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Re: New Arrested Development will appear exclusively on Netflix Streaming

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Post by philwelch »

PerryCox wrote: post #66
philwelch wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently not. You must not be a sports fan if you think it's a solved problem; there is live streaming of about 2 NFL games a week and a handful of English, French, and Italian soccer league matches. Everything else is pirate at best, or stupidly requires you to have a TV subscription anyway. Olympics and World Cup are each once every four years, streaming them is helpful but not really a full solution.

The current problem is that NBC is the only network that has streaming rights for the NFL. This is basically just an artifact of their deal with the NFL. Most likely when it comes time to renew contracts that exclusive clause will be marked out and the NFL will allow all stations that have rights to broadcast games online. The NFL is pretty much the trend setter in the sports world when it comes to media. They were t…

The problem is the massive amount of revenue the NFL gets from television deals. They would need a paid streaming plan, with many of the same blackout provisions, to make up for that.

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Post by steelaz »

MichaelApproved wrote: post #61
carbocation wrote: post #41

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I would be more tolerant if there were 2 listed times: (1) when the previews will begin; (2) when the movie will begin.

What do you do about getting good seats? If you show up just as the movie is starting, you're probably going to get bad seats.

Movie theaters where I live let you choose the seats when buying tickets.

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Post by tomjen3 »

xsmasher wrote: post #31
joejohnson wrote: post #30

I hope there will be an easy conduit for these episodes to appear on torrent trackers.

I hope there isn't. Sounds like you're a fan, but either don't want to pay the creators, or don't approve of their choice of distribution? That doesnt give you a moral or legal right to stiff them.

Arrogant nationalist. Not everyone is American and and for that reason gets screwed from everything from current tv (yeah I like to see shows 3 years after they were current) to innovative things like netflix, hulu and even iTunes tv show store.

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Post by ericd »

yequalsx wrote: post #28
danilocampos wrote: post #10

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The flawed premise here is that the networks will continue to matter. They won't. Their days are numbered. Building the future is hard and it's messy. Netflix has been taking it on the chin this year as they've passed through a really rough patch. In the end, though, I'd put money on Netflix existing in 2020 before I would any given broadcast network. TV is dead. Netflix is trying to redefine distribution. They're no…

I don't think Netflix will be around as an independent company for more than 5 years. Netflix doesn't have a single advantage save one. It has an installed user base. I'm a Netflix user but I wouldn't think twice about switching to another company. I'm on the verge of using Amazon Prime and ditching Netflix. I think even the installed user base isn't much of an advantage. Netflix's streaming isn't more innovative and…

Customer base is a BIG advantage if they're going to start signing up original content. They're playing to their strengths. Amazon is large, but Netflix is massively larger in terms of watchers. As a producer, which would you sign up with?

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Post by westicle »

dmix wrote: post #48
modeless wrote: post #26

And for the first time, people will actually care about breaking Netflix Streaming's DRM. Anyone want to guess how long it'll last? I'm thinking it'll be up on the Pirate Bay the day of release.

It will be on Torrent/usenet sites within 15min of airing. Pirate groups have this stuff down. Its not much harder to capture netflix than any other live show. You can buy $100 capture cards and record live gaming. DRM isnt an issue since you dont even need to crack the source.

And thank god it will... being an avid AD fan outside the US I would otherwise have no access to it.

If Ron Howard wants to throw up a donation button somewhere for all us internationals I'll gladly chip in though :)

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Post by [deleted] »

philwelch wrote: post #32
stock_toaster wrote: post #18

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You mean like the olympics that were streaming from the nbc website in 2010/vancouver? I consider it a solved problem. I bet more of the big sports leagues would _love_ to cut out the middle men and monetize viewership more directly somehow (like NBA league pass and MLB.tv are).

Apparently not. You must not be a sports fan if you think it's a solved problem; there is live streaming of about 2 NFL games a week and a handful of English, French, and Italian soccer league matches. Everything else is pirate at best, or stupidly requires you to have a TV subscription anyway. Olympics and World Cup are each once every four years, streaming them is helpful but not really a full solution.

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Post by niravshah »

PerryCox wrote: post #66
philwelch wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently not. You must not be a sports fan if you think it's a solved problem; there is live streaming of about 2 NFL games a week and a handful of English, French, and Italian soccer league matches. Everything else is pirate at best, or stupidly requires you to have a TV subscription anyway. Olympics and World Cup are each once every four years, streaming them is helpful but not really a full solution.

The current problem is that NBC is the only network that has streaming rights for the NFL. This is basically just an artifact of their deal with the NFL. Most likely when it comes time to renew contracts that exclusive clause will be marked out and the NFL will allow all stations that have rights to broadcast games online. The NFL is pretty much the trend setter in the sports world when it comes to media. They were t…

Given the existence of MLB.tv and NBA League Pass, I'd say the NFL is behind on online streaming of their games. MLB.tv especially is quite good compared to anything the NFL offers.

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Post by smokinn »

ansy wrote: post #49

This is great that Netflix is being bold. Netflix needs to be bold. The networks own the studios that produce all of the content and will continue to use that to keep Netflix under heel. Arrested Development certainly has risk though. It's impossible to pick up where the show left off six years ago. Hopefully if this succeeds Netflix will consider following up by reviving Better Off Ted. A similar, critically acclaim…

They've already announced how they're going to pick up where they left off and it's actually a very good idea.

For the first few episodes, each main character is going to get a recap episode of what they've been up to.

(Now my personal opinion:) Of couse, the other characters are going to show up but I think it's a very original catching up if they do it from each character's perspective. It will allow for a deeper understanding of their world and when they bring things back into a meld it will be that much more funny because of the conflicts set up in the first few episodes.

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