Re:Netflix Content by Country
by dorfsmay on Saturday January 23, 2016 @07:52PM
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You should look at options for charging per movie/show. Then hopefully the copyright owner wouldn't care where the paying customer is living. I realise that a large portion of the public wouldn't pay for it, but I suspect there's a substantial market for it: A lot of people are still going to cinemas these, which I personally fail to understand, but it makes me think that a lot of people will pay per movie from the comfort of their home if charged at a reasonable price.
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I don't understand why you were downvoted. I actually think this is a valid point.
But: isn't that what Google Play and Apple's iTunes are doing already - pay per show / movie? How would Netflix differentiate itself by offering such a service?
Re:Netflix Content by Country
by icebraining on Sunday January 24, 2016 @04:41AM
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Not to mention that many TV providers already have their own movie rentals.
But you have to first pay for there basic service, and then their catalog is very restricted. The attraction of Netflix + VPN are the very significant catalog, and the price. I'm ready to pay a bit more, but basic cable fee + rental fee is not reasonable. Also, I do not want to sponsorise the garbage on basic cable.
I suspect iTunes require an Apple device. As far as google Play (and Amazon) goes, I had assumed that they have a fairly restricted catalogue with only newer shows/movies, but will take a look.
If you want to be able to rent things, use Amazon Instant Video instead. Personally between a Prime subscription and the odd rental of new titles I don't feel like I'm missing much after cancelling my Netflix subscription, although I'll probably renew when they release a new season of one of their originals.
What did I say that is worthy of downvotes?
Unfortunately, this would destroy Netflix's subscription service. Why? Because the moment you start having titles that are "exclusive" to pay-per-view, your subscription users would riot, seeing this as just a way to raise fees (see: the uproar when Netflix tried to spin off the DVD business) on "exclusive" titles. It also goes against / dilutes the whole addictive nature of Netflix.
As an aside, the HN guidelines mention you should avoid complaining about being downvoted.
The addictive nature of Netflix?