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Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows

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Re: Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows

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Post by allthecybers »

JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #39

As someone who recently cancelled my Netflix subscription after idly flipping through it and realising nothing here holds my interest anymore, I feel like many of the reasons people pirated TV/Film content in the past (and Netflix helped to reduce by many-fold) have now returned with a vengeance. I'm on Australian Netflix, and the selection of titles has steadily diminished from an already reduced catalogue to the sa…

> As someone who recently cancelled my Netflix subscription after idly flipping through it and realising nothing here holds my interest anymore

Can't disagree with this. I cancelled Netflix not too long ago because it felt like it was another version of Facebook for me. Somewhere to scroll aimlessly and endlessly with nothing interesting enough to commit to, but interesting enough to keep me scrolling. Almost like the next swipe of my thumb would finally locate something to watch. Once I was able to buy the entire series of The Office (US), my reason to keep Netflix was gone. Once Disney+ launches I am wondering how Netflix will fare.

(Full Disclosure: My Facebook was deleted several years ago)

Re: Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows

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Post by fullshark »

baby wrote: post #29

I strongly believe in Netflix, there is just no way they will go down because they were the first ones and the fastest to get into the market. They're already producing a lot of masterpieces and soon it'll be a hard loss not to have your content there.

First mover disadvantage is a thing

Re: Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows

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Post by frez1 »

JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #39

As someone who recently cancelled my Netflix subscription after idly flipping through it and realising nothing here holds my interest anymore, I feel like many of the reasons people pirated TV/Film content in the past (and Netflix helped to reduce by many-fold) have now returned with a vengeance. I'm on Australian Netflix, and the selection of titles has steadily diminished from an already reduced catalogue to the sa…

yeah the Australian Netflix at least has a very fragmented selection nowadays. The only things that keep my interest are really their originals.

I think Stan has most of the more well known shows these days, and I think it's better value for money than Netflix

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Post by frez1 »

dcosson wrote: post #83
JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #39

As someone who recently cancelled my Netflix subscription after idly flipping through it and realising nothing here holds my interest anymore, I feel like many of the reasons people pirated TV/Film content in the past (and Netflix helped to reduce by many-fold) have now returned with a vengeance. I'm on Australian Netflix, and the selection of titles has steadily diminished from an already reduced catalogue to the sa…

> This makes the piracy route become more and more attractive again - and I don't like that this is the case. I want to pay people for their content. People like to say this, but, no offense, it just doesn't seem true. It sounds like a justification. (And I'm not judging, I'm just not convinced by this reasoning). Signing up for 3-4 streaming services is pretty easy. If you use something like an apple tv or fire tv y…

I mean I can subscribe to 5 different streaming services and pay $50-60/mo, and how far away are we from having a service that provides a collection of streaming services (i.e. cable TV).

The problem that's happening lately is that streaming services were a way to get away from the expensiveness of cable, but now we're returning the the exact same problem we had then.

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Post by rayiner »

JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #86
rayiner wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Riding in the HOV lane when you’re alone is also convenient. That doesn’t mean you’re not a degenerate for doing it. If you don’t like the terms on which people have offered their work, by all means, take your business elsewhere. There’s literally nothing stopping you from instead consuming the work of indie artists and producers who choose to make their work available more widely. (It’s also not fair to those indie…

I didn't realise cancelling my netflix subscription made me a degenerate. *you've added more to your post now. > If you don’t like the terms on which people have offered their work, by all means, take your business elsewhere. There’s literally nothing stopping you from instead consuming the work of indie artists and producers who choose to make their work available more widely. I've not done any of those things thoug…

> I've not done any of those things though. You're assuming a lot. I pirate in cases where availability is not possible.

I’m addressing your use of “convenience” in “convenience and availability.”

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Post by flukus »

sleepinseattle wrote: post #72
JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #39

As someone who recently cancelled my Netflix subscription after idly flipping through it and realising nothing here holds my interest anymore, I feel like many of the reasons people pirated TV/Film content in the past (and Netflix helped to reduce by many-fold) have now returned with a vengeance. I'm on Australian Netflix, and the selection of titles has steadily diminished from an already reduced catalogue to the sa…

Or just sign up for one service one month and a different one the next month. No one’s forcing you to keep all four subscriptions active.

That's less convenient in many ways than piracy, you have to keep track of which one you're currently subscribed too, which shows are on which subscriptions, can only watch shows from the current subscription. I'm not paying for less convenience.

Re: Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows

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Post by JauntyHatAngle »

rayiner wrote: post #96
JauntyHatAngle wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't realise cancelling my netflix subscription made me a degenerate. *you've added more to your post now. > If you don’t like the terms on which people have offered their work, by all means, take your business elsewhere. There’s literally nothing stopping you from instead consuming the work of indie artists and producers who choose to make their work available more widely. I've not done any of those things thoug…

> I've not done any of those things though. You're assuming a lot. I pirate in cases where availability is not possible. I’m addressing your use of “convenience” in “convenience and availability.”

That use of convenience was more to do with the hoops to jump through to pay for content that was region blocked. VPNing/fake addresses to be able to pay for content was rare, but it did happen a lot a few years ago.

It's less relevant to netflix perhaps. Because its more binary for me on Netflix. If its available on there I watch it. If it isn't I see where it is, if its too pricey I don't watch it.

Indie stuff is a different kettle of fish. I tend to buy direct from them. I've managed to pick up a fair swag of CDs and DVDs that I can't play because I don't even have a CD or DVD player on my PC.

Re: Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows

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Post by skinnymuch »

NeedMoreTea wrote: post #58
tobsmagoats wrote: post #20

Netflix is fast on its way to becoming HBO, when other companies pull their content they'll use the money to pay for more original content. I wouldn't be too worried about their financials at the moment, but rather a year down the road when other subscription services are established.

But their original content is racing towards terrible, which I actually find far more annoying than the ever reducing amount of content. I'm right on the brink of cancelling. There's no way in hell I'm going to subscribe to multiple services. Even where they start strong they rapidly pivot and either completely and irretrievably ruin it, cancel before it got half a chance, or simply start stretching content way, way…

Wild. I think some of the best tv of the past couple of years is on Netflix. Dark, Haunting of Hill House, Glitch, American Vandal, Sex Education, just off the top of my head as top shows in recent history. Solid shows like Now You See Me just having come out. Solid movies like Always Be My Maybe just come out. Then guilty pleasure shows that are good too like Sabrina. And shows on networks that likely aren’t going to pull content for their own service like BBC shows with top notch content like The Fall are on Netflix too.

If I was stuck with one companies original new content. I don’t see how I wouldn’t pick Netflix for now.

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