| Didn't I call this! They need their own content.
Too bad they don't own the pipes!
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| That's just too bad, aint it? And I suspect that if they did, it would cost quite a bit more than $7/month. |
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join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | New content looks interesting Reading up on the new series being released, looks like some decent content. But I wonder how long it will be before the Netflix monthly streaming fee starts increasing from $7/ mo to $10/mo and $14/mo, etc.? At which point HBO/GO will be available to anyone and not just to cable subscribers. HBO will jump in when the price point gets near $15/mo and it becomes worthwhile for HBO to cut the cable tie-in cord.
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| said by Linklist:Reading up on the new series being released, looks like some decent content. But I wonder how long it will be before the Netflix monthly streaming fee starts increasing from $7/ mo to $10/mo and $14/mo, etc.? At which point HBO/GO will be available to anyone and not just to cable subscribers. HBO will jump in when the price point gets near $15/mo and it becomes worthwhile for HBO to cut the cable tie-in cord.
I seriously expect HBO to jump in sooner rather than later. Although, it might not be a full-blown On-Demand offering, but more targeted. With the upcoming release of Game of Thrones Season 3, I believe we might see something. |
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join:2001-10-04
West Henrietta, NY | reply to Linklist
said by Linklist: HBO will jump in when the price point gets near $15/mo and it becomes worthwhile for HBO to cut the cable tie-in cord.
And by then HBO will be in the same boat Kodak was after they sat on their hands with digital cameras for years because their film business was so damn profitable. |
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join:2002-01-22
00000 | His statement will encourage HBO to change faster I suppose HBO already knew this, but stating it publicly will encourage HBO to move more quickly. Related comment: I don't believe Hastings is the best person to lead Netflix. |
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| Become HBO Netflix first you got stop showing old movies and show new releases and better quality streaming video. |
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Re: New content looks interesting said by Linklist:....HBO will jump in when the price point gets near $15/mo and it becomes worthwhile for HBO to cut the cable tie-in cord.
I think it needs to be higher, probably at least $20mo before HBO is going to be tempted. In most cable markets HBO retails for near or over $20 already. |
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mogamer
join:2011-04-20
Royal Oak, MI | reply to cableties
Re: Didn't I call this! said by cableties:They need their own content.
Too bad they don't own the pipes!
Very few content providers own their own pipes. |
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LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to JasonOD
Re: New content looks interesting said by JasonOD :said by Linklist:....HBO will jump in when the price point gets near $15/mo and it becomes worthwhile for HBO to cut the cable tie-in cord.
I think it needs to be higher, probably at least $20mo before HBO is going to be tempted. In most cable markets HBO retails for near or over $20 already. Comcast offers HBO for $10/mo for a yr to all existing customers.
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Re: Didn't I call this! said by mogamer:said by cableties:They need their own content.
Too bad they don't own the pipes!
Very few content providers own their own pipes. Comcast, Time Warner... |
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Re: Become HBO How about better audio? Netflix's garbage is still low bitrate lossy 2.0. Pathetic. |
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kaila
join:2000-10-11
Lincolnshire, IL | reply to Linklist
Re: New content looks interesting »forums.comcast.com/t5/Channels-a···p/983403
Promo's aside, in my Comcast market it's $18mo. |
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Re: Become HBO Everything you want is on Youtube in HD. |
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join:2001-08-27
Canada
kudos:16 | reply to brianiscool
said by brianiscool:Netflix first you got stop showing old movies and show new releases and better quality streaming video.
I guess you didn't read the article.
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That's just fine with Hastings, who says his goal is to create five new series each year. "The goal," says Hastings, "is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us."
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join:2004-11-07
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said by MURICA:How about better audio? Netflix's garbage is still low bitrate lossy 2.0. Pathetic.
Just about everything I watch streaming from Netflix is in 5.1 DD+. I've got around 100 titles currently in my streaming queue and around 90% of them are in 5.1 DD+. It's rare for me to watch a streaming title from Netflix that is only in 2.0.
Which of course is still lossy but I would not expect them to use a lossless codec since it takes alot more bandwidth. Besides the vast majority of people would not be able to tell the difference between a lossless codec and a lossy codec in a double blind test. |
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HBO's shows cost a lot of money to produce. They take major risks no one else is going to take. There is no way Netflix will produce something like Game of Thrones, which by some estimates cost $8 million per episode. |
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Re: Didn't I call this! The Time Warner media conglomerate is not the same Time Warner as Time Warner cable. Time Warner cable doesn't have much content, except maybe some sports channels. |
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mogamer
join:2011-04-20
Royal Oak, MI | reply to MURICA
said by MURICA:said by mogamer:said by cableties:They need their own content.
Too bad they don't own the pipes!
Very few content providers own their own pipes. Comcast, Time Warner... I didn't say none did.  |
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