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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by sgt on Monday January 03, 2022 @02:44PM (#29785517)
Yeah and have you noticed how the industry doesn't really want you to watch old stuff? Obviously they want to keep peddling new movies and series, so it does make sense, but I think it should be easier to find old classic movies. I often have to resort to torrents for this reason alone.
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by drivers99 on Monday January 03, 2022 @04:13PM (#29786996)
That's why I still believe in owning physical media (applies to both music and movies). It's the highest quality available at the time (at least until a higher-res version comes out), and can never be updated/censored/"remastered" or otherwise removed from my library.
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by wombat-man on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:05PM (#29785893)
I think NBC would actually love it if you would please pay every month to watch the office over and over.
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by tshaddox on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:23PM (#29786245)
Friends and Seinfeld regularly make headlines for having their syndication rights sold to Streaming Service A or Streaming Service B for $100 kajillion or whatever.
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by perryizgr8 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @05:19AM (#29793277)
Then why did they remove it from Netflix?
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by zingplex on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:19AM (#29794373)
Because they started their own streaming service, NBC Peacock.
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by stagger87 on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:18PM (#29786159)
It seems they are following the McRib model. Taking it off the menu for awhile probably generates more views overall than simply leaving it on all the time. Plus you can license it out to another streaming service while it's off yours.
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by Hamuko on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:10PM (#29785978)
But surely it makes more sense to peddle old movies and TV shows because you've already made them. Isn't that why content creation is so lucrative - you make it once and then sell it for years and years?
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by jaredsohn on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:13PM (#29786047)
But at least for Netflix, they didn't make the old content. If you watch content made by the streaming site, it likely costs them less.
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by Hamuko on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:18PM (#29786151)
Well, streaming services are being balkanized at such a rate that soon most of the content on each service is by the company the runs the service. That is, if it isn't already.
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by jaredsohn on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:30PM (#29786350)
>should be easier to find old classic movies

Was referring to above; Netflix didn't create any of those. But yes, over time they'll have old entries in the Netflix catalog.

Their first original (House of Cards) was only 9 years ago

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