Netflix’s big power clash and rivalries behind the crash
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Netflix’s big power clash and rivalries behind the crash
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#2Apple should buy Netflix and combined they should focus on only few, extremely high quality shows.
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#3> One of Holland’s last projects for Netflix was The Queen’s Gambit, an expensive period piece that sources say was mocked as “Holland’s Folly” by some in-house. According to sources, Bajaria and her staff were dismissive and even unpleasant to the team that worked on it.
What a hellscape to work in. I got on Netflix very briefly, just to watch that show. I can't think of any reason to get back on.
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#4Apple should buy Netflix and combined they should focus on only few, extremely high quality shows.
Why would Apple buy Netflix to do a few high quality shows? That's pretty much (to a degree) the strategy Apple is already following.
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#5Apple should buy Netflix and combined they should focus on only few, extremely high quality shows.
What should happen, if we're doing "shoulds", is that it shouldn't be permitted for one company to own both distribution and production, nor for such companies to create long-term exclusivity agreements with one another.
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#6This chart [1] was making the rounds a while back. Whether you totally agree with its methodology or not, it certainly suggests that many people consider a huge swath of Netflix' content average at best.
And for someone like me who doesn't watch a huge amount of video, that's not a great look. Tastes differ of course but my tastes aren't that out of the mainstream. And I'd rather a streaming service had a modest number of high quality shows than a whole lot of meh.
[1] https://twitter.com/loudmouthjulia/status/151679497810579456...
Re: Netflix’s big power clash and rivalries behind the crash
#7Apple should buy Netflix and combined they should focus on only few, extremely high quality shows.
Why would you want even more consolidation? The other content owners (Disney, WB, etc.) have already pulled all their content from 3rd parties (including Netflix) to destroy competition. Why is there so many people on HN that want less market competition and cheer when corporations consolidate?
Re: Netflix’s big power clash and rivalries behind the crash
#8Apple should buy Netflix and combined they should focus on only few, extremely high quality shows.
What should happen, if we're doing "shoulds", is that it shouldn't be permitted for one company to own both distribution and production, nor for such companies to create long-term exclusivity agreements with one another.
I really think services like YouTube are going to win out. For every hour of video I've watched on Netflix or Hulu I've probably watched 40 on Youtube. The variety of content there is absolutely incredible and so much of it is very deep educational content.
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#9> One of Holland’s last projects for Netflix was The Queen’s Gambit, an expensive period piece that sources say was mocked as “Holland’s Folly” by some in-house. According to sources, Bajaria and her staff were dismissive and even unpleasant to the team that worked on it. What a hellscape to work in. I got on Netflix very briefly, just to watch that show. I can't think of any reason to get back on.
Oh I loved The Queen's Gambit and thought the format was perfect too. However, I can easily see why a producer might have passed on a pitch.
Re: Netflix’s big power clash and rivalries behind the crash
#10This chart [1] was making the rounds a while back. Whether you totally agree with its methodology or not, it certainly suggests that many people consider a huge swath of Netflix' content average at best. And for someone like me who doesn't watch a huge amount of video, that's not a great look. Tastes differ of course but my tastes aren't that out of the mainstream. And I'd rather a streaming service had a modest numb…
That graph isn’t showing that. Sure, Netflix produces way more content than competitors but they also have more shows in the far right (outstanding and exceptional) than their competitors.