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Aren't they basically incentivizing Netflix to enhance they own catalog? They are already on it and they certainly got my attention for getting some pretty good
by gldalmaso 9y ago
Aren't they basically incentivizing Netflix to enhance they own catalog? They are already on it and they certainly got my attention for getting some pretty good content out. Netflix can basically just head hunt great content creators and producers which are left out of the industry altogether.
Unless they offer their content for a fraction of Netflix subscription (which I doubt), I'm not up for supporting this disaggregation of content by each producer. Netflix already has the tech, the infrastructure, the apps, which I'm already paying for. Do I have to pay for it 2x, 3x, 4x?
- islanderfun 9y agoSeems like the company they bought has the tech, infrastructure and apps. [1] I'm sure it will provide value to some and not others. Overall I believe it's smart move for Disney. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2014/07/07/the-biggest-media-company-youve-never-heard-of/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2014/07/07/the-bigge...
- lsaferite 9y agoIsn't solving the Live Streaming issue different that the VOD issue? I mean, I know there is a large amount of overlap, but live streaming benefits greatly from what is basically multicasting. With VOD you may have every single person watching the same thing, but at different points. I think I read that HBO also uses the company that Disney bought, so they must be able to handle VOD in some form because the weekly surge of GoT watchers is likely massive.