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AMC's streaming troubles don't seem related to the greater TV industry, so much as AMC-specifically is fumbling a bunch. Streaming seems to be working great, i
by maxsilver 4y ago
AMC's streaming troubles don't seem related to the greater TV industry, so much as AMC-specifically is fumbling a bunch.
Streaming seems to be working great, if you invest in decent originals that subscribers like, regularly, with realistic-but-modest budgets, and sell that at a cheap predictable subscription. (It's working out great for Paramount+, it was working pretty well for HBO before Discovery decided to kill off all of Warner Brothers)
But like, AMC doesn't seem to be doing much of that. If you love the "Walking Dead Universe", yeah, AMC's gotcha covered. For anyone else, there just isn't much here.
The last time I heard of an interesting AMC show I personally wanted to watch, was "Dispatches from Elsewhere" back in 2020 (and at that time, you weren't even allowed to pay them money to watch it, you had to buy a whole cable package)
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Streaming isn't struggling, it's just competitive. You can't expect to execute poorly, fumble your way through and still magically make a lot of money.
- TylerE 4y agoPlus by far it’s two most desirable properties are locked into Netflix (Breaking Bad and Bwttwr Call Saul)
- maxsilver 4y agoThat's hilarious -- I didn't even realize Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul were AMC shows, since AMC+ isn't advertising them on their own streaming site (presumably because they sold the streaming rights away?) But yeah, exhibit A in "don't execute poorly" -- maybe don't give away your most popular show to your biggest streaming competitor.
- theklr 4y agoAMC didn’t own the shows. They were both Lionsgate and Sony Pictures respectively. They overcorrected with TWD and haven’t marketed a single show since effectively.
- MomoXenosaga 4y agoYeah here in my country Breaking Bad was always a Netflix show. Which also explains why Netflix still has the international market. They have years of mind share.
- ghaff 4y agoYeah. I'll pay a la carte for a show I want to watch--but I suspect not enough. And all-you-can eat subscription streaming has become so established that I'm pretty sure a lot of people don't even consider an a la carte rental or purchase as something to even consider; it's pirate or just watch something on the streaming services they have.
- hef19898 4y agoAMC seems to be cursed be cursed by the success of TWD and related shows. Simply, becasue they became lazy and rested on that success, at least that is my impression. That TWD ran into similar problems like GoT didn't help neither.
- vogt 4y agoCould not agree more, AMC+ is an absolute trash fire mess of an app. It is decidedly not competitive in every way. I bought all of better call Saul through Amazon video in order to avoid interacting with the AMC+ app.
- scotcha1 4y agoStreaming is extremely competitive, and may really only work best for a certain group according to the former CEO of Hulu: "I believe there will be multiple business casualties in the paid streaming wars and a few (3) business victors. The companies that get to the other side of the river will earn 300 million global subscribers at an average of $15 of revenue per month between advertising + sub fees. The 3 companies that get to scale are each likely to generate $10B/yr in cash flow from their streaming services, far greater than what most entertainment companies have ever generated per year. For these precious few, the considerable streaming investment will be well worth it" https://twitter.com/jasonkilar/status/1600053919907880961 https://twitter.com/jasonkilar/status/1600053919907880961