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It sounds like they'll charge extra to avoid the ads. Based on other services, it'll be like $5 a month. I'm still trying to figure out why advertisers would want to exclusively target Americans with under $5 / month of disposable income. My big fear is that they'll make tracking and selling profile data mandatory. If it comes down to it, I guess other sources of Netflix content exist.
I'm already on the verge of cancelling Netflix because frankly, their library sucks. I cannot even remember the last time I saw a remotely entertaining original movie, of the hundreds they have. Their shows are a little better, but too few and far between. Seems they've been hedging a lot on poorly dubbed foreign films, again, don't watch. So yeah, showing even a single ad is just the fire I need to remember to cance…
I agree and I wonder if this is a problem that is Netflix's creation, or the movie/tv studies creation. Of course it's probably both. But I just don't think the way culture is moving in the US is that compelling to the rest of the world (and for many in the US). And in that way both netflix and most TV shows are based on cultural values of california. I'm not in the US and the way almost any US movie/show has to brin…
I have Netflix but I still download Netflix shows online from a different source because it is more convenient... and there will not be any ads
Just curious, how is it more convenient? I assume you have a device that can’t stream Netflix? Downloading off of Netflix I believe you also miss out on Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, etc
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If they do they are going to lose massively subscribers.
It may depend on how the whole ecosystem evolves: if the competition starts doing similar stuff, then you would have no alternative but to stick with one of them and accept the introduction of ads. That's the funny thing about oligopoly, you know...
I'm already on the verge of cancelling Netflix because frankly, their library sucks. I cannot even remember the last time I saw a remotely entertaining original movie, of the hundreds they have. Their shows are a little better, but too few and far between. Seems they've been hedging a lot on poorly dubbed foreign films, again, don't watch. So yeah, showing even a single ad is just the fire I need to remember to cance…
I agree and I wonder if this is a problem that is Netflix's creation, or the movie/tv studies creation. Of course it's probably both. But I just don't think the way culture is moving in the US is that compelling to the rest of the world (and for many in the US). And in that way both netflix and most TV shows are based on cultural values of california. I'm not in the US and the way almost any US movie/show has to brin…
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It may depend on how the whole ecosystem evolves: if the competition starts doing similar stuff, then you would have no alternative but to stick with one of them and accept the introduction of ads. That's the funny thing about oligopoly, you know...
The success of Netflix came as it was more convenient to use it than to download. If all streaming service are not seen as convenient everybody will be back to "old" download strategy.
And did those who knew and were inclined to pirate ever really stop?
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I agree and I wonder if this is a problem that is Netflix's creation, or the movie/tv studies creation. Of course it's probably both. But I just don't think the way culture is moving in the US is that compelling to the rest of the world (and for many in the US). And in that way both netflix and most TV shows are based on cultural values of california. I'm not in the US and the way almost any US movie/show has to brin…
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Couldn’t it just be that Netflix likes creating “Woke” shows for their Woke demographics? I would point to Netflix not giving a fuck about the Chapelle Fiasco even though that upset many people. Hell they didn’t even pull Cuties despite all the outrage.
It's a -really- tough spot to be in. Far right people left in droves when Cuties came out. Far left people left in droves when Chapelle was allowed to remain. It seems like people quit treating content providers as neutral tubes, and more like a club that they control which is bizarre. I mean, nobody cancels cable because CMT or BET or PBS or TNT exists as a channel. What's the difference?
(note: these are claims I've read, I don't have the numbers to know if anyone at all actually left).
How the hell do you win anymore without offending someone? Completely neutral content that could not possibly offend anyone is, well, boring.