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Re:Netflix Data Reveals When TV Shows Hook Viewers by izzydata on Thursday September 24, 2015 @10:45AM (#10271876)
"incentive problem with binging"

The user may potentially watch everything they want within a couple weeks and then unsubscribe. They would make more money if they were forced to be subscribed for longer in order to finish shows.

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Re:Netflix Data Reveals When TV Shows Hook Viewers by chrisdbaldwin on Thursday September 24, 2015 @10:51AM (#10271917)
>forced to be subscribed for longer in order to finish shows.

Which is exactly how HBO has been able to keep me subscribed for months on end. I thought I'd cancel it after Silicon Valley finished. HBO comes out with good content every week to keep me hooked.

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