Probably, but I can attest they're getting more money from me now than they would if implemented. Especially since Netflix drops entire seasons out for binge watching, they'd only get a singular month or two of subscriptions from the others (i.e. whenever Stranger Things premiers) instead of the steady upper tier subscription I currently pay. Granted, I'm only one data point but I can't imagine I'm the only one?
At what point do these streaming services begin to merge and we just end up with Cable 2.0?
We don't media companies have staked out their territory. Disney won't merge, Comcast won't merge, Paramount won't merge. Streaming is just part of the portfolio of companies who own content, distribution, and studios. Hack analysts on Wall Street wish casting mean nothing. You will see fewer services but bigger ones only because the smaller/niche won't survive, not through mergers.
yeeeeah I think this is exactly the sort of thing Netflix wants to stop
Probably, but I can attest they're getting more money from me now than they would if implemented. Especially since Netflix drops entire seasons out for binge watching, they'd only get a singular month or two of subscriptions from the others (i.e. whenever Stranger Things premiers) instead of the steady upper tier subscription I currently pay. Granted, I'm only one data point but I can't imagine I'm the only one?
At what point do these streaming services begin to merge and we just end up with Cable 2.0?
We don't media companies have staked out their territory. Disney won't merge, Comcast won't merge, Paramount won't merge. Streaming is just part of the portfolio of companies who own content, distribution, and studios. Hack analysts on Wall Street wish casting mean nothing. You will see fewer services but bigger ones only because the smaller/niche won't survive, not through mergers.