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Netflix is moving television beyond time-slots and national markets

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Re: Netflix is moving television beyond time-slots and national markets

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Post by sudouser »

forapurpose wrote: post #9

Netflix seems to be creating original content all over the world, which is great. I've seen Netflix original movies and shows offered from Spain, Brazil and many other countries; the quality is much higher when you take the best from many places, and it's enriching and challenging to see other cultures - even via an LCD display. One odd and disappointing thing we've noticed: Unless required by the script, almost all…

brazilian series 3% had diverse cast, but yes, in general lacks diversity. good observation

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Post by mc32 »

As Netflix becomes a bigger player around the world and it flexes its influence, I expect to see some international jurisdictions to question its power and imperial projection (projecting its values on countries with different values as well as for threatening the viability of local industries)

Re: Netflix is moving television beyond time-slots and national markets

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Post by devmunchies »

forapurpose wrote: post #9

Netflix seems to be creating original content all over the world, which is great. I've seen Netflix original movies and shows offered from Spain, Brazil and many other countries; the quality is much higher when you take the best from many places, and it's enriching and challenging to see other cultures - even via an LCD display. One odd and disappointing thing we've noticed: Unless required by the script, almost all…

Why would the country demographic matter? Wouldn't it be the customer demographic that matters? Do whites make up a larger relative proportion of the customer base?

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Post by pgodzin »

tyingq wrote: post #4

I wouldn't dismiss their competition either. I specifically paid for Hulu solely for "The Handmaids Tail", an incredibly well done drama. ( https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5834204/ ) Still dwarfed by Netflix with a ~$10B market cap, this battle isn't over. Amazon has a decent shot as well.

If you paid for Hulu because of one specific show, what happens when you are done with it? Does Hulu have enough other content to keep you subscribed?

Re: Netflix is moving television beyond time-slots and national markets

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Post by amorphid »

tyingq wrote: post #4

I wouldn't dismiss their competition either. I specifically paid for Hulu solely for "The Handmaids Tail", an incredibly well done drama. ( https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5834204/ ) Still dwarfed by Netflix with a ~$10B market cap, this battle isn't over. Amazon has a decent shot as well.

I love the Handmaid's Tale, but it drives me bonkers that they release new episodes at the rate of one per week. Release all the episodes in one day darn it! Making me wait pisses me off and (as I'm discovering) want to complain about it online.

Re: Netflix is moving television beyond time-slots and national markets

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Post by fiblye »

abritinthebay wrote: post #6
phobosdeimos wrote: post #2

Actually it was pirates who did that in the late 90s/early 2000s. Nobody was showing Naruto except kazaa. But noone ever gives them credit.

Because the implied point is about it being mainstream . Which what you’re describing explicitly isn’t.

The most normal, borderline tech-inept people I know were all torrenting stuff 15 years ago. People I know here in Asia were torrenting American music that they couldn't easily/cheaply find here, and Americans I know were pirating anime subs years before they'd ever get legally released in America.

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Post by thomasfedb »

mc32 wrote: post #12

As Netflix becomes a bigger player around the world and it flexes its influence, I expect to see some international jurisdictions to question its power and imperial projection (projecting its values on countries with different values as well as for threatening the viability of local industries)

Must say, as a Netflix user I'm continually impressed with the breadth of and progressive nature of their original content. It's a bit selling point.

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Post by sergiotapia »

thomasfedb wrote: post #17
mc32 wrote: post #12

As Netflix becomes a bigger player around the world and it flexes its influence, I expect to see some international jurisdictions to question its power and imperial projection (projecting its values on countries with different values as well as for threatening the viability of local industries)

Must say, as a Netflix user I'm continually impressed with the breadth of and progressive nature of their original content. It's a bit selling point.

Conversely it's alienating me more and more each quarter with it's "progressive" nature.

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Post by SteveNuts »

sergiotapia wrote: post #18
thomasfedb wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Must say, as a Netflix user I'm continually impressed with the breadth of and progressive nature of their original content. It's a bit selling point.

Conversely it's alienating me more and more each quarter with it's "progressive" nature.

Can you give an example?

Re: Netflix is moving television beyond time-slots and national markets

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Post by mac01021 »

amorphid wrote: post #15
tyingq wrote: post #4

I wouldn't dismiss their competition either. I specifically paid for Hulu solely for "The Handmaids Tail", an incredibly well done drama. ( https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5834204/ ) Still dwarfed by Netflix with a ~$10B market cap, this battle isn't over. Amazon has a decent shot as well.

I love the Handmaid's Tale, but it drives me bonkers that they release new episodes at the rate of one per week. Release all the episodes in one day darn it! Making me wait pisses me off and (as I'm discovering) want to complain about it online.

Why don't you wait until its all been released to watch it, just like you would have to if they released it all at once after producing all of it?
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