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by erikbe
2711 days ago
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For Netflix, it doesn't work to only show their original productions on their own platform. We will likely see them start to show their films in theaters to maximize revenue, and even offer one-time access for people to watch a film but not sign up for a subscription. What's more, they're probably going to have to turn their series into events by showing new episodes on schedule, once a week. By becoming producers, they are forced to completely abandon their old model, I believe. |
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Seems unlikely to me. They're doing it on a very limited basis right now, but that's not for revenue; it's to get the movies in the running for awards.
> offer one-time access for people to watch a film but not sign up for a subscription
Seems unlikely. The number of people who think Netflix is expensive enough to avoid, and don't have friends they can mooch off of or get a group buy with is pretty small.
> they're probably going to have to turn their series into events by showing new episodes on schedule, once a week.
I'm really curious about this one. I have no idea why they would possibly want to do this.
In network TV land, broadcasters have time slots for shows so they can more efficiently sell advertising slots. Even if Netflix decided to start advertising, they can just tie ads directly to videos being watched.