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netflix/amazon aren't streaming clients, they are content producers. Most of the stuff on netflix and prime now seems to be made by them.
by albertgoeswoof 7y ago
netflix/amazon aren't streaming clients, they are content producers. Most of the stuff on netflix and prime now seems to be made by them.
- lifeisstillgood 7y agoWell the Beebwas never going to compete with billions of dollars of borrowed cash ploughed into anything with a pulse. If this is "can the beeb compete with the new production houses of Netflix / Amazon /Disney" then no is the answer. If its about the market share of iPlayer in the Uk (which is mentioned) then it may have been a different kettle of fish. But really - they were massively outspent. Yet programmes like David Attenborough's Planet are top rated shows on their rivals. To my mind that is the Beebs strength and should stay that way. Focus on being a trusted global provider of high quality programming. Dont try and be the Saturday night entertainment for 18-24 year olds.
- repolfx 7y agoWhy not? BBC has an operating budget of about 6 billion dollars a year. It has over 20,000 employees - it's enormous and that money isn't borrowed, it's simply given to them by legal fiat. The BBC is thus in a stronger financial position than Netflix, which ultimately must yield RoI and has been around far less time, so has had less cumulative spend on content. Whilst Netflix has a larger content budget for now, it's only approx 2x the BBC's spend. In reality the BBC is outcompeted because it's not a global operation, because it spends a lot of money on non-internet streaming things like radio and news, because its not really exposed to competitive pressure except in the most indirect ways, and because they'd rather sell shows to foreign firms than keep the rights, buy more rights and stream internationally.
- lifeisstillgood 7y agoHmmmmm .... Ok I had not seen it that way.