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Re:Alleged founder of world’s largest BitTorrent distributio... by chongli on Thursday July 21, 2016 @01:59AM (#12135048)
Contracts with regional exclusivity give the content producers something a subscription model never will: a lump sum of risk free, up-front cash. People calling for global Netflix kumba ya with all content available are simply asking for producers to take a haircut.
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Re:Alleged founder of world’s largest BitTorrent distributio... by 2muchcoffeeman on Thursday July 21, 2016 @04:21AM (#12135498)
I am honestly not aware of what Netflix contracts look like.

I'd have thought they also pay lump sums to get the streaming rights per territory.

Also I am proposing the subscription increases to get access, possibly per territory you want access to.

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Re:Alleged founder of world’s largest BitTorrent distributio... by chongli on Thursday July 21, 2016 @07:34AM (#12136138)
These contracts are seldom made public.

For one example of what we do know: House of Cards is not available on Netflix in Europe [1]. I'm sure Netflix is not happy with the situation but we can only guess as to what it would have cost them for the rights.

[1] http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-subscribers-eu...

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Re:Alleged founder of world’s largest BitTorrent distributio... by semigroupoid on Thursday July 21, 2016 @11:55AM (#12137680)
That is not correct anymore. At least in Germany, House of Cards is indeed on Netflix.
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