can't revise absurd expectations unless you had absurd expectations in the first place
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Netflix stock drops more than 10% as earnings show huge decline in new subscribers
- Thread starter BringBackSonics
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can't revise absurd expectations unless you had absurd expectations in the first place
Agreed. Like you I definitely don't need the extra streams. I do wonder if Netflix will change the different tier structure anytime soon. As far as I know Disney+ won't charge extra for 4K/HDR and at $7, that looks pretty great compared to Netflix.
Me too. I barely watched Netflix in the first place though so I'm a bad example.
Netflix constantly loses good films, it's not even funny. Only reason I have it is because mine is free through tmobile.
It kind of is though if you don't spend a ton of time watching the content on there. I would never pay the $14/month or whatever the price is now for Netflix, glad I have a friends account to use periodically. I think rewatching Evangelion is the first time I've used it since The Dirt came out. I'd still say Netflix is a good value, but I don't really care enough about most of the content on there for it to have a great value proposal. I use my (ad-free) Hulu and HBO GO accounts a lot more.
Yeah, and look at music. It wasn't even expensive to begin with to pay $10 for an album. Now you pay $10 a month and have all the albums.
Netflix needs an option to rent or buy movies that are not included in the subscription, that way when they lose movies/shows, people can still use the platform to get said movies/shows. But Disney's catalog is so vast and it costing like $7 a month is going to be a real blow. I am not saying a dagger but it could be pretty close since Netflix has never actually made profit to begin with.
Thus destroying musicians' ability to earn money through album sales.
This is because you treat it as a solo experience. For a lot of modern consumers, watching Game of Thrones was a communal affair. It wasn't just about watching it, but watching it with your friends and talking about it with them after a new episode.
Netflix's binge model sacrifices the communal experience which encourages people to be subbed for months at a time.
Netflix can spend millions on a new show and they will still get one month's subscription out of it per viewer. A new HBO show gets multiple months worth of subscriptions per viewer
Myself as well. I always kept it as an option for entertainment on any given night, but realized with the price hike that it was an option I never chose (outside Stranger Things). Easy sub to drop, especially with a roommate who also has a sub.
As per usual, hyperbole and overreaction rues the day.
Netflix isn't in trouble. It isn't going to go extinct. And those pointing to Disney + as a competitor that will bring about the death knell amuse me greatly. This is a service that isn't out yet but is obviously going to be somewhat popular. At the same time, nothing I've seen from its ideas for original programming (the Marvel spinoff series and re-imagining of classic properties are not impressive) makes me think that it will be anyone's overriding motivation to sign up for it over the collection of its already impressive catalogue however.
You don't have to like them but Netflix's original programming consists of the following highly rated and critically acclaimed shows; Stranger Things, Black Mirror, Sex Education, Mindhunter, Haunting Of, Ozark and a decent handful of others. They have made a concerted effort to elevate their original programming and while there are going to be misfires and stumbles, it's the way to go in order to stay viable as a streaming service going forward with the rights for popular IP's being scattered about over half a dozen (or more) competitors. I don't think any other service compares in this regard with the possible exception of Amazon.
So Netflix is fine. Why people are so desperate for it to fail is the question we should be asking.
Netflix isn't in trouble. It isn't going to go extinct. And those pointing to Disney + as a competitor that will bring about the death knell amuse me greatly. This is a service that isn't out yet but is obviously going to be somewhat popular. At the same time, nothing I've seen from its ideas for original programming (the Marvel spinoff series and re-imagining of classic properties are not impressive) makes me think that it will be anyone's overriding motivation to sign up for it over the collection of its already impressive catalogue however.
You don't have to like them but Netflix's original programming consists of the following highly rated and critically acclaimed shows; Stranger Things, Black Mirror, Sex Education, Mindhunter, Haunting Of, Ozark and a decent handful of others. They have made a concerted effort to elevate their original programming and while there are going to be misfires and stumbles, it's the way to go in order to stay viable as a streaming service going forward with the rights for popular IP's being scattered about over half a dozen (or more) competitors. I don't think any other service compares in this regard with the possible exception of Amazon.
So Netflix is fine. Why people are so desperate for it to fail is the question we should be asking.
But how do you stream Star Trek? Prime is horrible for streaming.
Single house share shouldn't be an issue. People sharing accounts with friends and outside family does .
Everyone says that Disney + will 'kill' Netflix despite the fact the audiences both platforms are chasing are different and Disney + will (at least for the first 12 months) have just an hour or two of original content a week given that they are unlikely to follow the binge model for titles like Mandolorian and their slate is still coming together.
Netflix won't 'fail' at this point but the question over the next five years will be is Netflix going to be the next Google or the next Yahoo of SVOD platforms.
Netflix won't 'fail' at this point but the question over the next five years will be is Netflix going to be the next Google or the next Yahoo of SVOD platforms.