Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B
by minusSeven on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @11:36AM
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Well Netflix formula is throw a bunch of stones in the ocean and see what sticks and then make more of it. Its a bad strategy because users waste time watching content they would rather not watch. HBO imo is the only platform that focus on quality rather than the number of shows.
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Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B
by quickthrowman on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @01:12PM
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Yep, HBO is the only streaming platform with consistent quality. It’s also the only one I pay for. There are approximately 0 Netflix originals that are on par with the ‘good’ HBO series, same for amzn and Hulu.
Re:Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B
by johnchristopher on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @06:22PM
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> Well Netflix formula is throw a bunch of stones in the ocean and see what sticks and then make more of it.
I read it was more than that. Shows have to bring in more customers, keeping them hooked to a show (or the platform) is not enough now. They will more and more invest only in content that bring in more customers, not just keeping the ones they already have. I read that's why the OA got cancelled: it wouldn't bring in more views and the show would have been more expensive.