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Yes, but FOMO [1] is a common thing. Let's use Game of Thrones as an example. If you are a fan of the series, you keep up on all the latest discussion. Right no
by SamuelAdams 7y ago
Yes, but FOMO [1] is a common thing. Let's use Game of Thrones as an example. If you are a fan of the series, you keep up on all the latest discussion. Right now Reddit is chatting about S8E3, which aired 12 hours ago.
If someone is forced to wait another week, or in the case of films, another few months, the movie could very well be spoiled by reading some online discussion. Fan-based communities move very fast. While they do try to censor spoilers immediately after a new release, the censoring dwindles down rather quickly.
By the time a new film is available in your region, you may have already stumbled across some very severe spoilers which would inhibit your experience.
The better solution, IMO, is to make content available globally at the same time - eliminate regional distribution for online content.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoIn other words: HBO is leaving potential income behind by not having their service available worldwide. Netflix, in contrast, did a really aggressive expansion worldwide a while ago, making their service available all over the world. They're still expanding, while also producing their own content - which they don't need to have expensive licensing fees for when they want to publish it internationally. They only need to deal with local laws.