per country.
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