Re:Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growi...
by ksec on Saturday February 10, 2024 @03:35AM
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I have been thinking of something similar Pay-what-you-watch with a twist. You have to top up a minimum amount ( Say $20 ) and not charged per view on credit card. Think iTunes Credit.
The Video should also last for at least a week once you borrowed it. ( Which is similar to 5 days old DVD rental except the 2 days postal time being instant. )
I wonder if it is a business model worth exploring.
Value for money. Most households don't spend their lives watching 4-8h of content every day, I'd think.
I'm likely to watch maximum 12h a month. So 6$ an hour? No thanks. And I'm talking maximum. Most months I spend 6h watching in total. That brings it up to $12 / hour.
Pay-what-you-watch sounds better to me and many others. Show me a gradually increasing bill in the top right corner of the UI and I'll manage. Or give me only one subscription -- much less than $70 though -- and then you distribute my money to the proper rights holders. I shouldn't care who owns what, nor should I be bothered switching services.
It doesn't matter if I'm a billionaire as well. Again, value for money.