Netflix, Hulu Plus, Spotify etc. are all benefiting from the old model of media. Albums, TV shows and movies make back their production costs (in the whole, if

Netflix, Hulu Plus, Spotify etc. are all benefiting from the old model of media. Albums, TV shows and movies make back their production costs (in the whole, if not individually) through theaters/DVD/album sales, and then Netflix/Hulu/Spotify buy the streaming rights, which are all gravy at that point. They're not sustainable models. The New York Times is further along a curve where digital eats the old media model, and is having to adapt sooner.