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I think the major problem here is that the studios are routinely forgetting that thye've never successfully managed full distribution. Never. There's always bee
by Hyena 15y ago
I think the major problem here is that the studios are routinely forgetting that thye've never successfully managed full distribution. Never. There's always been another party which aggregated, whether it was movie theaters or stores.
Possibly, they think they can replicate television. But television was either free or 24 hour nichey-ness if it was really popular.
- viscanti 15y agoI agree. I think the strategy of the studios is doomed to fail, but I think Netflix and consumers will end up paying the price (through more expensive services, and less content). They absolutely hate that someone else is building a profitable business on their content. The studios, much like the recording business, is slow to react, and they didn't realize the value of streaming video until Netflix proved it was a viable business model. I see the studios throwing money at it, hoping to buy their way into a new source of revenue. That will only serve to fragment the market, and won't succeed in the long run. The big question for me is, does Netflix have the resources necessary to weather the time Studios spend experimenting with their own distribution?
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