Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List
by talmand on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @01:20PM
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>> do the media conglomerates not fallover themselves to make it happen
Apparently they are not willing to do so for their own reasons or their licensing demands are too high for Netflix to sustain their service. I somehow doubt Netflix is turning away licensed content because they don't want to make money from that content.
Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List
by lorenzhs on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @01:18PM
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I'm not arguing in favour of the status quo, but merely trying to explain it. I completely agree that the current situation isn't very good---neither for consumers nor (probably) content right holders.
Which it's worth remembering is entirely self-imposed by the industry.
Why, if Netflix comes along and says "we want to give you more money by showing this media to Swedes too" do the media conglomerates not fallover themselves to make it happen. It needs a couple of checkboxes on a form somewhere.