Posted on 04/19/2013 8:05:22 AM PDT by publius321
"...An example of how Netflix could potentially attract millions more customers away from cable through live streaming would be to strike streaming agreements with networks such as theblaze.com founded by talk host Glenn Beck. Here, we have a network that has the devotion of approximately 20 million listeners and viewers who want the cable companies to add The Blaze television programming to their line-up.
So, Comcast and other cable companies provide Al Jazeera as though customers demand it - but refuse the millions of blaze viewers and subscribers, many of whom already demonstrate willingness to pay separately for the network?
Here's what I believe marks the key difference between success and failure in this competition: Netflix has many films and documentaries that offer viewpoints and values with which I disagree. However, it is also loaded with..."
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Netflix’s streaming business is potentially rich but content impoverished.
This would be the death of the cable companies and most of the large media company programming, which is why they have opposed ala carte cable channel subscription.
Once viewers are no longer required to purchase whole packages of channels just receive the 3 or 4 they really want, channels like MSNBC, E!, BET, MTV, VH1, OWN, and the like will cease to have enough viewers to support their operations. This will be a death blow to the Progressive propaganda machine.
We must make this happen.
Netflix’s streaming business is potentially rich but content impoverished.
I gave up premium cable about 2 years ago and just use Roku/Netflix Streaming and am very happy—especially about not paying for crap cable shows I don’t watch. With today’s technology, its now longer acceptable to see the shows you want on someone else’s schedule. My one (slight) regret is that I can’t see a handful of shows when they’re fresh, like “The Walking Dead” for example.
I got rid of my premium cable stations - just basics now. I now have Netflix unlimited streaming for $3.23/month. All that cable stuff was costing me over $120/month. I can still see some movies, and save a bunch of money.
They had the Sarah Palin movie, underwater on instant streaming. And I really am enjoying their series “ house of cards”.
Primarily as a result of the old guard not licensing content or demanding fees that would break Netflix's pricing model. It ain't because Netflix doesn't want to stream it -- they'll show pretty much anything if they can get their hands on it legally.
As more and more folks flee cable/satellite, the industry as a whole is going to have to adapt to figure out how to survive profitably.
There’s a lot of crappy, third rate C&D quality stuff on Netflix. Their movie content is a tiny fraction of what’s offered via mail order.
I’m sure that’s the problem and I’m sympathetic but I’m still going to close my Netflix account because the content is so sparse.
I assumed thathouse of cards was left of center in the Sorkin mode. You like it? Worth a look?
I couldn't agree more that the content available on Netfliks is often pretty thin. However, Netfliks had a hit with its remake of the BBC series House of Cards. Is the reason that Netfliks has such thin content that the major studios do not want to make their movies and TV series available on Netfliks because they think they can make more money from limiting the distribution? I see this as much the same as major record producers like Sony keeping their music from I-tunes so they can keep distribution solely on audio CDs where they make a huge profit off sales.
I am sick of subsidizing channels that I block or never ever watch. Al Gore’s most recent enrichment on the backs of others is the final straw.
Netflix is just one streaming option. There are more channels than Netflix on Roku. For example, The Blaze is available on Roku.
We love watching TV programs on Netflix. It is worth the instant streaming subscription for that alone. The movie offering is bad but then we have Redbox. Problem with
Right now, my wife is watching old episodes of Upstairs/Downstairs, which is a series she loves. I like more modern stuff, like “Archer” and “Arrested Development”.
I’m not going to list every Netflix streaming offering I enjoy. Needless to say, I more than get my $8.99/month’s worth.
I hate to put my ignorance on dispolay for all the world to see but here goes...what's Roku? I subscribe to Netflix directly.
I stated watching Downton Abbey with my wife on Netflix a couple of years ago but they stopped after 10 episodes of season 1 and have never showed anymore.
Roku is a streaming device. It's a little box about the size of a hockey puck. It offers a variety of streaming channels, some free, some that require a subscription. It was probably the first streaming apparatus that brought streaming away from computers and laptops and brought it to TVs. Now streaming is built into many Blu-ray players, game systems and TVs. But Roku has the most choices, IMO.
Roku has more choices, and simply works better than my TV or Blu-ray players for streaming, has a better interface, etc.
I enjoy it, so far. The acting is top notch. And I really like how they ended a NEA strike. The main characters are democrats, but it really doesn’t get politically preachy. I would definitely give it a try.
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