I really don’t understand why they wait till the second-to-last paragraph to mention the root cause of the problem–studios still insist on archaic geographic restrictions.
Prior to the world wide roll out Netflix definitely profited and wanted people in other countries to use VPNs. Extra money from users you aren’t even targetting is just money in the bank. Post world wide roll out the studios realised people were freeloading (Which is of course not the case, but that is another story) and cracked down on the licensing/implementation details.
This is likely to be a continuing problem for material financed by traditional studios, but it’s hard to imagine why stuff created by Netflix, Amazon, etc, would be hobbled in the same way. So there’s hope that the better model will become the dominant one; IMO we’re already seeing much better quality out of non-traditional studios.
No idea what people typically pay for cable TV but HBO, Amazon and Netflix add to a fairly hefty price for just a couple of shows.
Consumers would enjoy free-for-all shopping with all apps for all TVs and browsers on all platforms but I guess the business sees itself profiting more from a monopoly.
Increased piracy or decreased interest will most likely prove them wrong.
I really don’t understand why they wait till the second-to-last paragraph to mention the root cause of the problem–studios still insist on archaic geographic restrictions.
Prior to the world wide roll out Netflix definitely profited and wanted people in other countries to use VPNs. Extra money from users you aren’t even targetting is just money in the bank. Post world wide roll out the studios realised people were freeloading (Which is of course not the case, but that is another story) and cracked down on the licensing/implementation details.
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No evidence of progress is not evidence that people aren’t trying.
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This is likely to be a continuing problem for material financed by traditional studios, but it’s hard to imagine why stuff created by Netflix, Amazon, etc, would be hobbled in the same way. So there’s hope that the better model will become the dominant one; IMO we’re already seeing much better quality out of non-traditional studios.
No idea what people typically pay for cable TV but HBO, Amazon and Netflix add to a fairly hefty price for just a couple of shows.
Consumers would enjoy free-for-all shopping with all apps for all TVs and browsers on all platforms but I guess the business sees itself profiting more from a monopoly.
Increased piracy or decreased interest will most likely prove them wrong.