Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude streaming movies

Re:Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude strea... by koolba on Monday March 04, 2019 @08:16AM (#19300961)

If you screen a “Netflix Original” in one theater, for one night, as a launch, and then make it available on demand the next day, does that make it a movie?

If not, how many theaters and days must it be? It’s a media version of the abortion debate.

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Re:Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude strea... by joezydeco on Monday March 04, 2019 @09:04AM (#19301274)

I had the same thought in the back of my head. Netflix could spend some money and open a dedicated theater in some small town to just show all new releases for a week or two. It's not much shorter than any major release spends in the theatres, right?

Since distribution is digital now, maybe they could just align with a midsize chain and offer a "Netflix Night" once a week or something. Hell, it would probably make money.

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Re:Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude strea... by joezydeco on Monday March 04, 2019 @12:27PM (#19303045)

Or, actually, "Netflix Night" could be free to Netflix subscribers.

Theatres make all of their profit off of concessions, they would jump at the chance to show a film for free.

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