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Anyone knows of a service in Europe similar to what Netflix was doing originally, sending DVDs per post? It would be nice to have access to a big catalogue without pirating, and I don't mind waiting 2/3 days.
The big takeaway (for me) from this article is that streaming services are actively removing shows from their archives to save on residual payments. So it's not just about a slowdown in new shows coming out, but also the loss of access to existing shows. For example HBO Max has entirely removed Westworld, a show that's not that old and just completed it's 4th and final season this year. So the whole idea of "I'll wat…
This may not work for everyone, but I’m quite happy again with dvds so I can watch what I want when I like.
My DVD player requires a separate input on the TV, controller, and wall socket. The player needs to be physically accessible too, and you need to store physical discs.
Changing DVDs is significantly more involved than changing a movie on Netflix, and finding something that you know you have on DVD Vs on Netflix required someone else to have correctly put the disk away.
Lastly, those things are just noisy as hell.
The big takeaway (for me) from this article is that streaming services are actively removing shows from their archives to save on residual payments. So it's not just about a slowdown in new shows coming out, but also the loss of access to existing shows. For example HBO Max has entirely removed Westworld, a show that's not that old and just completed it's 4th and final season this year. So the whole idea of "I'll wat…
>That or this will just send everyone back to piracy. I understand you're using "everyone" in a rhetorical sense but just to level-set about the real difficulties of piracy for non-techie viewers: - downloading videos via bittorrent or visiting dubious warez websites of illegal videos with the risks of javascript popup malware - downloaded videos (e.g. .mkv files) not easily playable on smartphones, tablets, or TVs t…
I’ve returned to physical media. When I want to watch a movie I buy a DVD from eBay for a few bucks. Same with music. No one can take it away, it’s cheap and convenient enough… I’m happy to wait a couple of day for delivery.
There are real market pressures working against physical media. Live digital copies are easier, faster, more flexible.
I look forward to paying for value myself, instead of taking it from future subscribers. The more money the streaming companies charge, the more they can spend on bigger productions. Imagine the level of content you could produce if every subscriber paid $50?
Things I can think of that have changed since streaming started that are making streaming less attractive. 1. weekly releases of shows (episodes) instead of the whole thing 2. creep of advertising, including 'watch this rubbish trailer before we play your choice' 3. studios pulling their series/movies from netflix and trying to launch their own The last one really annoys me. In the UK there is, last time I looked, ap…
They have learned from those services - none of those make any money.
The big takeaway (for me) from this article is that streaming services are actively removing shows from their archives to save on residual payments. So it's not just about a slowdown in new shows coming out, but also the loss of access to existing shows. For example HBO Max has entirely removed Westworld, a show that's not that old and just completed it's 4th and final season this year. So the whole idea of "I'll wat…
Can/Should writers, actors, etc unions contractually obligate availability? Seems shitty for HBO to drop content just to avoid having to pay residuals.
Sure.
Will they?
No. Given the obvious counter from a studio is "sure, but we won't pay any residuals on that given we can't commit to a blank cheque for seventy years. And you'll have to be liable for the music rights."
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When somebody these days mentions DVD, you can count Blu-ray as well.
Which is stupid. I'm not paying a premium price for a deliberately crappified version of a film.
To really understand the golden age of streaming TV, you have to know about the Netflix/Starz deal [1] In ~2008 Netflix delivered DVDs by post, and the only people getting their video online were pirates and anime fans. So when Netflix approached Starz to license streaming rights nobody else wanted them, and Netflix got a great price for loads of content like recent Hollywood movies. Allowing them to offer a huge cat…
10 years later, why can't Netflix or a competitor work out a deal to do the same thing but streaming instead of DVD?
For example, a plan that let's you stream one new release per week.
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>That or this will just send everyone back to piracy. I understand you're using "everyone" in a rhetorical sense but just to level-set about the real difficulties of piracy for non-techie viewers: - downloading videos via bittorrent or visiting dubious warez websites of illegal videos with the risks of javascript popup malware - downloaded videos (e.g. .mkv files) not easily playable on smartphones, tablets, or TVs t…
I would normally agree or even be the one making that point. But interestingly, and this hasn't of course always been the case, it's currently the non techies in my circle that are downloading pirated content and buying cheap android ip tv boxes. The techies don't want hassle and risk and just pay for streaming, they're busy enough with myriad geeky hobbies. The non techies are blissfully unaware of any risk and just…