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Circa 2007-2011, before their deal with Starz expired, Netflix streaming usually had any movie, new or old, I ever wanted to see. The catalogue was massive. Now

Circa 2007-2011, before their deal with Starz expired, Netflix streaming usually had any movie, new or old, I ever wanted to see. The catalogue was massive. Now, around 3/4 of the time (my estimate) I'd be forced to rent or stream elsewhere. https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/09/netflix-to-lose-starz-its-most-valuable-source-of-new-movies.html https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/...

ghaff 6y ago
I guess we have different tastes. I actually canceled Netflix streaming when they started charging separately for it and only picked it up again when House of Cards came out. And I still remember telling a Netflix exec I knew that their streaming movie catalog wasn't very good. His response was that people come to Netflix for movies and stay for the TV shows. I read people saying what you did but it just doesn't match my experience; I kept a DVD subscription the whole time until fairly recently. But I don't think any of the streaming services are great for movies. I watch what they have and then either rent from RedBox, buy a disc if it's something I think I may want to rewatch, or pay for a streaming rental.
- monoideism 6y ago
  No, Netflix had a massive catalogue at one point. It was even much later than 2011. Probably up until 2015, was when they really started losing content.
- echelon 6y ago
  Netflix had every movie when the production companies viewed streaming as a minor distraction. Every movie. Now that every corporate interest wants a streaming site of their own, bittorrent looks attractive again.
  - ghaff 6y ago
    >Netflix had every movie when the production companies viewed streaming as a minor distraction. That is simply wrong. Why would they even have maintained a DVD rental service under those circumstances? All my "movie buff" friends always maintained a DVD rental subscription.
    - echelon 6y ago
      Because broadband penetration at the time wasn't as large as it is today.

ghaff 6y ago

I guess we have different tastes. I actually canceled Netflix streaming when they started charging separately for it and only picked it up again when House of Cards came out. And I still remember telling a Netflix exec I knew that their streaming movie catalog wasn't very good. His response was that people come to Netflix for movies and stay for the TV shows. I read people saying what you did but it just doesn't match my experience; I kept a DVD subscription the whole time until fairly recently. But I don't think any of the streaming services are great for movies. I watch what they have and then either rent from RedBox, buy a disc if it's something I think I may want to rewatch, or pay for a streaming rental.

monoideism 6y ago
No, Netflix had a massive catalogue at one point. It was even much later than 2011. Probably up until 2015, was when they really started losing content.
echelon 6y ago
Netflix had every movie when the production companies viewed streaming as a minor distraction. Every movie. Now that every corporate interest wants a streaming site of their own, bittorrent looks attractive again.
- ghaff 6y ago
  >Netflix had every movie when the production companies viewed streaming as a minor distraction. That is simply wrong. Why would they even have maintained a DVD rental service under those circumstances? All my "movie buff" friends always maintained a DVD rental subscription.
  - echelon 6y ago
    Because broadband penetration at the time wasn't as large as it is today.