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Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why US subscriber numbers plunged

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Re: Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why US subscriber numbers plunged

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Post by m0zg »

ziddoap wrote: post #8
m0zg wrote: post #5

Or it could just be that their catalog is 99% unwatchable garbage and they keep raising the prices every year anyway.

Well this is a tad hyperbolic and quite subjective, isn't it? Regarding pricing, yeah rising prices suck but do you really expect prices to remain stable indefinitely?

Given that there's hardly anything to watch and customers are leaving because of it, I expect the prices to go down. They need to focus, produce at least something GoT/Breaking Bad-grade, and sustain it for a few years.

Re: Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why US subscriber numbers plunged

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Post by ziddoap »

m0zg wrote: post #11
ziddoap wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well this is a tad hyperbolic and quite subjective, isn't it? Regarding pricing, yeah rising prices suck but do you really expect prices to remain stable indefinitely?

Given that there's hardly anything to watch and customers are leaving because of it, I expect the prices to go down. They need to focus, produce at least something GoT/Breaking Bad-grade, and sustain it for a few years.

>Given that there's hardly anything to watch

Subjective, I find lots of things to watch and enjoy.

>produce at least something GoT/Breaking Bad-grade

Again, subjective. I enjoyed Breaking Bad, but did not enjoy GoT. Other people liked the vice-versa. Other people liked neither.

It sounds like you want Netflix to cater specifically to your tastes.

I imagine pricing restructure might happen if the exodus is extreme, but it doesn't seem like it is very extreme. After all, they gained subscribers didn't they? Just not as many as they had thought.

>second-quarter earnings report Wednesday revealed fewer _new_ subscribers than expected

>The company said it _added_ 2.7 million subscribers across the globe in the second quarter

Re: Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why US subscriber numbers plunged

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Post by DeonPenny »

drenvuk wrote: post #2

Sounds like they just need to take a page from Spotify's playbook and start just shoving fully autoplayed best matching shows down people's throats. They'll be happier being force fed with no options. weird but plausible.

That would be great

Re: Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why US subscriber numbers plunged

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Post by PenguinCoder »

DeonPenny wrote: post #14
m0zg wrote: post #5

Or it could just be that their catalog is 99% unwatchable garbage and they keep raising the prices every year anyway.

Its actually really good and their orginals are usually better than everything else they have.

That's part of the problem. People aren't getting Netflix to watch their original programming.

Re: Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why US subscriber numbers plunged

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Post by aeternus »

ziddoap wrote: post #12
m0zg wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given that there's hardly anything to watch and customers are leaving because of it, I expect the prices to go down. They need to focus, produce at least something GoT/Breaking Bad-grade, and sustain it for a few years.

> Given that there's hardly anything to watch Subjective, I find lots of things to watch and enjoy. > produce at least something GoT/Breaking Bad-grade Again, subjective. I enjoyed Breaking Bad, but did not enjoy GoT. Other people liked the vice-versa. Other people liked neither. It sounds like you want Netflix to cater specifically to your tastes. I imagine pricing restructure might happen if the exodus is extreme,…

Which Netflix shows would you say match the quality and viewership of GoT, Breaking Bad, Westworld?

Maybe only House of Cards. HBO just has Netflix beat in terms of content over the last couple years especially.

Re: Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why US subscriber numbers plunged

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Post by ziddoap »

aeternus wrote: post #17
ziddoap wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Given that there's hardly anything to watch Subjective, I find lots of things to watch and enjoy. > produce at least something GoT/Breaking Bad-grade Again, subjective. I enjoyed Breaking Bad, but did not enjoy GoT. Other people liked the vice-versa. Other people liked neither. It sounds like you want Netflix to cater specifically to your tastes. I imagine pricing restructure might happen if the exodus is extreme,…

Which Netflix shows would you say match the quality and viewership of GoT, Breaking Bad, Westworld? Maybe only House of Cards. HBO just has Netflix beat in terms of content over the last couple years especially.

Does HBO have good shows and a large auidence? Absolutely.

However, that does not mean that the catalogue of Netflix is "99% unwatchable garbage" which was the point I was refuting. Nor does it mean Netflix isn't allowed to raise their pricing as they see fit.

Re: Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why US subscriber numbers plunged

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Post by throwaway082729 »

There's nothing worth watching in Netflix now. I find myself spending more time on Prime Video where I can find richer content through Prime movies and subscription channels like HBO, Starz and PBS (for British murder mystery shows). Moreover, Netflix is getting its recommendations for me completely wrong. Without user reviews, I've no idea if the content is good. I'm not going to waste my time watching some random show if I find that it's crappy 2 episodes in. Prime on the other hand shows me IMDB ratings (which are good enough) along with user ratings.

Re: Netflix CEO may have missed the real reason why US subscriber numbers plunged

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Post by throwaway082729 »

DeonPenny wrote: post #14
m0zg wrote: post #5

Or it could just be that their catalog is 99% unwatchable garbage and they keep raising the prices every year anyway.

Its actually really good and their orginals are usually better than everything else they have.

That's a really low bar for them to beat.
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