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Post by rpgmaker »

macspoofing wrote: post #147
fudged71 wrote: post #130

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Maybe a stupid questions but what if they disrupted not just TV but also cinema? I assume that the distribution of films around the world is more limited than we think. At some point when Netflix has a much larger subscriber base, it may make more sense for films to be released directly to Netflix for global consumption. They could even be clever about it and have it only open for "live showings" at specific hours or…

>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 the calculus works if they make movies with indie budgets? It could work and we can get to know some very good non-famous actors. Also, they could unveil some kind of 'Netflix Theater' service where, if you pay a one-time fee, you get to watch the movie the minute it's online or alternatively you could just wait a month and it will be made available to every netflix user. That one could prompt some internet fury though...

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Post by dynsrv »

macspoofing wrote: post #147
fudged71 wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe a stupid questions but what if they disrupted not just TV but also cinema? I assume that the distribution of films around the world is more limited than we think. At some point when Netflix has a much larger subscriber base, it may make more sense for films to be released directly to Netflix for global consumption. They could even be clever about it and have it only open for "live showings" at specific hours or…

>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…

Agree, It could disrupt Cinema too. When you have a baby and you couldn't go to cinema for years. Netflix should be an alternative for family.

It did happen to me when my daughter was born, I couldn't go to cinema but still wants to see new movies.

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Post by cthalupa »

zanny wrote: post #268
stcredzero wrote: post #250

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If the movie is no longer generating so much revenue (because streaming) then actors will no longer be able to (successfully) demand 8 figure payments. Pretty much what happened to authors of novels.

Were publishing companies hiring authors for millions of dollars? I know authors usually use publishers for review / editing / publication, but I'm not aware of a time where the relationship was not "publisher gets X% cut of revenue". When was it "author gets X million dollars"? The same applies to music. Pretty much every creative industry outside film is paying the performers or creators a percentage of sales. Its…

Lump sum payments are not at all uncommon when it comes to ghostwriting.

(Royalties aren't rare either, but a lump sum agreement isn't eyebrow raising in the least)

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Post by lazaroclapp »

megablast wrote: post #300
lazaroclapp wrote: post #201

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> Finland: 3380 (So high because they don't dub?) Why would you dub? I mean, why would you either have to dub everything or not include it? Just have at set up a screen that asks which languages you speak, whether you prefer dubs or subs and whether you will accept subs for everything that doesn't have a dub if you previously selected dub. Why is language so tied to location? Specially in Europe! (and I can imagine t…

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

Most people in southern European countries like it dubbed. Doesn't mean that they shouldn't be given the option (specially if a dubbed version doesn't exist and is the only way to see the content at all).

From a technical point of view is a trivial fix. From a commercial point of view? Well, either selling content in a different language is profitable, in which case negotiating the licenses is worthwhile, or it isn't very profitable, in which case "license to distribute in Japanese with subtitles inside Italy" should not be a very expensive right to acquire.

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Post by knicholes »

ponyous wrote: post #291
jmathai wrote: post #214

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There are 2 sides to the transaction and it comes down to margins. If the margins don't exist to pay Harrison Ford $40M then either he takes less $ or another actor is found.

Or the movie doesn't happen and we will see movies of lower quality because of that in coming years?

We end up with YouTube?

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Post by ansible »

fastball wrote: post #289
ansible wrote: post #127

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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. Yeah. My main beef with Netflix is that I'd like to just sort content based on the 5-star rating. I'll rarely want to watch something that is less than a 2.0. And I'll consider just about anything that is 4…

But you can filter Netflix content by rating, at least on desktop. Just select a genre from the top left, and then select "HIGHEST RATED" from the "Sort by" dropdown on the right. Or is that not what you are looking for?

I can indeed get more information from the website. I just want more of that from the Android client, which is where I spend most of my time. I'd also like to read the text reviews sometimes, so it would be nice to at least have a website link from inside the app, even if they don't want to put that directly in the Android client.

I do have a Windows laptop, but I rarely consume content on that these days. Mostly I am watching from my tablet, sometimes from my phone, and just very occasionally from my Blueray player (because the UI is terrible, slow, and buggy).

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Post by odiroot »

runn1ng wrote: post #87
odiroot wrote: post #77

It seems Iron Curtain is still alive. Still no love for Poland (nearly a 40M market).

From what people say, the map is not complete and it should work in Poland too. It definitely works here (Czech Republic).

Thanks, I got confused by this map.

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Post by ska »

geodel wrote: post #196
pcurve wrote: post #188

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Shhh..... remember my cable bill used to be 40 bucks 22 years ago. That includes hbo.

I think it would be interesting to see rise of actors' fees over that period of time. Sure cable companies make money but most money seems to be going to TV networks and in turn TV actors.

   Sure cable companies make money but most money seems to be going to TV networks and in turn TV actors
Do you have figures on that? I would surprise me if actor salaries were major cost, but I don't know the industry.
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