Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this quarter
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Re: Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this quarter
#2To raise prices when apps like popcorn time come around and threaten your very existence seems like the height of stupidity to me.
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Re: Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this quarter
#4To raise prices when apps like popcorn time come around and threaten your very existence seems like the height of stupidity to me.
I can guarantee that Netflix's primary demographic will not think "oh, Netflix raised its prices by a dollar, let's do piracy!"
Re: Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this quarter
#5To raise prices when apps like popcorn time come around and threaten your very existence seems like the height of stupidity to me.
From TFA: "Netflix now has [..] 48.35 million streaming subscribers worldwide"
"Netflix generated revenue of $1.07 billion in Q1 of 2014, compared to 1.02 billion in Q1 of 2013"
Don't think they have any short-term threat to their existence at this point.
Re: Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this quarter
#6I think this has been a long time coming. $8 a month is very, very cheap for legal streaming video. Single episodes cost $2 or $3 when bought outright, and Hulu Plus exists at the same price point but with a tremendous amount of ads (getting near to broadcast-level). It has been an absolute bargain for a while, and will remain so at $10/m, in my mind.
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Re: Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this quarter
#8I'm bearish on Netflix because...
a) Everyone and their sister seems to have the technology for a streaming video service.
b) They have no shortage of big name competitors like Amazon, Hulu, and Vudu.
c) Content companies that provide the bulk of value to Netflix subscribers can keep raising their licensing fees until Netflix is left with zero profit.
Re: Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this quarter
#9I am not against raising $1 or $2. The service has been incredibly stable and fast for me, even when my internet speed was slow.
I love how they now make "Netflix original series." I hope they can release more of that with partner studios. More.
Regarding movies collections: please work harder to convince the industry to load contents over streaming. I don't care about owning a digital copy. I don't care about the whole Netflix DRM. I don't want to own that copy. I used to own many CDs and DVDs and they are just sitting there wasting space (I do care about owning my digital books I purchase, I want to own that PDF).
I just want to be able to click and watch on a monthly subscription. I am okay with new movies shown only at theater and streaming after theater. I am fine with that; I still love theater.
Re: Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this quarter
#10I'm bearish on Netflix because... a) Everyone and their sister seems to have the technology for a streaming video service. b) They have no shortage of big name competitors like Amazon, Hulu, and Vudu. c) Content companies that provide the bulk of value to Netflix subscribers can keep raising their licensing fees until Netflix is left with zero profit.
Hulu -> Ads
Vudu -> Don't you have to pay way more than $7.99 if you watch a few shows/videos a month?
Amazon -> Honestly, not impressed unless they start making it work on all platforms.
That said, I think C is always going to be the anchor that drags Netflix down which is why they started generating their own catalog. If they can get up to a HBO quality of selection/service on their current model...with the same level of original programming...who wouldn't pay $120/year for streaming everything HBO has?