Netflix Has 175 Days Left to Pull Off a Miracle • Hacker News Board

Re: Netflix Has 175 Days Left to Pull Off a Miracle

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Post by rak00n » Mon, May 27, 2019, 9:15 PM UTC

chaostheory wrote: post #73

willio58 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not necessarily. Low tiers of Hulu still have commercials.

Yes I pay $.99 / month for it. The normal plan with ads is 6.99 and 10.99 without ads. Currently no other service has traditional ads Honestly I don’t see how anyone is paying $75 / month for streaming services unless they are paying for sports plans, which most people don’t subscribe to. Most people subscribe to only 2-3 streaming services which probably includes amazon prime. That comes to roughly $35/month

The plan with ads comes for free if you have Spotify premium account.

Re: Netflix Has 175 Days Left to Pull Off a Miracle

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Post by berbec » Tue, May 28, 2019, 12:10 AM UTC

chaostheory wrote: post #73

willio58 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not necessarily. Low tiers of Hulu still have commercials.

Yes I pay $.99 / month for it. The normal plan with ads is 6.99 and 10.99 without ads. Currently no other service has traditional ads Honestly I don’t see how anyone is paying $75 / month for streaming services unless they are paying for sports plans, which most people don’t subscribe to. Most people subscribe to only 2-3 streaming services which probably includes amazon prime. That comes to roughly $35/month

I'm using memory for the prices VRV - $10 Netflix - $13 Amazon - $10 Spotify - $10 DirecTV Now - $40

Re: Netflix Has 175 Days Left to Pull Off a Miracle

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Post by davvolun » Tue, May 28, 2019, 3:10 PM UTC

high_derivative wrote: post #5

This article has incredible annoying spacing (one sentence per paragraph). Is this meant to read like an unrolled Twitter thread? Content wise: I recently cancelled my Netflix again because despite a flood of new shows, all feel incredibly generic and formulaic. I like shows across genres, from teenage romance to sitcom to thriller, and I am looking forward to watching e.g. Narcos new season when it hits, there are a…

> If I remember correctly, plots and artistic decisions are made by committee

This is an extremely important point, needs to be backed up with some citation.

It's the exact condemnation of "the suits" making decisions in cable's heyday. FWIW, I've heard the opposite, that Netflix has an almost completely hands-off approach -- the Netflix execs find creators and give them a budget, then move on to finding their next creator. I don't know if that has any more truth, but I'm inclined to think so.

Re: Netflix Has 175 Days Left to Pull Off a Miracle

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Post by davvolun » Tue, May 28, 2019, 3:23 PM UTC

I should have known better than to click on a click-bait article like this.

Even if Disney+ enters the market and immediately dominates, that doesn't mean Netflix is dead. They'll have to (continue to) adjust and maybe their stock won't be competing with Amazon, but that's far from dead.

Netflix managed to turn a dvd-rental-by-mail service into the first majorly successful streaming service, and they are using that to pivot into creating competitive original content.

Netflix may survive, it may not, but this article was trash.

Re: Netflix Has 175 Days Left to Pull Off a Miracle

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Post by hutzlibu » Tue, May 28, 2019, 10:30 PM UTC

bscphil wrote: post #60

nabla9 wrote: post #52

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Disney copying Netflix makes it just harder for the customers. The whole Netflix subscription business model should die. When content distribution is commodity as you say, the only service they provide is easy payment. Disney, Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Spotify etc. divide content between them and if you want to watch four shows, listen a music and read an ebook, you may have to subscribe 7 or more content delivery system…

>People should be able to pay for the individual series or even episodes. Isn't this already a thing? iTunes and Amazon both allow you to purchase individual episodes or season passes.

Yes, but much more expensive, compared to the flatrate thing.

Re: Netflix Has 175 Days Left to Pull Off a Miracle

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Post by thr0w__4w4y » Fri, May 31, 2019, 1:49 AM UTC

rak00n wrote: post #81

chaostheory wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes I pay $.99 / month for it. The normal plan with ads is 6.99 and 10.99 without ads. Currently no other service has traditional ads Honestly I don’t see how anyone is paying $75 / month for streaming services unless they are paying for sports plans, which most people don’t subscribe to. Most people subscribe to only 2-3 streaming services which probably includes amazon prime. That comes to roughly $35/month

The plan with ads comes for free if you have Spotify premium account.

Unless your account is a Spotify Premium for Family account (I just looked it up to confirm the word "Premium" was still in there). Which is a good deal, don't get me wrong. But then the Hulu thing doesn't apply.

A couple months ago there was an announcement about free basic Hulu with your Spotify Premium account. Unless you're a family, then fuck you.

Re: Netflix Has 175 Days Left to Pull Off a Miracle

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Post by danwat1234 » Sat, Jun 01, 2019, 3:38 AM UTC

"After a few weeks it’s no longer in theaters. You can’t buy it. You can’t rent it. The only way to watch is to subscribe to Disney’s steaming service, Disney+. " WRONG. Any movie or TV show is on bittorrent for free. It's simply not the case that the only way to watch it in that situation is thru subscribing to a streaming service.