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Good move by Amazon. I think TV back catalog is the right direction for them to go. I think movies can be decently served by streaming rental with reasonable
by kenjackson 15y ago
Good move by Amazon. I think TV back catalog is the right direction for them to go. I think movies can be decently served by streaming rental with reasonable terms (like a 5-day period, rather than 24-48 hours).
One thing Amazon needs to really beef up on to compete with Netflix is children's programming. The amount of people I know who use Netflix streaming for their kids to watch Dora and Thomas is pretty crazy.
Amazon's top priorities should be:
* Nickelodeon
* Disney
* PBS
* HBO/Showtime (not for children's stuff, but just for extremely compelling programming -- but this may be too expensive).
- joelhaus 15y agoVery good points, upvoted. Not to nit-pick, but much isn't much of the PBS library already available free online? Also, HBO seems to have an interesting strategy. http://www.hbogo.com http://www.hbogo.com is only available to cable subscribers right now, but one gets the feeling that this is an attempt to bring more viewers online so that, eventually, they will no longer need to rely on the cable monopolies. In my opinion, none of this can happen too soon.
- kenjackson 15y agoNot to nit-pick, but much isn't much of the PBS library already available free online? It might be. I can't find Thomas the Tank Engine, Dinosaur Train, or Bob the Builder programs online, but if you know where they are, I'd be indebted :-) Although still having them through a service that is carried by things like Roku boxes is a big plus, since most TV viewing by my familty is still on the TV. Although I'd consider a GoogleTV box if that was the only way.