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> CFO Thinks You Deadbeats Have Been on a Free Ride for Way Too Long Actually, it’s the other way around. The studios have gotten away with charging way too mu
by darth_avocado 3y ago
> CFO Thinks You Deadbeats Have Been on a Free Ride for Way Too Long
Actually, it’s the other way around. The studios have gotten away with charging way too much for sub par content. Let’s be honest, the pie is limited in both user spending and attention. You can raise the prices all you want, but you’ll end up going back to revenues you generated in early-mid 2000s because not everyone will watch your shows and pay as much as you’re asking for.
- readthenotes1 3y agoI was thinking the quote should have been: CFO thinks we deadbeats should profit from the work of someone's grandparents" Because a lot of the content out there is from shows made in the 20th century. And a lot of the better content imo...
- tombert 3y agoAnd now max wants you to pay $17/month to watch a bunch of reality TV shows that cost about $40 total to produce. If I want some sort of trashy drama to watch, there's no shortage of freely available stuff on YouTube; the reason I paid money was because I wanted, you know, actual TV shows, and they decided to get rid of most of the ones I liked. EDIT: Just to ward off the pedants, I know reality shows cost more than $40 to produce. I still believe the sentiment stands though; they're cheaper than good TV.