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I have to go with Hollywood on this one . They are not going to give up a successful business model just for one company and a single broadband market compared to hundreds of retail markets one can reach via DVD from corner stores to walmart. |
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ecoPremium
join:2001-11-28
Wilmington, DE | The whole point of the issue here is the studios don't actually have a choice. Adapt or perish. The studios seem to think they can keep dictating the business model to the consumer when in reality it's the other way around. The consumer is going to get the movies and TV shows in the method they want whether it's legal or not. Right or wrong that is how it's going down. Netflix is actually trying to provide these companies with a stream of revenue whereas the other option increasingly being turned to, piracy, will get them nothing at all. It's 50% of something or 100% of nothing. |
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| reply to Scatcatpdx
This isn't merely about streaming. The studios are angry at Netflix because Netflix won't play along with their plan to delay rentals for 30 days after a DVD goes on sale. The studios think that this will somehow convince people to buy DVDs instead of renting them. Since Netflix won't go along, the studios are exacting revenge by not allowing more movies to be streamed. |
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| You hit the nail on the head.
Frankly if I was running a studio I probably would do the same thing. To me Netflix is acting like a sob. |
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| reply to ISurfTooMuch
This isn't about the 30 day delay at all. This is about Netflix's flat rate model. Similar to songs on iTunes, the studios want a guaranteed revenue per title (say $2.50 with an MSRP of $2.99). This is why pay-per-view streaming/download services like Amazon, Xbox Live, Blockbuster, CinemaNow, iWatchFilm, etc. were easily able to negotiate licenses and have most titles available while Netflix is shut out. The studios have no experience with the flat rate model and they fear it will cut their revenue, regardless of a 30-??? day delay. |
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