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It made sense when there were only a few platforms doing streaming services. If everyone starts doing it, the walls begin to close in. Then all of a sudden ther

It made sense when there were only a few platforms doing streaming services. If everyone starts doing it, the walls begin to close in. Then all of a sudden there are hundreds of streaming services all with their own exclusive content. At that point, what makes it different than a TV channel besides being on-demand?

njarboe 9y ago
Isn't this end game what a lot of people wanted (including myself). Pay for only the channels you want, when you want. I like not having to pay for ESPN when the Warriors aren't playing (although pay per game might make me even happier at the right price).
- BurningFrog 9y ago
  What I want is to pay for the shows I want. I'd be happy to pay by the hour.
  - xiaoma 9y ago
    Amazon sells shows by the show or season. Here's an example: https://www.amazon.com/Halt-Catch-Fire-Season-3/dp/B01JFWK71U https://www.amazon.com/Halt-Catch-Fire-Season-3/dp/B01JFWK71...
    - BurningFrog 9y ago
      Yeah, that's close to what I like. Except the prices are at least twice as high as I'd pay for TV. Movies are fine. Maybe that's my bad attitude and I should pay what it costs. Or Amazon is pricing these too high for some reason. Also, I'd need to see the first few episodes of any show before I pay up. I start a lot of shows, and hive up on most of them.
  - jpalomaki 9y ago
    That's probably not working, because producing the quality stuff is so expensive that people are not ready to pay enough to cover the production costs. In the streaming business you lure people into paying more than they otherwise would (on average - your mileage may vary) by giving them a feeling that they get so much content for the money. Even though in practice they then actually find a quite limited amount of content they actually enjoy. Also there's the typical trick of subscription services that "you can cancel at any time (but you wont)", which makes the purchase feel more affordable.

njarboe 9y ago

Isn't this end game what a lot of people wanted (including myself). Pay for only the channels you want, when you want. I like not having to pay for ESPN when the Warriors aren't playing (although pay per game might make me even happier at the right price).

BurningFrog 9y ago
What I want is to pay for the shows I want. I'd be happy to pay by the hour.
- xiaoma 9y ago
  Amazon sells shows by the show or season. Here's an example: https://www.amazon.com/Halt-Catch-Fire-Season-3/dp/B01JFWK71U https://www.amazon.com/Halt-Catch-Fire-Season-3/dp/B01JFWK71...
  - BurningFrog 9y ago
    Yeah, that's close to what I like. Except the prices are at least twice as high as I'd pay for TV. Movies are fine. Maybe that's my bad attitude and I should pay what it costs. Or Amazon is pricing these too high for some reason. Also, I'd need to see the first few episodes of any show before I pay up. I start a lot of shows, and hive up on most of them.
- jpalomaki 9y ago
  That's probably not working, because producing the quality stuff is so expensive that people are not ready to pay enough to cover the production costs. In the streaming business you lure people into paying more than they otherwise would (on average - your mileage may vary) by giving them a feeling that they get so much content for the money. Even though in practice they then actually find a quite limited amount of content they actually enjoy. Also there's the typical trick of subscription services that "you can cancel at any time (but you wont)", which makes the purchase feel more affordable.