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I wonder if their focus on original content will open the door for a Blockbuster-like revival. It was nice growing up knowing there was always a reliable place

• dragonwriter 10y ago
  > I wonder if their focus on original content will open the door for a Blockbuster-like revival. No, their focus on original content is entirely because once you have a situation where other content producers are cognizant of the proven value of streaming and their is robust competition in streaming, it's no longer practically possible to have a profitable one-step shop for high-value content from other owners' catalogs, since the high-deductible content is either being used to secure exclusive deals for the highest bidder or held back to anchor the content owner's own streaming service. The same thing happened with HBO once it proved the value of cable as a premium content delivery venue.