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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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