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This is ridiculous the more you watch movies the more you want to watch more and in different setup. Here in France pirating is known to have brought back peopl

This is ridiculous the more you watch movies the more you want to watch more and in different setup. Here in France pirating is known to have brought back people to theaters (mainly because theaters stroke back with $20 monthly subscription for unlimited entry). Netflix is an even better vector than piracy because people actually pay royalties to Hollywood to watch movies at home. How can they be so blind? I’m pretty sure that if they could come up with a combined subscription Netflix+Theaters for around $30 sales would skyrocket. Actually I think it’s what will happen anyway, depending on how it turn out it will be a cross deal or Netflix will just start to buyback theaters at some point.

arbie 9y ago
> Netflix will just start to buyback theaters at some point. I like this idea a lot. Netflix subscribers can pay a fixed premium ($4?) per showing of new/exclusive films that are held off of Netflix for a week or two. One could buy a "Comedy" pass for a specific theater hall that will only air comedies back-to-back with schedules published in advance. Given pure digital distribution, Netflix could even set up a local CDN and refresh content every day if they wanted to. Lots of possibilities!
- sudouser 9y ago
  take my money!
- Twisell 9y ago
  Or old movie could be rescheduled on theater based on local wishlist of nearby Netflix subscribers. Could be a way to reintroduce a form of midnight movie formula: "Alert: This item on your wishlist will play in theater near you on Wednesday night at midgnight! click here to book your seat !"
kamarg 9y ago
They're already considering buying theaters. Last week it was reported that they're looking at multiple chains including Landmark (http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-landmark-netflix-20180418-story.html http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-landmark-...).
WillPostForFood 9y ago
It is implausible that Netflix, or piracy, brings people to theaters. If so, given that there is massively more piracy, and streaming, than there was 30 years ago, you’d expect an increase in theater attendance, not a massive decrease. Pretty clear that streaming and piracy are substitute goods for theater attendance. If theater attendance disappeared, it would help Netflix as those ex theater goers sought replacement content. Therefore, it makes little sense for Netflix to try and save theaters. Also, saving theaters send money to competitors like Disney who are going to be competitive in the streaming space in the future.

arbie 9y ago

> Netflix will just start to buyback theaters at some point. I like this idea a lot. Netflix subscribers can pay a fixed premium ($4?) per showing of new/exclusive films that are held off of Netflix for a week or two. One could buy a "Comedy" pass for a specific theater hall that will only air comedies back-to-back with schedules published in advance. Given pure digital distribution, Netflix could even set up a local CDN and refresh content every day if they wanted to. Lots of possibilities!

sudouser 9y ago
take my money!
Twisell 9y ago
Or old movie could be rescheduled on theater based on local wishlist of nearby Netflix subscribers. Could be a way to reintroduce a form of midnight movie formula: "Alert: This item on your wishlist will play in theater near you on Wednesday night at midgnight! click here to book your seat !"

kamarg 9y ago

They're already considering buying theaters. Last week it was reported that they're looking at multiple chains including Landmark (http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-landmark-netflix-20180418-story.html http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-landmark-...).

WillPostForFood 9y ago

It is implausible that Netflix, or piracy, brings people to theaters. If so, given that there is massively more piracy, and streaming, than there was 30 years ago, you’d expect an increase in theater attendance, not a massive decrease. Pretty clear that streaming and piracy are substitute goods for theater attendance. If theater attendance disappeared, it would help Netflix as those ex theater goers sought replacement content. Therefore, it makes little sense for Netflix to try and save theaters. Also, saving theaters send money to competitors like Disney who are going to be competitive in the streaming space in the future.