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Contrast this to HBO's budget which is ~2B$ I believe and they generally cost 15$+\month. Netflix is just getting started in ripping up the old order.
by Aron 9y ago
Contrast this to HBO's budget which is ~2B$ I believe and they generally cost 15$+\month. Netflix is just getting started in ripping up the old order.
- gutnor 9y ago> Netflix is just getting started in ripping up the old order. Not sure I like the direction the new order is taking, really look more and more like the old order to me. Before you need to pay for cable packages to get a random set of channels. The new order is that you pay various providers offering a random set of exclusive shows. It is still cheaper at the moment though. What I'm hoping to see is big streaming network starting to use exclusive content as currency between themselves to share their catalogs. However, I'm not sure what would be their differentiator. Netflix is superior to DVD and the channel delivery mode of cable. However, Netflix vs Hulu vs HBO vs ... there is not much more to fight than price. Keeping their content exclusive on the other hand is very easy to sell.
- dave5104 9y agoAt least with the new order, you can choose to not purchase Netflix or Hulu or Disney's option. With the old order, it was all or nothing.
- eyeinthepyramid 9y ago>With the old order, it was all or nothing. Not really, HBO was always an add-on. In the new order, Internet access = basic cable, streaming services = premium channels.
- shmerl 9y agoYep. No DRM-free releases, quite on the contrary, they are starting to get more into legacy media mindset.
- digikata 9y agoAt least with the new order, the barriers are low for new entrants offering direct content. That will hopefully keep competition alive between the providers - at least more than in the cable/satellite market.