Netflix loses big-name movies, promises better exclusive content
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If there's a super big universally celebrated block buster that you haven't watched by now, it's because you're 12, or because you don't want to see it.
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Or because you never had the time to watch them when they premiered.
Or because you never had the money to see it when everyone else did.
Or because there are so many movies, it takes time to get around to seeing them.
Or because you forgot about them, as one can do with day to day life, and only now have the chance to see them.
Or any other reason besides the ones I have mentioned, that have nothing to do with not wanting to see it.
I usually watch Netflix for my favorite shows, and not so much for movies.
So, I say bring on the original Star Wars, Marvel, and Minions content!
So, I say bring on the original Star Wars, Marvel, and Minions content!
If there's one thing I've learned about Guy Gardener in the time that I've been here, it's that he somehow has the time and money to watch literally every movie and TV show that has ever been made.
I mean, honestly, the reason I haven't seen most big blockbusters is because I'm waiting for them to show up on Netflix.
Netflix's streaming film offerings have been consistently awful for a while now.
Money? Oh! that's right. Yes, I spend heaps of money on... New Media?
Yes, so much money.
I am the perfect consumer, benifiting the stable growth of our society.
Yes.
(Never mind.)
Netflix knows it's audience. Intimately. Let's say that they subscription base was a thousand people, which it obviously isn't (and this about thousands of movies, not just World War Z.). 400 customers have watched World War Z. 100 of those 400 have watched World War Z at least 5 times, and 50 of that 100 will continue to watch World war Z once a month until they die, which means that there are 300 people who will never Watch world war Z ever again. 500 completely different customers have not watched World War Z but have watched movies like World war Z, so might one day possibly watch World War Z eventually, maybe. Then there's the 100 people who never watch movies, so will never watch World War Z, becuase they got Netflix for maybe possibly the cartoons or sport.
Netflix pays a lot of money to a few grubby analysts to figure out how to keep their standing subscriptions, with more of the same content but different, and how to solicit new subscriptions by finding completely new/novel content they're not currently representing that might woo in outliers.
You can't binge a movie.
Even binging a trilogy doesn't take that long.
A normal human on the other hand might be able to watch two or three episodes of House of cards a night between work and sleep, which is a 2 to 3 week block of religious viewership.
Netflix wishes it was a religion.
Yes, so much money.
I am the perfect consumer, benifiting the stable growth of our society.
Yes.
(Never mind.)
Netflix knows it's audience. Intimately. Let's say that they subscription base was a thousand people, which it obviously isn't (and this about thousands of movies, not just World War Z.). 400 customers have watched World War Z. 100 of those 400 have watched World War Z at least 5 times, and 50 of that 100 will continue to watch World war Z once a month until they die, which means that there are 300 people who will never Watch world war Z ever again. 500 completely different customers have not watched World War Z but have watched movies like World war Z, so might one day possibly watch World War Z eventually, maybe. Then there's the 100 people who never watch movies, so will never watch World War Z, becuase they got Netflix for maybe possibly the cartoons or sport.
Netflix pays a lot of money to a few grubby analysts to figure out how to keep their standing subscriptions, with more of the same content but different, and how to solicit new subscriptions by finding completely new/novel content they're not currently representing that might woo in outliers.
You can't binge a movie.
Even binging a trilogy doesn't take that long.
A normal human on the other hand might be able to watch two or three episodes of House of cards a night between work and sleep, which is a 2 to 3 week block of religious viewership.
Netflix wishes it was a religion.
If Netflix knew its audience it would allow Canadians to access US and UK content. I remember awhile ago I got an enthusiastic email from Netflix Canada, telling me that guess what - they have Season FOUR of Downton Abbey now!
Whee! I'd already found Season 4 on some other site, and have seen Season 5.
But I do binge watch Downton Abbey every so often (as many episodes as they have).
And I just watched the third Hunger Games movie the other night. So if they're taking it away, I should probably rewatch them (should have anyway, since I couldn't remember most of what went on before).
Netflix America is the mothership. The finances for each division is probably separate and in a gentlemanly level competition with each other who are all happy so long as the below formula holds true.
Subscriptions - (Cost of licensed media + infrastructure + maintenance) = minimum acceptable level of Profit + still more profit + the guarantee of more future profit.
Canada's market is 10 times smaller than the US (Literally 10, 3.6 million vs. 36 million.). 10 times Less subscriptions. Therefore the cost for running it has to be 10 times smaller, which is including paying for a 10th the licenses on media the US does. I suppose if they fire a bunch of people, so that they can put more movies on your tv, but that's a little mean.
Hmmm.
Faking It starts up again today.
Do what you have to find out the wonder of this teen sitcom, or don't.
Subscriptions - (Cost of licensed media + infrastructure + maintenance) = minimum acceptable level of Profit + still more profit + the guarantee of more future profit.
Canada's market is 10 times smaller than the US (Literally 10, 3.6 million vs. 36 million.). 10 times Less subscriptions. Therefore the cost for running it has to be 10 times smaller, which is including paying for a 10th the licenses on media the US does. I suppose if they fire a bunch of people, so that they can put more movies on your tv, but that's a little mean.
Hmmm.
Faking It starts up again today.
Do what you have to find out the wonder of this teen sitcom, or don't.
Sigh. I don't want to have to have a dozen different subscriptions to see what I want. In the days of the video store, all the chains had basically the same content, you just decided which store to go to. I don't care about exclusives between Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc., I just want them to all be able to carry released movies and TV shows, no matter who created them. Apparently that's too much to ask.
So Netflix loses all the Star Trek movies, but gets to keep all the Trek shows since those are from CBS. Funny that.
Wikipedia says that Epix decided to move to Hulu.
It's possible that Netflix had no input in this decision.
I kind f had a feeling this was coming. I wonder how different a cost this is compared to cable. Say if you had all the streaming platforms, HBO Now, Shoetimes service, and if you're a sports fan you buy a sports package or two and you're looking at a steep price. I understand why Netflix wants to promote its original content, but it's disappointing they are getting away from why people signed up with the service in the first place.
Also no one has time to watch everything. Now with so much it's starting to become a little overwhelming.
This probably won't affect me, since I'm not in the US anymore, but Netflix has been losing me for a while. I have no interest in any of their original content. I've tried watching all the big name ones like Daredevil, Orange is the New Black and House of Cards. They are all technically good, but they aren't really entertaining for me.
I'm fast running out of anything to watch on it, and they keep licensing crud like Sharknado. I get that it's cheap, but at what point does it damage the brand to have Asylum type movies all over the place. Time to invest $9 buck a month in DVD's once I finish off the X-Files.
I'm fast running out of anything to watch on it, and they keep licensing crud like Sharknado. I get that it's cheap, but at what point does it damage the brand to have Asylum type movies all over the place. Time to invest $9 buck a month in DVD's once I finish off the X-Files.
Wait.
Hulu is free? Hulu is free, but Hulu plus is not.
So, conceivably all the content "we" can't pay for from Neftflix anymore is now free from Hulu.
Win/Win?
Hulu is free? Hulu is free, but Hulu plus is not.
So, conceivably all the content "we" can't pay for from Neftflix anymore is now free from Hulu.
Win/Win?
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Hulu is free, but only if you watch it on your PC, and only if you're willing to wait a week for the latest episode of something. Hulu Plus allows for streaming to set top boxes, phones, etc, and usually has the latest episode up by the next day.
Well this fracas is about movies, but if we were talking about tv, Netflix doesn't put a tv series up till it's season is finished, and only then if they have a deal to air that show, so waiting a week is a lot better than waiting 6 to 14 months for a series that you are interested in to appear.
"Sigh".
"Sigh".
Isn't it, roughly, cheaper overall to subscribe to Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Prime and cut cable entirely (except for the basic channels you can receive through an antenna)? I mean, I suppose it depends on how big your cable bill is. Although this isn't taking into account subscribing to other streaming services such as HBO Go...
Hulu is for US only, so for me it's not even a choice.