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Re:Streaming service prices have more than doubled since com... by 0xParlay on Thursday November 09, 2023 @11:25AM (#38207097)
The people who write the movies, build the sets and act in the films are in guilds. Surprised there wasn’t a more direct-to-consumer avenue to explore. Maybe they could bootstrap a production and distribution guild.
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Re:Streaming service prices have more than doubled since com... by sbarre on Thursday November 09, 2023 @12:09PM (#38207699)
I've wondered this as well..

I think Netflix, Amazon and Apple were sort of that for a while, with all the deals they were cutting with production companies..

But in the end it was just Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..

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Re:Streaming service prices have more than doubled since com... by ethbr1 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @12:32PM (#38208034)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists

At the end, it's the startup problem. Would you rather gamble all your money and get all the winnings? Or get a salary regardless of how things turn out?

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Re:Streaming service prices have more than doubled since com... by bitsandbooks on Thursday November 09, 2023 @04:02PM (#38211247)
This was the original idea behind United Artists from its formation in 1919 until it got bought out by Transamerica in 1967.
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