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OR... having one large company on the internet be the "distribution" company for a bunch of media creators sounds a lot like cable TV doesn't it? I think we a
by wdewind 15y ago
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having one large company on the internet be the "distribution" company for a bunch of media creators sounds a lot like cable TV doesn't it? I think we actually DO want the media fragmented across multiple providers. We should look at it as a Good Thing that media creators distribute their own media, no matter how big they are.
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- chc 15y agoExcept HBO won't do this. If HBO wanted to charge some pittance for HBO Go, I'd pay it. Instead they want me to sign up for cable, which I don't want, so they don't get my money at all. (And I don't see how refusing to negotiate a DVD rental deal helps that goal at all.)
- Steko 15y ago"(And I don't see how refusing to negotiate a DVD rental deal helps that goal at all.)" If Netflix hemorrhages subscribers and loses it's value proposition vs cable that's clearly good for HBO/Time Warner/Turner. Giving your competition a discount is what doesn't make sense and that's why HBO decided to stop doing it.
- tsotha 15y ago>If Netflix hemorrhages subscribers and loses it's value proposition vs cable that's clearly good for HBO/Time Warner/Turner. Is it? How much money will they make from all the torrents?
- cma 15y agoAs long as there are no exclusivity agreements, there is no problem--the problem with cable, aatellite, et. al. are the barriers to entry, which don't exist in the streaming space. (The closest Netflix has is its device presence).
- trafficlight 15y agoAnd with internet-connected TVs, Bluray players, and devices like the Roku, I can just add a new source of content. No big deal.