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by Kye 1855 days ago
Owning proven stuff is probably a more reliable investment than hoping one of your darts in the wall develops the cultural cachet of any of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer_f...

How many Netflix productions come even close for all the tens of billions they've poured into it? Reliable names mean customer retention.
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jonny_eh 1855 days ago
As attractive as catalog content can seem, it's not the reason why new customers join, and stay with, a streaming service. New content is King.
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echelon 1855 days ago
Tell that to the owners of The Office.

Peacock making anything new and relevant?

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jonny_eh 1855 days ago
> Tell that to the owners of The Office.

Tell that to Netflix, which hardly lost any subscribers when they lost their most popular catalog show.

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sushid 1855 days ago
Is Peacock the embodiment of streaming success? For every Office and Friends there are 100s of duds that people just don't care much about after the final season.
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